Ochsner Health has entered into a 10-year contract with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, a partnership Ochsner officials say will give local patients access to cutting-edge treatments available at the renowned Houston cancer center.
The deal, announced June 21, was described by officials from both institutions as a "full clinical integration." That means Ochsner cancer doctors have been certified by MD Anderson and will follow MD Anderson treatment protocols.
They will also collaborate with MD Anderson providers on patient care, participate in the center’s clinical drug trials and therapies and receive adjunct faculty appointments to the Texas center.
Patients will also have more streamlined access to MD Anderson doctors, but the hope would be that local patients won't need to leave, as they so often do, to seek cancer care in Houston.
As part of the partnership, Ochsner is cobranding its seven cancer centers in metro New Orleans and Baton Rouge as Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Centers.
At three - Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer at Ochsner Medical Center on the main campus, St. Tammany Cancer Center in Covington, and Ochsner Cancer Center on O’Neal Lane in Baton Rouge - Ochsner is changing the signage on its buildings adding the MD Anderson logo next to its own.
Ochsner officials said they were making a significant investment in the arrangement but wouldn't disclose how much. In the late 2000s, East Jefferson General Hospital had a less rigorous affiliation agreement with MD Anderson that cost $1.5M for three years.
Ochsner's investment in the partnership comes just one month after the health system laid off nearly two percent of its workforce, some 770 employees, as a cost-cutting measure projected to save $150 million a year. (NOLA.com 06/21/23) Ochsner announces partnership with MD Anderson Cancer Center | Business News | nola.com
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