Ochsner Health System: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: Ochsner Health System (EIN 20-5296918)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-11-09
IRS object ID: 201713139349303421
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-11-09T16:07:16-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	346565596	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ERNST & YOUNG US LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	425 HOUSTON STREET SUITE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	FORT WORTH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	761027427	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	205296918	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Ochsner Health System	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	OCHS	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5048423400	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1514 Jefferson Hwy	AddressLine1Txt
City	New Orleans	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	70121	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Bobby C Brannon	PersonNm
Person Title	Exec. VP and Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2017-10-23	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MELVA SCOTT	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01207335	PTIN
Phone	8173351900	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2018-03-14 21:41:22Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Warner L Thomas	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1514 Jefferson Hwy	AddressLine1Txt
City	New Orleans	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	70121	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$183,299,520	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.ochsner.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2006	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	LA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	20	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1627	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$172,536,859	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$183,287,680	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	-$3,455	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$7,398	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$172,533,404	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$183,295,078	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$443,878	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$746,173	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$94,719,106	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$94,454,259	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$80,499,797	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$95,103,404	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$175,662,781	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$190,303,836	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$3,129,377	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$7,008,758	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$71,239,942	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$86,576,260	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$81,230,675	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$103,575,751	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-$9,990,733	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$16,999,491	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	We Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate. Ochsner will be a global medical and academic leader who will save and change lives. We will shape the future of healthcare through our integrated health system, fueled by the passion and strength of our diversified team of physicians and employees.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$190,303,836	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$746,173	GrantAmt
Revenue	$183,287,680	RevenueAmt
Desc	Ochsner Health System, a 501(c)(3) organization operating as a support organization under section 509(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, provides management and support services to both Ochsner Clinic Foundation (EIN 72-0502505) and Ochsner Community Hospitals (EIN 20-5297040). All three organizations are under common board and executive management personnel.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$190,303,836	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	Yes (true)	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (true)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (true)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	303	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	1627	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	20	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (true)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (true)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Bobby C Brannon	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5048423400	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1514 Jefferson Hwy	AddressLine1Txt
City	New Orleans	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	70121	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (45 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
Warner L Thomas
CEO / Board Member	43.0	7.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$4,185,284	$0	$434,315
Suzanne T Mestayer
Board Chairman	3.0	2.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$2,886	$0	$0
R Parker LeCorgne
Community Director	3.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$35	$0	$0
George Loss MD PhD
Board Member/Senior Physician	3.0	47.0	Yes (X)		$0	$1,658,365	$73,193
James E Maurin
Past Chair	3.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$563	$0	$0
Jefferson G Parker
Community Director	3.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$4,629	$0	$0
Robert J Patrick
Community Director	3.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$186	$0	$0
Patrick J Quinlan MD
Board Member Ex Officio	47.0	3.0	Yes (X)		$1,382,809	$0	$74,600
Timothy L Riddell MD
Board Member/Senior Physician	25.0	25.0	Yes (X)		$0	$308,843	$39,903
Dana Smetherman MD
Board Member/Senior Physician	3.0	47.0	Yes (X)		$0	$590,542	$57,557
Stephen F Stumpf
Community Director	3.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$1,378	$0	$0
Jose S Suquet
Community Director	3.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$1,783	$0	$0
David E Taylor MD
Board Member/Senior Physician	3.0	47.0	Yes (X)		$0	$401,458	$75,928
Andrew B Wisdom
Community Director	3.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$909	$0	$0
Vincent R Adolph MD
Board Member/Senior Physician	1.0	49.0	Yes (X)		$0	$691,285	$58,612
Pedro Cazabon MD
Board Member/Senior Physician	3.0	47.0	Yes (X)		$0	$361,588	$48,408
Thomas Duncan Davis
Community Director	3.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$1,648	$0	$0
Richard Deichmann MD
Board Member/Senior Physician	3.0	47.0	Yes (X)		$0	$300,000	$65,635
William H Hines
Community Director	3.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$1,548	$0	$0
Dennis Kay MD
Board Member/Senior Physician	3.0	47.0	Yes (X)		$0	$711,547	$70,186
Bobby C Brannon
EVP & Treasurer	1.0	49.0		Yes (X)	$0	$765,103	$50,910
Michael F Hulefeld
