Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge has been named the 2023 Hospital of the Year in the 61-160 beds category by Louisiana State Nurses Association and Louisiana Nurse Foundation. In addition, Ochsner Health has been named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Parents and Families in 2023 by Newsweek magazine and market-data research firm Plant-A Insights Group.
The latest Hospital of the Year award marks the third time in the past four years OMC-BR has been honored. The award recognizes hospitals that demonstrate recognition of professional nursing and innovation in leadership within the past year in the described licensed bed categories. Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge also won in 2020 and 2022.
“We are grateful for this recognition and acknowledgment of the service, quality and life-changing care provided by our entire team,” said Chuck Daigle, chief executive officer, Ochsner Baton Rouge. “It’s especially notable that it builds on the award beginning in 2020, the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The care, compassion, quality, and safety of our hospital staff remains strong, even in some of the most challenging years in the history of our industry. While the data and results are important and provide verification, the impacts made on each individual patient and family remain as our focus.”
Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces for Parents and Families list is based on a large-scale employer study of more than 224,000 company reviews, which aided in selecting 800 companies and organizations nationwide for the magazine’s inaugural list.
“Our top priority at Ochsner is to put patients first, and we know employees are at their best when they have a healthy work-life balance directly correlating with the high-quality care offered to our patients and community, " said Tracey Schiro, executive vice president, chief human resources and administrative officer at Ochsner Health. “We strive to create a world-class workplace culture of support, growth and inclusivity through our core values, accessible programs and benefits. We are committed to each employee’s well-being, health and happiness.”