Dana Bledsoe Named CEO of Ochsner Children’s
Ochsner Children’s announced the selection of Dana Bledsoe as Chief Executive Officer. Ochsner Children’s is committed to providing superior pediatric care, treating over 100,000 children...
Ochsner Children’s announced the selection of Dana Bledsoe as Chief Executive Officer. Ochsner Children’s is committed to providing superior pediatric care, treating over 100,000 children from across Louisiana and the Gulf South annually.
“Welcoming Dana to the Ochsner Children’s team perfectly aligns with our mission to deliver unmatched healthcare to our youngest patients,” said Vincent “Butch” Adolph, MD, chief medical officer for Ochsner Children’s. “Under Dana’s leadership, we will continue to build upon our successes, ensuring that every child receives the highest quality of care available.”
For over three decades, Bledsoe has proven her outstanding leadership abilities at various healthcare facilities nationwide. She began her career as a nurse at Children’s Hospital in Denver. Over the years, she’s held pivotal roles at renowned institutions, including the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Texas Children’s Hospital, and CHOC Children’s in Orange County, California. She served as the inaugural president for Ascension Sacred Heart Health System’s Children’s & Women’s Hospital and later, as president for Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, Florida. In the entrepreneurial phase of her career, she founded DBledsoe Consulting, extending her leadership skills to institutions like Kaiser Permanente, Oklahoma Children’s Hospital and Arkansas Children’s Hospital, among others.
WittKieffer’s Jim King and Megan Welch led this search.