Residents of New Orleans have two large healthcare facilities available to them, including Ochsner Health and Tulane Health. There are two children’s hospitals in the area: Children’s Hospital New Orleans and Ochsner Hospital for Children. Beacon Behavioral Hospitals have several facilities and outpatient clinics throughout southern Louisiana for behavioral and mental health services.
New Orleans’s Top-Rated Facilities
U.S. News ranks Ochsner Medical Center as the #1 hospital in New Orleans. This ranking includes Oschner Hospital for Children. Ochsner Medical Center nationally ranks in one adult and three children’s specialties. They are:
- #35 in pediatric cardiology & heart surgery
- #43 in pediatric gastroenterology & GI surgery
- #47 in pediatric orthopedics
Tulane Health System ranks #2 in New Orleans. Tulane Health System has 472 total staffed beds and is high performing in seven procedures and conditions, including:
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- kidney failure
- heart failure & heart attack