EVP & COO	48.0	2.0		Yes (X)	$1,027,184	$0	$200,110
Peter C November
Secretary Exec VP CAO	44.0	6.0		Yes (X)	$947,199	$0	$241,636
Scott J Posecai
EVP & CFO	43.0	7.0		Yes (X)	$2,152,634	$0	$278,302
Joseph E Bisordi MD
Exec VP Chief Medical Officer	48.0	2.0			$1,601,004	$0	$467,290	Yes (X)
David Carmouche
Sr VP & Pres OHN/Med Dir Svc Lines	1.0	49.0			$0	$531,952	$45,404	Yes (X)
Michelle Dodenhoff
SVP & Chief Dev Officer	50.0	0			$631,705	$0	$83,094	Yes (X)
David M Gaines
CEO-Sys Retail & Mkt	50.0	0			$615,859	$0	$76,846	Yes (X)
Richard D Guthrie Jr MD
Chief Quality Officer	1.0	49.0			$0	$532,460	$73,525	Yes (X)
Robert Hart MD
EVP-Chief Medical Officer	48.0	2.0			$837,923	$0	$84,765	Yes (X)
William A McDade MD
EVP-Chief Academic Officer	1.0	49.0			$0	$326,308	$20,083	Yes (X)
Mark Muller
System VP-Strategy & Bus Dev	50.0	0			$659,229	$0	$120,168	Yes (X)
William W Pinsky MD
EVP/Chief Academic Officer	1.0	49.0			$0	$626,615	$104,156	Yes (X)
Janet Snow-Godfrey
Sr VP & Chief HR Officer	50.0	0			$596,222	$0	$41,257	Yes (X)
Michael Louviere
Sys VP Supply Chain	50.0	0			$561,606	$0	$99,924		Yes (X)
Ronald G Melton
Sys VP Finance/Controller	50.0	0			$404,635	$0	$49,879		Yes (X)
Kenneth R Peak
Sys VP-Legal Affairs & General Counsel	50.0	0			$401,279	$0	$52,584		Yes (X)
Jeffrey P Saucier
Sys VP Planning & Analysis	50.0	0			$490,409	$0	$54,683		Yes (X)
Laura E Wilt
Sys VP-CIO	50.0	0			$378,665	$0	$43,453		Yes (X)
Steven B Deitelzweig MD
Former Key Employee	0.0	50.0			$0	$426,459	$64,267			Yes (X)
E Edward Martin Jr MD
Former Key Employee	0.0	50.0			$0	$525,145	$57,844			Yes (X)
Dawn Pevey
Former Key Employee	50.0	0.0			$0	$348,568	$47,394			Yes (X)
Dawn Puente MD
Former Key Employee	0.0	50.0			$0	$473,813	$60,213			Yes (X)
Cristina R Wheat
Former Key Employee	0.0	25.0			$0	$105,414	$45,298			Yes (X)
Robert Wolterman
Former Key Employee	0.0	50.0			$527,285	$15,964	$46,852			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$17,416,495	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$9,701,427	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$3,508,273	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	132	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	Address Line2ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine2Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP
701 POYDRAS STREET	SUITE 4200	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70139	Consulting Services-Accounting	$9,238,007
HYBRIDGE SOLUTIONS
3340 PEACHTREE ROAD NE	SUITE 1800	ATLANTA	GA	30326	SOFTWARE SUPPORT	$2,858,087
JONES WALKER LLP
201 ST CHARLES AVE	50TH FL	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70170	LEGAL SERVICES	$2,519,214
KING AND SPALDING LLP
1180 PEACHTREE ST		ATLANTA	GA	30309	LEGAL SERVICES	$1,387,201
MEDKODER LLC
200 GREENLEAVES BLVD	SUITE 7	MANDEVILLE	LA	70448	Consulting Services-Medical Coding	$1,251,181

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	44	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Total Contributions	$0	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Admin & Mgt Support	Desc
Business	561000	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$183,287,680	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$183,287,680	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$183,287,680	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,743	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,743	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$10,097	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$4,442	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$5,655	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,655	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,655	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$183,295,078	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$183,287,680	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$7,398	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$746,173	TotalAmt
Program Services	$746,173	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,811,611	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,811,611	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,368	TotalAmt
Program Services	$54,368	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,867,073	TotalAmt
Program Services	$68,867,073	ProgramServicesAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$75,568	TotalAmt
Program Services	$75,568	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,389,181	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,389,181	ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,256,458	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,256,458	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,860	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,860	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,711,057	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,711,057	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,295,628	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,295,628	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,962,013	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,962,013	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,982,259	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,982,259	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,340,414	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,340,414	ProgramServicesAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,532,303	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,532,303	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,873,355	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,873,355	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$743,881	TotalAmt
Program Services	$743,881	ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,630,571	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,630,571	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$140,353	TotalAmt
Program Services	$140,353	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,375,476	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,375,476	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,042	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41,042	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
BLDG & EQUIP REP & MNT	$2,569,586	$2,569,586
MEMBERSHIPS & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$983,993	$983,993
RECRUITING	$977,570	$977,570
MEDICAL SUPPLIES, ORGANS, & DRUGS	$435,543	$435,543

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,487,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,487,500	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$190,303,836	TotalAmt
Program Services	$190,303,836	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$95,089	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,000	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,064,457	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,454,604	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$587,439	BOYAmt
EOY	$609,531	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$60,010	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,414	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,854	BOYAmt
EOY	$90,586	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$597,281	BOYAmt
