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Ochsner Lafayette General Sports Medicine Announces Safe Sports School Award Recipients

March 15, 2023

Ochsner Lafayette General Sports Medicine is proud to recognize four Acadiana schools for their achievement as National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Safe Sports School Award recipients.

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Ochsner Eat Fit Challenges Acadiana to Go #AlcoholFreeFor40 and Measure the Benefits

Feb. 15, 2023

Parades, parties and celebratory drinks make Carnival season in Louisiana a magical time of the year, but all of the revelry can take a toll on our personal health.

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Applications Open for Ochsner STAR Summer Scholars Program

Jan. 26, 2023

STAR provides students, particularly those with limited means or access to STEM education, a cost-free opportunity to explore the world of healthcare. The rigorous hands-on summer program focuses on science, technology, academics and research. During a four-week summer course, STAR aims to engage and inspire students to pursue careers in science and medicine by exposing students to the most innovative aspects of modern healthcare and by challenging them to find their best personal fit in the healthcare workforce.

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Ochsner Hosts Baton Rouge-Area Blood Drive in February

Feb. 3, 2022

With blood supplies at critically low levels across the country, drives at several regional locations throughout the month of February will help boost the community’s blood supply.

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Sculpture by Renowned New Orleans Artist Lin Emery Installed at Ochsner Medical Center - Jefferson Highway

Dec. 9, 2019

The kinetic sculpture, titled “Gesture,” by New Orleans artist Lin Emery, was dedicated on Wednesday, Dec.4 at the River Road entrance.

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