The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and New Orleans–based Ochsner Health recently announced a partnership to create Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center in southeastern Louisiana. Patients with cancer in the region now will have access to treatments that are among the most advanced in the nation. Through this collaboration, Ochsner is the first and only provider in Louisiana with a fully integrated cancer program based on MD Anderson’s standards and treatment plans.
Ochsner is one of seven MD Anderson partners in the country and the only one in Louisiana. It joins a collaborative network of hospitals and health-care systems dedicated to advancing MD Anderson’s mission to improve the quality and accessibility of cancer care and research. As such, Ochsner MD Anderson patients in southeastern Louisiana will receive care based on the same protocols and practice standards provided at MD Anderson in Houston and will benefit from integration with its clinicians and researchers. The institution’s experts adhere to the philosophy, process, and guidelines of MD Anderson’s clinical leadership, and they provide a full range of multidisciplinary care options, including medical oncology, surgery, and radiation therapy.
First Steps
In this initial phase, Ochsner MD Anderson facilities are located in the New Orleans area, Baton Rouge, and Covington. They include: the following centers:
- The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center at Ochsner Medical Center
- Ochsner Medical Center–Kenner
- Ochsner Medical Center–West Bank Campus
- Ochsner Baptist–A Campus of Ochsner Medical Center
- Ochsner Cancer Center–Baton Rouge
- Ochsner Medical Complex–The Grove
- St. Tammany Cancer Center–A Campus of Ochsner Medical Center.
Ochsner and MD Anderson will work together to certify additional sites in the future. Patients with cancer throughout the entire Ochsner system will continue to receive high-quality clinical care and benefit from the largest clinical trials network in Louisiana and Mississippi.
With a holistic, patient-centric approach, Ochsner MD Anderson will provide comprehensive care. A multidisciplinary team of doctors, clinicians, and support specialists offers services to treat the entire person. Support professionals include nutritionists, nurse navigators, social workers, physical therapists, acupuncturists, and others. Ochsner MD Anderson is dedicated to improving the health of our communities and committed to the prevention and early detection of cancer. The institution offers groundbreaking research and innovative therapies, including access to select clinical trials available to eligible patients as the only phase I clinical trial program in Louisiana.
