Ochsner Health and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced a partnership to create Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center in southeastern Louisiana. 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.
“As the state’s leader in cancer care, we’re proud to partner with one of the global leaders in cancer care to provide a full continuum of services close to home for our patients,” said Mike Hulefeld, president and COO, Ochsner Health. “Beyond MD Anderson’s accolades and top national rankings, its clinicians and researchers advance innovative therapies through clinical trials several years before they become standard practice. Now, our patients will benefit from this expanded breadth of experience and therapies in Louisiana.”
Ochsner is one of only seven MD Anderson partners in the country and the only one in Louisiana. Ochsner MD Anderson patients in southeastern Louisiana receive care based on the same protocols and practice standards provided at MD Anderson in Houston, Texas, and benefit from integration with its clinicians and researchers. Ochsner MD Anderson 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.
"We are pleased to welcome Ochsner Health as our newest partner, and we applaud their team’s commitment to excellence, innovation, and patient-centered care, which aligns with our own mission to end cancer,” said Peter WT Pisters, MD, president of MD Anderson. “By working together, we are expanding our reach and impact, ensuring even more patients have access to high-quality cancer care and advanced treatments through clinical trials. We are proud to have Ochsner MD Anderson join us in making cancer history®.”
"Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center will transform the way we deliver high-quality, comprehensive cancer care to the communities we serve," said Pete November, CEO, Ochsner Health. “Through this partnership, we aim to improve patient outcomes while supporting research that will change how we care for patients in the future. I am grateful to our physicians, clinicians and all of our support teams who made this partnership possible, changing the course of cancer care in Louisiana."
In this first phase, Ochsner MD Anderson facilities are located in the New Orleans area, Baton Rouge, and Covington. They include:
-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.
“As part of our ongoing commitment to providing world-renowned cancer care close to home, Ochsner is thrilled to join forces with MD Anderson to offer groundbreaking research and innovative therapies not found anywhere else in our region,” said Brian Moore, MD, FACS, medical director, Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center. “Our patients can be confident that they will receive an enhanced level of comprehensive cancer care through this partnership. Each member of our select team of cancer physicians has been certified by MD Anderson to clinically practice as part of the co-branded Ochsner MD Anderson cancer program, and appointed physicians will become adjunct members of MD Anderson faculty.”