Ochsner Health and MD Anderson Announce Partnership to Create Fully Integrated Cancer Program in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS and HOUSTON, June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 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. Cancer patients in the region now have access to cancer 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.
- "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, M.D., 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."
- Ochsner MD Anderson is dedicated to improving the health of our communities and committed to the prevention and early detection of cancer.