Hours:
Open 24/7
125-bed children's hospital, located on the Ochsner Medical Center ? New Orleans campus on Jefferson Highway
54-bed Level IV regional neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the highest level available in Louisiana (located on the Ochsner Baptist campus)
14-bed Level I pediatric intensive care unit (ICU), the highest level available
12-bed pediatric cardiovascular ICU, the only unit of its kind in the Gulf South
45-bed pediatric acute care unit
A level of pediatric care unmatched in Louisiana offering more than 30 pediatric specialties and sub-specialties, such as pediatric gastroenterology, pediatric hematology, pediatric cardiology, pediatric pulmonology and more
Quality care with excellent outcomes: Our Congenital Heart Disease Program had a 100% survival rate in 2018. Learn more about our patients' high survival rates.
Child Life Specialists available as part of your child's care team.
Bookmark Ochsner.org/ER to view wait times
Dedicated waiting area just for the children?s ER
Specially-trained pediatric emergency room doctors
Pediatric specialists and subspecialists you can?t find anywhere else in the region
ICU just for children
Warm and caring environment created especially for children and families