OCHSNER HOSPITAL HISTORY LOUISIANA LSU PUBLISHING

Updated August 8, 2026

AVAILABLE for SHIPPING or LOCAL PICKUP > A sealed hardcover copy of OCHSNER’S: AN INFORMAL HISTORY OF THE SOUTH’S LARGEST PRIVATE MEDICAL CENTER by John Wilds, preserved in the original cellophane wrapping. Published by Louisiana State University Press in 1985, the first-edition volume presents the history of Ochsner Medical Institutions in New Orleans and contains 256 pages with illustrations. ISBN 0807112283. John Wilds’ history traces the development of Ochsner from the founding vision of the physicians who established the institution into one of the South’s most prominent private medical centers. The book addresses the growth of the hospital, clinic, research programs and medical education associated with the Ochsner name, providing a detailed regional record of Louisiana medicine and health-care development. The unopened presentation gives this example particular appeal to collectors of Louisiana history, New Orleans medical memorabilia, hospital history, Ochsner ephemera, institutional publications and out-of-print Southern reference books. Comparable bibliographic records identify the work as a 1985 Louisiana State University Press hardcover first edition.

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