Ochsner Medical Canter

Acute Pychiatric Unit

1514 Jefferson Highway

New Orleans, LA 70121

Main Tel: 504-842-4470

Information and Services

Age Groups Accepted
  • Adults
  • Seniors (65 or older)
  • Young adults
Ancillary Services
  • Case management
  • Education services
  • Nicotine replacement therapy
  • Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
  • Supported housing
  • Suicide prevention services
  • Screening for tobacco use
Emergency Mental Health Services
  • Crisis intervention team
Payment/Insurance Accepted
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Private health insurance
  • Cash or self-payment
  • State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
  • State mental health agency funds
Primary Focus of the Provider
  • Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Payment Assistance Available
  • Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
  • Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)
  • Hospital inpatient
  • Psychiatric hospital or unit
Special Programs/Groups Offered
  • Active duty military
  • Persons with Alzheimer’s or dementia
  • Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) clients
  • Persons with HIV or AIDS
  • Military families
  • Persons with eating disorders
  • Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Seniors or older adults
  • Persons with serious mental illness (SMI)
  • Veterans
Language Services
  • Services for the hearing-impaired
  • Spanish
Facility Smoking Policy
  • Smoking Not allowed
Treatment Approaches
  • Activity therapy
  • Cognitive/behavior therapy
  • Electroconvulsive therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Psychotropic medication
Type of Care
  • Mental health treatment