Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute

Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute is a hospital in Jefferson, LA, located at 1514 Jefferson Hwy. It holds a rating of 4.40 based on 285 reviews. The institute is the most active and experienced transplant center in Louisiana and the Gulf South region, serving adult and pediatric patients across the Gulf South and beyond. It provides life-saving care for liver, kidney, pancreas, lung, and heart transplants. Since 1984, the team of transplant surgeons, physicians, nurses, and support specialists has performed over 10,000 lifesaving transplants. This volume includes over 4,000 liver transplants and more than 500 lung transplants. The institute is recognized as the No. 1 liver transplant program in the country and is the only living donor liver transplant program in Louisiana. It is a Medicare-approved transplant center for heart, liver, lung, and kidney transplants. The institute performed the first heart, kidney, and liver transplants in the state in 1970, 1973, and 1984, respectively. It also performed the first robotic simultaneous kidney and pancreas transplant in the Gulf South.

The institute offers specialized living donor liver and kidney transplant programs, which provide reduced wait times and better match compatibility. It provides robotic-assisted kidney transplantation to improve outcomes and houses a fully operational organ pumping center to keep donor organs functioning outside the body prior to transplantation. The Ochsner Kidney Transplant Program has earned ELITE status from INTERLINK COE Networks and Programs, a distinction achieved by demonstrating superior outcomes and ranking among the nation’s best. The institute emphasizes teamwork through a patient-transplant team covenant and utilizes a one-day evaluation clinic to accelerate the process of getting on the transplant waitlist. Each patient is assigned a dedicated transplant coordinator who serves as the main contact person through each stage of treatment. The institute offers resources to support families, including social worker-led support groups for patients and families. Interpreter services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at no charge, including face-to-face, over-the-phone, and video remote options. On-site lodging is available at the Brent House Hotel, located on the Ochsner Medical Center campus.

The institute maintains a solid reputation among the customers it has served, backed by an established track record built on a large base of customer reviews. Its success and survival rates consistently exceed national averages.

Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute combines decades of surgical innovation with patient-centered support to deliver life-saving care to the Jefferson community.

The institute sits on Jefferson Highway, just a tenth of a mile from Ochsner Medical Center and within a fifth of a mile of Deckbar Avenue.

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Services:

• Heart Transplant
• Kidney Transplant
• Liver Transplant
• Lung Transplant
• Transplant Surgery