EOY	$146,731	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,609,508	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,476,917	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$113,492,379	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$50,970,074	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$49,915,384	BOYAmt
EOY	$62,522,305	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,246,920	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,216,172	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$71,239,942	BOYAmt
EOY	$86,576,260	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$69,985,540	BOYAmt
EOY	$47,825,607	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$182,500	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,424,430	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,745,649	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,820,705	BOYAmt
EOY	$46,821,995	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$81,230,675	BOYAmt
EOY	$103,575,751	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$9,990,733	BOYAmt
EOY	-$16,999,491	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$9,990,733	BOYAmt
EOY	-$16,999,491	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$71,239,942	BOYAmt
EOY	$86,576,260	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$7,008,758	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3	Yes (X)	SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type2	Yes (X)	SupportingOrgType2Ind
IRS Written Determination	Yes (X)	IRSWrittenDeterminationInd
Supported Organizations	2	SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp (2 entries)

EINEIN	Organization TypeOrganizationTypeCd	Governing Document ListedGoverningDocumentListedInd	SupportSupportAmt	Other SupportOtherSupportAmt
Ochsner Community Hospitals
205297040	3	Yes (true)	$0	$0
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
720502505	3	Yes (true)	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total	2	SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum	$0	SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum	$0	OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Listed By Name Governing Doc	Yes (true)	ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS Determination	false	SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C456	false	SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized US	false	SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt Org	false	OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org	false	SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr	false	PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person	false	LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn	false	ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int	false	DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int	false	DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings Rules	false	ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution Controller	false	ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family	false	ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled	false	Contribution35ControlledInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Majority Dir Trst Supported Org	Yes (true)	MajorityDirTrstSupportedOrgInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule A, Part I, Line 12g(vi) Support	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Ochsner Health System does not provide monetary support. Ochsner Health System provides management and support services to its supported organizations, Ochsner Clinic Foundation and Ochsner Community Hospitals.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$385,625	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$381,749	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,876	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,402,738	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,720,231	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,682,507	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$85,977,316	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$48,868,094	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$37,109,222	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$23,726,700	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$23,726,700	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$62,522,305	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROJECT COST CAPITALIZATION	Desc
Book Value	$5,216,172	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$5,216,172	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
CAPITAL LEASES	$5,719,190
WORKERS COMPENSATION LIABILITY	$306,318
457F DEFERRED COMP PLAN LONG TERM	$2,113,595
DUE TO RELATED PARTIES	$38,682,892

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$46,821,995	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The text of the footnote to the consolidated financial statements that reports the liability for uncertain tax positions is as follows: "OHS and its subsidiaries qualify as tax-exempt organizations under Section 501(a) and are described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are exempt from federal and state income taxes. Management annually reviews its tax positions and has determined that there are no material uncertain tax positions that require recognition in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The statute of limitations remains open for tax years 2013 through 2016 in OHS' main tax jurisdictions."	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (23 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
REBUILD LOUISIANA
900 N 3RD ST	BATON ROUGE	LA	70802	811464694	State of Louisiana	$125,000	CONTRIBUTION
COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICA'S HEALTH CARE
PO BOX 30211	BETHESDA	MD	208240211	522253225	501(c)(4)	$80,000	CONTRIBUTION
UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND
1100 POYDRAS ST	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70163	131624241	501(c)(3)	$75,000	CONTRIBUTION
THE FOUNDATION FOR HISTORIC LOUISIANA
502 NORTH BLVD	BATON ROUGE	LA	70802	720642810	501(c)(3)	$50,000	CONTRIBUTION
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS
2000 LAKESHORE DRIVE	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70148	237080203	501(c)(3)	$38,295	CONTRIBUTION
JEFFERSON PARISH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
700 CHURCHILL PKWY	AVONDALE	LA	70094	200334197	501(c)(3)	$25,000	CONTRIBUTION
THE IDEA VILLAGE
515 GIROD ST	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70130	450470675	501(c)(3)	$25,000	CONTRIBUTION
BETTER THAN EZRA FOUNDATION
326 LAFAYETTE ST	HOUMA	LA	70360	208014826	501(c)(3)	$25,000	CONTRIBUTION
HOGS FOR THE CAUSE
2236 ST CHARLES AVE	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70130	320273586	501(c)(3)	$15,000	CONTRIBUTION
TRES DOUX FOUNDATION
PO BOX 792054	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70179	810762986	501(c)(3)	$15,000	CONTRIBUTION
NEW ORLEANS COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND JUSTICE
650 POYDRAS ST	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70130	412162126	501(c)(3)	$12,500	CONTRIBUTION
LEGACY DONOR FOUNDATION
2701 KINGMAN ST	METAIRIE	LA	70006	721454097	501(c)(3)	$10,000	CONTRIBUTION
OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION
