Patient Safety

We pride ourselves on providing extraordinary care.

Our commitment is to quality patient care.

At New Orleans East Hospital, our goal is to foster a culture of Zero Harm, where everyone is positive, proactive, and accountable. We strive to build an organization where past events and efforts serve as a foundation for ongoing improvements. Here, we prioritize our focus on people and how best to serve them. Our professionals ensure that we make improvements each and every day.

In addition, for the second consecutive year, our hospital has earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group. This recognition underscores our continued commitment to patient safety, quality care, and clinical excellence.

As a patient, your safety is our primary concern. We pride ourselves in making our best effort to:

• Provide you with a safe, secure environment
• Develop guidelines which enable our staff to perform their jobs carefully and competently
• Use effective and safe technologies and practices
• Respond to your needs in a timely fashion
• Answer your questions and provide you with information regarding your treatment and changes in your treatment that may be ordered by your physician

Notice of Privacy Practices: This notice describes how your health information may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.

If you have any questions about this Notice, please contact the Privacy Officer at 504.592.6595 or by mail at 5620 Read Blvd, New Orleans, Louisiana 70127.