Bringing the nation’s leading cancer care to the Gulf South
As Louisiana’s leader in cancer care, we have joined forces with the nation’s leader in cancer care, the world-renowned MDAnderson Cancer Center, to bring an enhanced level of comprehensive cancer care to our patients.
Ochsner is the first and only provider in Louisiana with a fully integrated cancer program based on MD Anderson’s standards and treatment plans.
This newly created Ochsner MDAnderson Cancer Center provides patients in the region with access to cancer treatments that are among the most advanced in the nation. Patients can have confidence they are receiving care based on the same protocols and practice standards provided at MDAnderson:
- Customized treatment plans based on some of the latest research.
- Experienced team that treats both common and rare cancers, with quality outcomes.
- High level of cancer care with the same access to cutting-edge technology, multidisciplinary approach and leading cancer care that is available in Houston, Texas.
Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center offers groundbreaking research and innovative therapies. We are dedicated to improving the health of our communities and are committed to the prevention and early detection of cancer.
- We offer access to select early phase clinical trials for eligible patients through our Center for Innovative Cancer Therapies Program.
- We are dedicated to genomic screening and the utilization of multi-cancer early detection screening tests. We provide access and education about routine and common life-saving cancer screenings which can lead to increased survival rates for cancer patients.
- We have advanced technology available to treat both complex solid tumors and blood cancers.
Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center’s expert team provides comprehensive care to patients. A multidisciplinary team of surgical, medical and radiation oncologists, nurses and support specialists offer services to treat the entire person. Support professionals include nurse navigators, nutritionists, pharmacists, acupuncturists, social workers, physical therapists, psychologists and others. All team members work together to provide comprehensive care to patients.
- Our care is focused on the whole patient. We aim to get you back to a life with more good days.
- We employ more cancer specialists—nearly 100—than any other health system in the state, with more resources to better serve patients and their families.
- We offer a consistent and seamless experience systemwide, with dedicated nurse navigators who reduce anxiety and save time for patients.
- Through this partnership, Ochsner MD Anderson is part of MD Anderson Cancer Network®, a global collaborative network of health care systems dedicated to MD Anderson’s mission to end cancer. Ochsner physicians and other network partners routinely consult with MD Anderson experts on best practices and treatment decisions, with a multidisciplinary approach.
Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center provides patients with extensive access to care with more convenient options for patients.
- Increased access for new patients, with convenient online scheduling for established patients and extended infusion hours.
- Expert care in seven locations across New Orleans, St. Tammany Parish, and Baton Rouge.
- The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center at Ochsner Medical Center
- St. Tammany Cancer Center- A Campus of Ochsner Medical Center
- Ochsner Medical Center- Kenner
- Ochsner Baptist—A Campus of Ochsner Medical Center
- Ochsner Medical Center- West Bank Campus
- Ochsner Cancer Center- Baton Rouge
- Ochsner Medical Complex- The Grove
- Tumor boards to review patient cases. Each patient’s case is reviewed by a multidisciplinary team of experts collaborating to determine the best course of treatment including innovative clinical trials to create customized treatment plans based on research and each patient’s individual needs.
- At Ochsner MD Anderson, there is a powerful commitment to bring world-renowned cancer care close to home.
FAQs
Your doctors and care team will not change. This partnership with MD Anderson Cancer Center will enhance the level of comprehensive cancer care we offer to our patients. Patients will benefit from the combined expertise of a multidisciplinary team of surgical, medical and radiation oncologists, nurses and support specialists.
As an Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center patient, you will receive high-quality care with the same protocols and practice standards available at MD Anderson, which are among the most advanced in the nation. Our physicians will have access to MD Anderson’s specialists and researchers for consultations on the most difficult to treat cancers.
This partnership will enable eligible patients to have access to some of the most advanced early-stage cancer clinical trials in the country.
The Ochsner Cancer Institute encompasses the comprehensive cancer care available to patients across the Ochsner Health system. At every location, patients can expect to receive the top-level clinical care they expect from Ochsner and the largest clinical trials network in Louisiana and Mississippi.
If a patient’s individual diagnosis and treatment is best suited for care at an Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center location or MD Anderson in Houston and certain criteria are met, your doctor can seamlessly and quickly refer or transfer your care. Patients can also quickly access MD Anderson second opinions if necessary.
No. You will continue to be an Ochsner patient, receiving exceptional cancer care at Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Patients can be assured that care at Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center will follow the same customized treatment plans, protocols, and practice standards as MD Anderson’s patients. Ochsner physicians will provide the same high level of cancer care available in Houston.
If a patient’s individual diagnosis and treatment is best suited for care at MD Anderson in Houston and certain criteria are met, Ochsner can seamlessly and quickly refer or transfer patients. Patients can also more quickly access MD Anderson second opinions, if necessary.
Your information on the MyOchsner app will remain unchanged and will only be accessible in Ochsner’s patient app.
Currently, the partnership with MD Anderson focuses only on adult cancer care.