1514 JEFFERSON HWY	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70121	720502505	501(c)(3)	$10,000	CONTRIBUTION
THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM
945 MAGAZINE ST	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70130	721200790	501(c)(3)	$10,000	CONTRIBUTION
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
2424 EDENBORN AVE	METAIRIE	LA	70001	131623888	501(c)(3)	$16,000	CONTRIBUTION
FOREKIDS FOUNDATION
11005 LAPALCO BLVD	AVONDALE	LA	70094	581940111	501(c)(3)	$9,073	CONTRIBUTION
LOUISIANA FIRE SOCCER CLUB
1918 18TH ST	KENNER	LA	70062	721025278	501(c)(3)	$9,000	CONTRIBUTION
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT
5100 ORLEANS AVE	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70124	720469314	501(c)(3)	$7,500	CONTRIBUTION
LOUISIANA PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY FOUNDATION
2137 A QUAL RUN DR	BATON ROUGE	LA	70808	721476551	501(c)(3)	$7,500	CONTRIBUTION
LOUISIANA INTERNATIONAL TRADE FOUNDATION
365 CANAL STREET	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70130	320347291	501(c)(3)	$5,650	CONTRIBUTION
GREATER NEW ORLEANS INC
1100 POYDRAS ST	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70163	720272090	501(C)(6)	$5,550	CONTRIBUTION
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
PO BOX 1146	METAIRIE	LA	70004	720408954	501(c)(3)	$5,500	CONTRIBUTION
CRIMESTOPPERS INC
PO BOX 55249	METAIRIE	LA	70005	720941292	501(c)(3)	$5,175	CONTRIBUTION

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	22	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds.	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Assistance provided to other organizations is monitored by the normal accounts payable process that the organization has in place, which requires tiered approval and substantiation of all payments.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	Yes (X)	FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Idemnification Gross Up Pmts	Yes (X)	IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (true)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (true)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	Yes (true)	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	Yes (true)	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (true)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (35 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Warner L Thomas
CEO / Board Member	$1,292,582	$0	$1,259,500	$0	$1,633,202	$0	$408,490	$0	$25,825	$0	$4,619,598	$0	$737,400	$0
George Loss MD PhD
Board Member/Senior Physician	$0	$857,333	$0	$602,316	$0	$198,717	$0	$51,815	$0	$21,378	$0	$1,731,558	$0	$0
Patrick J Quinlan MD
Board Member Ex Officio	$902,796	$0	$411,840	$0	$68,173	$0	$48,800	$0	$25,800	$0	$1,457,409	$0	$0	$0
Timothy L Riddell MD
Board Member/Senior Physician	$0	$280,144	$0	$17,000	$0	$11,700	$0	$24,800	$0	$15,103	$0	$348,746	$0	$0
Dana Smetherman MD
Board Member/Senior Physician	$0	$564,362	$0	$0	$0	$26,179	$0	$37,318	$0	$20,239	$0	$648,099	$0	$0
David E Taylor MD
Board Member/Senior Physician	$0	$344,495	$0	$22,000	$0	$34,963	$0	$53,342	$0	$22,586	$0	$477,385	$0	$0
Vincent R Adolph MD
Board Member/Senior Physician	$0	$649,290	$0	$19,500	$0	$22,495	$0	$36,912	$0	$21,701	$0	$749,897	$0	$0
Pedro Cazabon MD
Board Member/Senior Physician	$0	$312,658	$0	$40,000	$0	$8,930	$0	$28,658	$0	$19,750	$0	$409,997	$0	$0
Richard Deichmann MD
Board Member/Senior Physician	$0	$257,084	$0	$21,000	$0	$21,916	$0	$48,800	$0	$16,835	$0	$365,635	$0	$0
Dennis Kay MD
Board Member/Senior Physician	$0	$646,318	$0	$25,000	$0	$40,229	$0	$51,652	$0	$18,534	$0	$781,734	$0	$0
Bobby C Brannon
EVP & Treasurer	$0	$475,381	$0	$245,874	$0	$43,848	$0	$30,800	$0	$20,110	$0	$816,012	$0	$0
Michael F Hulefeld
EVP & COO	$657,552	$0	$339,003	$0	$30,629	$0	$171,109	$0	$29,001	$0	$1,227,294	$0	$0	$0
Peter C November
Secretary Exec VP CAO	$502,127	$0	$359,008	$0	$86,063	$0	$217,806	$0	$23,830	$0	$1,188,835	$0	$0	$0
Scott J Posecai
EVP & CFO	$597,092	$0	$411,335	$0	$1,144,207	$0	$265,067	$0	$13,235	$0	$2,430,936	$0	$516,360	$0
Steven B Deitelzweig MD
Former Key Employee	$0	$390,702	$0	$32,250	$0	$3,507	$0	$36,655	$0	$27,612	$0	$490,726	$0	$0
E Edward Martin Jr MD
Former Key Employee	$0	$364,172	$0	$125,000	$0	$35,972	$0	$39,657	$0	$18,187	$0	$582,988	$0	$0
Dawn Pevey
Former Key Employee	$0	$229,544	$0	$100,000	$0	$19,024	$0	$20,013	$0	$27,381	$0	$395,961	$0	$0
Dawn Puente MD
Former Key Employee	$0	$346,619	$0	$104,102	$0	$23,092	$0	$38,759	$0	$21,454	$0	$534,025	$0	$0
Cristina R Wheat
Former Key Employee	$0	$80,451	$0	$0	$0	$24,963	$0	$35,578	$0	$9,720	$0	$150,712	$0	$0
Robert Wolterman
Former Key Employee	$397,608	$12,038	$115,409	$3,494	$14,268	$432	$24,071	$729	$21,404	$648	$572,760	$17,341	$0	$0
Joseph E Bisordi MD
Exec VP Chief Medical Officer	$444,385	$0	$199,544	$0	$957,075	$0	$48,800	$0	$418,490	$0	$2,068,294	$0	$406,037	$0
David Carmouche
Sr VP & Pres OHN/Med Dir Svc Lines	$0	$440,876	$0	$75,000	$0	$16,075	$0	$24,300	$0	$21,104	$0	$577,355	$0	$0
Michelle Dodenhoff
SVP & Chief Dev Officer	$371,609	$0	$196,021	$0	$64,075	$0	$58,464	$0	$24,630	$0	$714,798	$0	$0	$0
David M Gaines
CEO-Sys Retail & Mkt	$391,607	$0	$181,350	$0	$42,903	$0	$52,217	$0	$24,630	$0	$692,706	$0	$0	$0
Richard D Guthrie Jr MD
Chief Quality Officer	$0	$432,066	$0	$90,000	$0	$10,393	$0	$54,672	$0	$18,853	$0	$605,984	$0	$0
Robert Hart MD
EVP-Chief Medical Officer	$442,683	$0	$250,000	$0	$145,240	$0	$74,225	$0	$10,540	$0	$922,688	$0	$0	$0
William A McDade MD
EVP-Chief Academic Officer	$0	$209,199	$0	$110,074	$0	$7,035	$0	$4,368	$0	$15,715	$0	$346,391	$0	$0
Mark Muller
System VP-Strategy & Bus Dev	$408,532	$0	$183,286	$0	$67,411	$0	$102,701	$0	$17,467	$0	$779,397	$0	$0	$0
William W Pinsky MD
EVP/Chief Academic Officer	$0	$167,725	$0	$125,123	$0	$333,767	$0	$54,007	$0	$50,149	$0	$730,771	$0	$42,114
Janet Snow-Godfrey
Sr VP & Chief HR Officer	$241,719	$0	$157,779	$0	$196,723	$0	$30,800	$0	$10,457	$0	$637,478	$0	$0	$0
Michael Louviere
Sys VP Supply Chain	$362,430	$0	$151,203	$0	$47,973	$0	$82,361	$0	$17,563	$0	$661,530	$0	$0	$0
Ronald G Melton
Sys VP Finance/Controller	$280,550	$0	$107,419	$0	$16,666	$0	$38,372	$0	$11,507	$0	$454,513	$0	$0	$0
Kenneth R Peak
Sys VP-Legal Affairs & General Counsel	$290,381	$0	$74,255	$0	$36,644	$0	$30,800	$0	$21,784	$0	$453,863	$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey P Saucier
Sys VP Planning & Analysis	$337,119	$0	$137,307	$0	$15,983	$0	$30,800	$0	$23,883	$0	$545,092	$0	$0	$0
Laura E Wilt
