Healthcare across the United States continues to experience monumental change. Providers face enormous pressure to accommodate this change, from the restructuring of payment models to the upward trend of healthcare consumerism. Any time change is enforced, it has some type of impact. There are those who see it as a positive and others who will see it as a negative. Ochsner Health System prefers to view these as opportunities. Headquartered in New Orleans with centers across Louisiana, it is a national destination for care.
The Ochsner name honors its Founder, Alton Ochsner, MD. Throughout 1940, the partners informally discussed a name but never came to a decision. In March 1941, the other four partners (Caldwell, Burns, LeJeune, and Tyrone) made a unilateral decision. They elected to call the new venture “Ochsner Clinic” in honor of the man who recruited them. Alton Ochsner was at a conference in Ogden, Utah, when he received a telegram from his partners stating, “Junior was born tonight and named for Papa.”
The Visionary Leader of Ochsner
Ochsner is led by the President and CEO, Warner Thomas – a leader with a strategic vision. He exemplifies courage in a time of change to ensure that the organization positively embraces disruption and continues to move in the right direction that is best for its patients.