Ochsner Medical Center launches hotline for transferred patients

BATON ROUGE – Ochsner Medical Center has established a hotline for family members needing information about patients that have been transferred.Earlier Saturday afternoon, the medical center transferred approximately 40 critically ill patients to other Ochsner facilities due to the severe weather and flooding in the hospital.Family members of patients are urged to call 504-842-3198 and will need to provide a patient's date of birth to receive information about their condition and locat