Sys VP-CIO	$292,476	$0	$81,001	$0	$5,188	$0	$24,800	$0	$18,653	$0	$422,118	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a First-class or charter travel	Ochsner occasionally allows employees to fly first-class, such as when other seating is not available or for trans-oceanic flights. In 2016, Ochsner's CEO was allowed to fly on a charter flight on an occasion where no other airfare was available. In addition, Ochsner hosts an annual retreat for its Board of Directors and Senior Management. Most of the attendees flew in a chartered aircraft, which was provided to Ochsner at no charge for the event.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Travel for companions	Ochsner hosts an annual retreat for its Board of Directors and Senior Management. The retreat is a relationship building event, as well as to provide the Directors and Managers with information and training as it relates to their governance at Ochsner, and the attendees' spouses are encouraged to attend. Ochsner provided travel, accommodations, and entertainment for some of the spouses of officers, key employees, and board members. Travel for companions was reported as taxable compensation to the employees or Board Members.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Tax indemnification and gross-up payments	The Community Board members are typically reimbursed for any expenses that they incur on behalf of Ochsner. Occasionally, the reimbursement is taxable to the Board Members for income tax purposes, and Ochsner provides a gross-up payment in order to cover taxes related to such expenses. 18 Board Members received gross-up payments in 2016.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a Severance or change-of-control payment	THE FOLLOWING SEVERANCE PAYMENTS WERE MADE IN 2016: * JOSEPH BISORDI, EXECUTIVE VP, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, IN THE AMOUNT OF $591,240 * JAN BRIEN, VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, IN THE AMOUNT OF $111,009
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan	THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN A SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN (SERP) WHICH IS PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS WITH OCHSNER HEALTH SYSTEM AND OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION AND IS BASED ON A TARGETED REPLACEMENT OF A SET PERCENTAGE OF THEIR SALARY AT AGE 65. THE SERP IS CLASSIFIED AS A SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN. THIS BENEFIT IS FUNDED IN A TRUST ACCOUNT WITH CAPITAL ONE BANK. FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF PARTICIPANTS, THEIR TITLE WITH THE SPONSORING ORGANIZATION, AND ANY DISTRIBUTIONS MADE IN 2016. * WARNER THOMAS, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; DISTRIBUTION OF $737,400 * PATRICK QUINLAN, M.D., FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; NO DISTRIBUTION * MICHAEL HULEFELD, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER; NO DISTRIBUTION * PETER NOVEMBER, SECRETARY, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, AND CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER; NO DISTRIBUTION * SCOTT POSECAI, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER; DISTRIBUTION OF $516,360 * BOBBY BRANNON, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER; NO DISTRIBUTION ROBERT I HART, M.D., EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, PARTICIPATES IN A NON-QUALIFIED SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN WHICH IS PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF HIS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH OCHSNER HEALTH SYSTEM. THE RETIREMENT CALCULATION IS A DEFINED AMOUNT AS A PERCENT OF BASE PAY, CALCULATED ANNUALLY, AND IS EARNED IN ONE VESTING PERIOD ENDING AUGUST 31, 2021. THE BENEFIT WILL BE FUNDED IN A TRUST ACCOUNT WITH CAPITAL ONE BANK. THERE WAS NO DISTRIBUTION IN 2016. JOSEPH BISORDI, M.D., EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, PARTICIPATES IN A NON-QUALIFIED SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN WHICH IS PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF HIS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH OCHSNER HEALTH SYSTEM. THE RETIREMENT CALCULATION IS A DEFINED AMOUNT AS A PERCENT OF BASE PAY, CALCULATED ANNUALLY, AND IS EARNED IN TWO VESTING PERIODS, ONE ON MARCH 31, 2013, AGE 63, AND ONE FOLLOWING AGE 67 ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2016. THIS BENEFIT IS FUNDED IN A TRUST ACCOUNT WITH CAPITAL ONE BANK. THE AMOUNT DISTRIBUTED IN 2016 WAS $406,037. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL RECEIVED PAYMENTS FROM A 457(F) NON-QUALIFIED, UNFUNDED, DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2010. THE PLAN ALLOWS FOR DISCRETIONARY INITIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, VESTING BEGINS AT AGE 55. THE MOST RECENT THREE YEARS ARE SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE UNTIL THE ATTAINMENT OF AGE 65. ANNUAL FIXED CONTRIBUTIONS ARE INDIVIDUALLY BASED AND ARE TARGETED TO REPLACE THE BENEFIT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE FROZEN OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION RETIREMENT PLAN HAD THE PLAN CONTINUED UNTIL THE PARTICIPANT ATTAINED AGE 65. THE CONTRIBUTION IS OFFSET BY ACTUAL RETIREMENT BENEFIT AND BENEFIT RECEIVED IN THE OCF 401(K) PLAN. FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF PARTICIPANTS, THEIR TITLE IN THE HEALTH SYSTEM, AND ANY DISTRIBUTIONS MADE IN 2016. * WILLIAM A PINSKY, MD; EXECUTIVE VP, CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER; DISTRIBUTION: $42,114 THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE RECEIVED PAYMENTS FROM A 457(F) NON-QUALIFIED, UNFUNDED, DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN, WHICH WAS ADOPTED IN 2013. THE PLAN ALLOWS FOR ANNUAL FIXED CONTRIBUTIONS BASED ON A PERCENT OF BASE PAY AND SUBJECT TO A THREE-YEAR VESTING REQUIREMENT; AND ANNUAL DISCRETIONARY CONTRIBUTIONS BASED ON A PERCENT OF BASE PAY OR A FLAT-DOLLAR AMOUNT AND SUBJECT TO A THREE-YEAR VESTING REQUIREMENT. FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF PARTICIPANTS, THEIR TITLES IN THE HEALTH SYSTEM, AND ANY DISTRIBUTIONS MADE IN 2016. * MICHELLE DODENHOFF; SENIOR VP & CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER; DISTRIBUTION: $27,664 * DAVID M GAINES; CEO-SYSTEM RETAIL AND MARKETING; DISTRIBUTION: $24,408 * ROBERT HART, MD; REG MED DIR, B.R. REG; DISTRIBUTION: $25,425 * MICHAEL L LOUVIERE; SYSTEM VP, SUPPLY CHAIN; DISTRIBUTION: $33,561 * MARK S MULLER; SENIOR VP-STRATEGY & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; DISTRIBUTION: $53,901 * PETER NOVEMBER; SECRETARY EXEC VP CAO; DISTRIBUTION: $58,986 * WILLIAM W PINSKY, MD; EXEC VP/CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER; DISTRIBUTION: $32,707
Schedule J, Part I, Line 6a Compensation contingent on net earnings of the organization	The Physician and Executive Compensation Committee of the Ochsner Health System Board of Directors reviews and approves all officer executive incentive plans, which include those for the Officers: the President and CEO, COO, CFO, Treasurer, Chief Medical Officer, and Executive Vice Presidents. All the incentive payouts are audited by the Board Internal Audit Committee. For the 2015 incentive plan, which was paid in 2016, there were multiple weighted components which included System Financial & Growth Metrics, a Human Capital Metric, Quality Metrics and a Subjective metric based on their personal performance targets. Annually, the officers of Ochsner Health System review and approve incentive plans for the strategic and physician leadership groups. The plans are developed similar to the officer incentive plans with weighted components, including a subjective component based on personal performance. The CEO approves all bonuses for this group of management. The system financial & growth metrics can relate to the net earnings of the organization, as the bonus amount can increase or decrease depending on whether the financial targets are met. However, no employee is paid a percentage of net earnings. All amounts are provided in Schedule J Part II in Column B(ii).
