The Ochsner Center for Innovation | New Orleans, Louisiana | 2021

Architects: Trahan Architects
Client: Ochsner Health System
General Contractor: TBD
Photographers: The Boundary

The new Center for Innovation will serve as the headquarters for innovation Ochsner (iO), an innovation group Ochsner formed in 2015. The Center will be a state-of-the-art collaboration space for Ochsner and its partners to develop, test, and implement innovative healthcare solutions with a focus on digital health, precision medicine, and advanced analytics to shape the future of healthcare.

In addition to iO staff workspaces, key components of the Center include a maker space, where new technologies can be created, a prototype lab, featuring a full-scale mock hospital room, waiting room, and exam room where new technologies can be tested, flexible office spaces, collaboration spaces to promote organic tenant interactions, and a training center to host conferences and community events, including job trainings, business assistance programs, and educational seminars.