Ochsner Medical Center
Locations
Transplant Summary
Overview
Ochsner Medical Center offers a state-of-the-art, comprehensive program which delivers a full range of care, from diagnosis to long-term follow-up for all hematologic malignancies. The program earned internationally recognized accreditation from the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT). Patients receive care in facilities specially designed to meet world-class standards of excellence. An outpatient infusion center at Ochsner's Benson Cancer Center delivers advanced treatments in an environment designed for patient comfort. Ochsner was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Hospital across six specialty categories caring for patients from all 50 states and more than 99 countries worldwide each year.This center has been performing allogeneic transplants since 2013 and has been an NMDP transplant center since March 2016.
Attending physicians
Adult - Leonard Alsfeld, Carter Davis, Laura Finn, Ashley StatonTransplants performed
Marrow/PBSC onlyCord blood transplants
Not performedOther programs and services
Ochsner Medical Center is affiliated with the Patrick Taylor Hope Lodge to provide lodging for our transplant patients. Another alternative for lodging is the Brent House Hotel, conveniently located on hospital grounds. Ochsner's transplant center offers the Adolescent and Young Adult Program (AYA), Survivorship Program, Chemotherapy education, and tailored nutritional programs, Palliative care, Patient navigator, and Telemedicine among others.Patient survival information for this center
This center's actual 1-year survival results are similar to the expected rate for this center*.The survival information we have for this center includes ONLY:- Patients who had their FIRST ALLOGENEIC transplant (cells from a related or unrelated donor/cord blood) during 2020, 2021, 2022 and
- Who had their transplant at a U.S. transplant center, and
- Who had follow-up information provided by the transplant center for analysis
For this center, we have survival information for 39 patients.The actual 1-year survival of these patients is 64.1%.Compared to similar patients transplanted at all centers in the U.S., we expect that the 1-year survival for patients at this center to be in a range between 61.8% and 87.9%.For help with understanding these statistics, please see Understanding Transplant Outcomes.For overall survival for all patients transplanted with a specific disease, please see U.S. Patient Survival report (Opens in a new tab) at bloodcell.transplant.hrsa.gov.* The expected survival rate for a transplant center can be below, similar to, or above the range listed. This is based on comparing patient survival at all centers that treated patients with similar diseases.
The survival rate cannot tell how you will do with your transplant. Talk to your doctor to understand your prognosis or the likely course of your disease.
Total adult transplants
160
Transplants reported by the centers (from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023)
Marrow PBSC Cord blood Total AllogeneicRelated donorMarrow6PBSC16Cord blood0Total22Unrelated donorMarrow0PBSC7Cord blood0Total7Total allogeneicMarrow6PBSC23Cord blood0Total29AutologousMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 131PBSC—Cord blood—Total131Total combinedMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 160PBSC—Cord blood0Total160All Diseases
Number of transplants by age reported from January 1, 2022 to December 31st, 2023(includes marrow, PBSC and cord blood)
0-18 19-44 45-64 65+ Total Related 0-18019-44545-641365+4Total22Unrelated 0-18019-44045-64365+4Total7Autologous 0-18019-441445-646665+51Total131Total 0-18019-441945-648265+59Total160Treatments may be similar for diseases within a group. It might be helpful to look at centers that have done transplants for a specific disease and centers that have done transplants for any corresponding broad disease categories.
Centers are not required to report autologous transplants so the numbers might be incomplete.
More information about transplants can be found:
- U.S. Transplant Data by Center (Opens in a new tab) report at blood cell.transplant.hrsa.gov
- List of diseases
Transplant center resources
If you have questions about costs and financial services at this center, please call the transplant center’s direct phone number.NMDP patient navigators
Patient navigators can answer your questions about choosing a transplant center and provide support and education to help you throughout your transplant journey.
- Inside the United States: 1 (888) 999-6743
- Outside the United States: 1 (763) 406-3410. (Long distance or international charges may apply.)
Email: patientinfo@nmdp.org
More resources
- Choosing a transplant center
- Preparing for transplant
- Learn about transplant outcomes and treatment decisions (Opens in a new tab)
- Support and resources (including non-English materials)
- U.S. Transplant Data by Center (Opens in a new tab) at blood cell.transplant.hrsa.gov
No survivorship program information is available. Contact the center for information about post-transplant care.