Schedule J, Part I, Line 6b Compensation contingent on net earnings of a related organization	SEE THE DISCLOSURE FOR SCH J, PART I, LINE 6A FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE INCENTIVE PLAN. THE SYSTEM FINANCIAL & GROWTH METRICS CAN RELATE TO NET EARNINGS OF THE RELATED ENTITIES IN THE HEALTH SYSTEM, AS THE BONUS AMOUNT CAN INCREASE OR DECREASE DEPENDING ON WHETHER THE FINANCIAL TARGETS ARE MET. HOWEVER, NO EMPLOYEE IS PAID A PERCENTAGE OF NET EARNINGS.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments	The Physician and Executive Compensation Committee of the Ochsner Health System Board of Directors reviews and approves all officer executive incentive plans, which include those for the Officers: the President and CEO, COO, CFO, Treasurer, Chief Medical Officer, and Executive Vice Presidents. All the incentive payouts are audited by the Board Internal Audit Committee. For the 2015 incentive plan, which was paid in 2016, there were multiple weighted components which included System Financial & Growth Metrics, a Human Capital Metric, Quality Metrics and a Subjective metric based on their personal performance targets. Annually, the officers of Ochsner Health System review and approve incentive plans for the strategic and physician leadership groups. The plans are developed similar to the officer incentive plans with weighted components, including a subjective component based on personal performance. The CEO approves all bonuses for this group of management. All bonus amounts are provided in Schedule J Part II in Column B (ii). In addition, non-fixed payments were made in 2016. The following were included in Schedule J Part II in Column B(iii): Spousal travel and entertainment at board retreats as well as gross-up in compensation related to imputed income.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MICHELLE DODENHOFF	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship With Org	EMPLOYEE	RelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan Purpose	RETENTION	LoanPurposeTxt
Loan From Organization	Yes (X)	LoanFromOrganizationInd
Original Principal	$125,000	OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due	$34,414	BalanceDueAmt
Default	false	DefaultInd
Board Or Committee Approval	false	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written Agreement	false	WrittenAgreementInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due	$34,414	TotalBalanceDueAmt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Jones Walker LLP
Independent Contractor	$2,519,214	Mr. Hines, a Director of Ochsner Health System, is managing partner of the Jones Walker Law Firm, which performs legal services for Ochsner.	false
Benjamin Pinsky
Son of William Pinsky, MD, a Key Employee of OHS	$54,368	Compensation as employee	false

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule L, Part II Loans To and From Interested Persons	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The loan described in Part II is a form of compensation designed to encourage employee retention. It is forgiven over a specified period if the employee remains with the organization for the entire period, and must be paid by the employee only under certain circumstances including termination. Any loan forgiveness is treated as taxable compensation.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (13 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a Material differences in voting rights	THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION PROVIDE THAT NO ACTION OF THE BOARD MAY BE RESOLVED UNLESS A MAJORITY OF THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS PRESENT APPROVE THE MATTER. THUS, EVEN IN SITUATIONS WHERE THERE IS NOT AN ABSOLUTE MAJORITY OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS IN OFFICE, THOSE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS IN OFFICE CONTROL OCHSNER HEALTH SYSTEM'S ACTIVITIES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 Family/business relationships amongst interested persons	Dr. Quinlan and Mr. Suquet - Business relationship, Mr. Hines and Mr. LeCorgne - Business relationship
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	One or more members of senior management review the return. The return is also reviewed by Ernst & Young, LLP, the company's tax advisors. The Audit and Oversight Committee, which is comprised of independent directors, is then provided the return prior to the filing date and given the opportunity to review and discuss the return with management/staff. The meeting to review the 2016 return was held on October 30, 2017. A copy of the return is then provided to each member of the Board of Directors electronically and comments are solicited from the entire Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	Officers, directors, trustees, and key employees of Ochsner Health System and its subsidiaries are required to complete an annual conflict of interest disclosure form and when a change in business circumstances occurs. The Conflict of Interest Program Administrator reviews disclosures and determines whether action is necessary or if the disclosure needs to be reviewed by the Conflict of Interest Steering Committee. Ochsner Health System requires annual certification that the relationships disclosed during a preceding calendar year are complete and accurate and to obtain information on any new relationships. The Conflict of Interest Steering Committee will make mitigation recommendations including, but not limited to, divestiture and termination of employment.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official	All CEO and officer compensation and benefits arrangements, including salary and bonus incentive plans, are reviewed and approved by the Executive and Senior Physician Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (Compensation Committee). No substantive change to the compensation or benefits packages is made until Committee approval is granted in accordance with Intermediate Sanctions guidelines. The Compensation Committee is without conflicts of interest and uses an independent external consultant. Appropriate data is applied to determine the comparability of fair market value pay and all actions are appropriately documented. In order to meet the requirements of the IRS Intermediate Sanctions regulations, the Compensation Committee identified the "disqualified individuals" that are in a position to exercise substantial influence over the company's operations. These individuals are the members of the Executive Officers Committee (EOC), Regional Medical Directors, physician board members and Section Heads for key departments. For disqualified individuals, the compensation review also includes the cost of benefits such as the company portion of medical and dental benefits, malpractice insurance, payments for 401K matching and pension payments.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees	A different review process is used for Physicians. Annually, the Physician Compensation department reviews the compensation of each employed physician. This review includes a comparison of physician salaries against national survey data for their specialty. The Physician Compensation department compiles the compensation data for each physician including base salary, stipends, on-call pay, etc. Each physician's compensation as well as the total work Relative Value Units (RVUs) are compared to the survey data. Compensation for other non-officer and non-physician key employees is reviewed by senior executives who take market value research into consideration when determining compensation levels.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	Financial statements for Ochsner Health System are made available to the public quarterly via www.dacbond.com. All governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon written request to the Audit Services Department.
Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION EXPLANATION	COMPENSATION FROM INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM Many of the individuals listed in Part VII and Schedule J hold positions with related 501(c)(3) organizations. For each of these individuals, the compensation listed is received from the related organization, and the compensation is for the individual's role as an employee of the related organization and the integrated health system. The amount of time shown for each as "Average Hours Per Week Devoted To Position" consists primarily of his/her time spent on his/her role with Ochsner Health System. In reality, his/her time is spent on fulfilling responsibilities through their roles with the related organization and/or across all other organizations in the integrated health system, and may be more evenly distributed. The following is a list of the individuals with such circumstances, each person's title with the related organization, and the related organization that employs each individual. * Vincent R Adolph, MD; Section Head, Pediatric Surgery; Ochsner Clinic Foundation * Bobby C Brannon; Exec VP & Treasurer; Ochsner Clinic Foundation * David Carmouche; Sr. VP, President-Ochsner Health Network; Ochsner Clinic Foundation * Pedro Cazabon, MD; Assoc Medical Director, Primary Care, OMC-Jefferson Hwy / Section Head, General Internal Medicine; Ochsner Clinic Foundation * Richard E Deichmann, Jr. MD; Academic Leader, Internal Medicine; Ochsner Clinic Foundation * Steven B Deitelzweig, MD; Medical Director Business Development and Service Line Leader Hospital Medicine; Ochsner Clinic Foundation * Richard D Guthrie, Jr, MD; Chief Quality Officer; Ochsner Clinic Foundation * Dennis Kay, MD; Service Line Leader, Department of Radiology; Ochsner Clinic Foundation * George Loss, MD, PhD; Assoc Reg Med Dir, Surgical Services / System Chairman, Department of Surgery / Chief, Multi-Organ Transplant Institute; Ochsner Clinic Foundation * E Edward Martin, Jr, MD; Reg Med Dir - N.S. Reg; Ochsner Clinic Foundation * William A McDade, MD; EVP/Chief Academic Officer; Ochsner Clinic Foundation * Dawn Pevey; System VP of Services Lines; Ochsner Health System * William W Pinsky, MD; EVP/Chief Academic Officer; Ochsner Clinic Foundation * Dawn Puente, MD; Reg Med Dir, NO Comm Hosp; Ochsner Clinic Foundation * Timothy L Riddell MD; Associate Medical Director, Family Practice; Ochsner Clinic Foundation * Dana Smetherman, MD; Vice Chairman, Department of Radiology; Ochsner Clinic Foundation * David E Taylor, MD; Chairman, Department of Pulmonary Diseases; Ochsner Clinic Foundation * Cristina R Wheat; Former Chief Counsel; Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION EXPLANATION - OFFICERS	COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK DEVOTED TO POSITION Compensation for Warner Thomas, Michael Hulefeld, Scott Posecai, Peter November, and Bobby Brannon includes all compensation related to the integrated Ochsner Health System, which includes Ochsner Health System (OHS, EIN 20-5296918), Ochsner Clinic Foundation (OCF, EIN 72-0502505) and Ochsner Community Hospitals (OCH, EIN 20-5297040), all related 501(c)(3) organizations. Other members of the integrated health system are charged a portion of these amounts. The amount of time shown for Mr. Thomas, Mr. Hulefeld, Mr. November, and Mr. Posecai as "average hours per week devoted to position" on this form consists primarily of their role as an Officer of the integrated health system. Additional time spent on boards, committees and through fulfilling other responsibilities as an Officer of the other Ochsner organizations is shown as a nominal amount, but in reality the time is more evenly distributed across all entities. Average hours worked for Mr. Brannon is shown as a nominal amount, with the majority of his time displayed on the Ochsner Clinic Foundation return, but in reality his time is more evenly distributed amongst all entities in fulfilling his duties.
Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION EXPLANATION - DIRECTORS	COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK DEVOTED TO POSITION Those directors listed as "Board Member/Senior Physician" are compensated entirely due to their role as an employee of a member of the integrated health system. The amount of time shown for those Directors listed as "Board Member/Senior Physician" as "average hours per week devoted to position" on the Form 990 for Ochsner Clinic Foundation (EIN 72-0502505) consists primarily of their role as an employee of Ochsner Clinic Foundation. Additional time spent on boards, committees and through fulfilling other responsibilities as a member of one or more Boards of the varied Ochsner organizations is shown as a nominal amount for Ochsner Health System and/or Ochsner Community Hospitals. As a Senior Physician Director of an integrated health system, these individuals devote their time to board activities of all 501(c)(3) members of the system to varying degrees including Ochsner Health System, Ochsner Clinic Foundation and Ochsner Community Hospitals. The amount of time shown for those Directors listed as "Community Directors" for "average hours per week devoted to position" on the Form 990 for Ochsner Clinic Foundation (EIN 72-0502505) includes time spent on boards, on committees and through fulfilling other responsibilities as a member of the Board of varied Ochsner organizations. Additional time spent on boards, committees and through fulfilling other responsibilities as a member of one or more Boards of the varied Ochsner organizations is shown as a nominal amount for Ochsner Health System and/or Ochsner Community Hospitals. As a Community Director of an integrated health system, each Community Director devotes time to all 501(c)(3) members of the system to varying degrees including Ochsner Health System, Ochsner Clinic Foundation and Ochsner Community Hospitals.
Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION EXPLANATION - KEY EMPLOYEES	KEY EMPLOYEES COMPENSATED BY RELATED ORGANIZATIONS AND AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK DEVOTED TO POSITION Dr. David Carmouche, Dr. Richard Guthrie, Dr. William Pinsky, and Dr. William McDade were employed and compensated by Ochsner Clinic Foundation (EIN 72-0502505), 501(c)(3), a related organization. Their time is split between the related organization and Ochsner Health System, but in all other respects they meet the requirements of a Key Employee of Ochsner Health System.
Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION EXPLANATION - COMMUNITY DIRECTORS	COMPENSATION OF COMMUNITY DIRECTORS COMMUNITY DIRECTORS ARE VOLUNTEERS AND ARE NOT PAID A STIPEND OR OTHER COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICE TO OCHSNER AS BOARD MEMBERS. THE COMPENSATION OF COMMUNITY DIRECTORS THAT IS REPORTED FOR THE YEAR 2016 CONSISTS OF OCHSNER'S PAYMENTS (EITHER DIRECTLY OR AS REIMBURSEMENT) OF EXPENSES INCURRED FOR MEETING OR TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR THE BOARD.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c Audit Committee	The process regarding the committee responsible for the audit, review, or compilation of the organization's financial statements and selection of an independent accountant has not changed from the prior year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Ochsner Health Foundation	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1512 Jefferson Highway	AddressLine1Txt
City	New Orleans	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	70121	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	452211764	EIN
Primary Activities	Philanthropic Support	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	LA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income	$0	TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets	$0	EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Ochsner Health System	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (7 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
1514 Jefferson Highway	New Orleans	LA	70121	720502505	Patient Care	LA	501(c)(3)	3	Ochsner Health System	Yes (true)
Ochsner Community Hospitals
1514 Jefferson Highway	New Orleans	LA	70121	205297040	Patient Care	LA	501(c)(3)	3	Ochsner Health System	Yes (true)
Ochsner System Protection Company
1514 Jefferson Highway	New Orleans	LA	70121	271170999	Captive Insurance	LA	501(c)(3)	Type I	Ochsner Clinic Foundation	Yes (true)
Brent House Corporation
1512 Jefferson Highway	New Orleans	LA	70121	720872457	Rents hotel rooms to patients/guests of Ochsner facilities.	LA	501(c)(3)	Type I	Ochsner Clinic Foundation	Yes (true)
OMCNS Medical Facilities Inc
1514 Jefferson Highway	New Orleans	LA	70121	472642764	Real Estate Title Holding Company	LA	501(c)(2)		Ochsner Clinic Foundation	Yes (true)
EBR Medical Facilities Inc
1514 Jefferson Highway	New Orleans	LA	70121	471267935	Real Estate Title Holding Company	DE	501(c)(2)		Ochsner Clinic Foundation	Yes (true)
OCF Medical Facilities Inc
1514 Jefferson Highway	New Orleans	LA	70121	464381058	Real Estate Title Holding Company	DE	501(c)(2)		Ochsner Clinic Foundation	Yes (true)

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Ochsner Health Partners LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2941 Lake Vista Drive	AddressLine1Txt
City	Lewisville	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	75067	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	811116852	EIN
Primary Activities	Healthcare	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Predominant Income Type	N/A	PredominantIncomeTypeTxt

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt	Share Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmt	Share Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmt	OwnershipOwnershipPct	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Satyr Clinical Services Inc
1514 Jefferson Hwy	New Orleans	LA	70121	464147298	Medical Services-Indigent Care	LA	Ochsner Clinic Foundation	C Corporation	$6,574,544	$418,680	1	Yes (true)
Community Medical Group-St Charles Inc
320 Somerulos St	Baton Rouge	LA	708026129	463447107	Clinical Services	LA	Satyr Clinical Services Inc	C Corporation	$210,995	$0	1	Yes (true)
Deuteron Realty
1514 Jefferson Highway	New Orleans	LA	70121	721079347	Nominee Real Estate Corporation	LA	Ochsner Clinic Foundation	C Corporation	$0	$1,000	1	Yes (true)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	Yes (true)	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	Yes (true)	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	Yes (true)	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	false	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (7 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Brent House Corporation
K	$882,582	Intercompany Billings - Mkt Value
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
K	$1,294,006	Intercompany Billings - Mkt Value
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
M	$718,825	Intercompany Billings - Mkt Value
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
P	$109,865	Intercompany Billings - Mkt Value
Brent House Corporation
Q	$466,046	Intercompany Billings - Mkt Value
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Q	$177,586,359	Intercompany Billings - Mkt Value
Ochsner Community Hospitals
Q	$10,777,233	Intercompany Billings - Mkt Value

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule R, Part IV Related Organizations Taxable as a Corporation	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Satyr Clinical Services, Inc., a Louisiana non-profit corporation, has, as its sole member, Ochsner Clinic Foundation. Community Medical Group-St. Charles, Inc., a Louisiana non-profit corporation, is a non-member, non-stock corporation that is controlled by Satyr Clinical Services. Satyr Clinical Services and Community Medical Group-St. Charles, Inc., in conjunction with several other non-profit entities owned by other hospitals in the region, contract with providers to deliver physician and other healthcare services to low income and needy residents. Deuteron Realty, Inc. is an inactive nominee corporation.	ExplanationTxt