Leaders from Ochsner Health and LSU Health Shreveport are pleased to announce Corwin Harper as chief executive officer of Ochsner LSU Health.
Harper joined Ochsner in 2021 as CEO for the Northshore and Mississippi Gulf Coast region and then transitioned to Chief Growth Officer. Prior to joining Ochsner, Corwin spent 25 years with Kaiser Permanente in multiple executive roles leading physician practice management, health plan management, hospital operations and diversity, equity and inclusion teams. Additionally, he served for more than eight years as a U.S. Army Officer in the Medical Service Corps in the capacity of a Healthcare Administrator in multiple assignments, including Academic Medicine. He holds an undergraduate degree from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and a Master of Healthcare Administration from Baylor University.
“The accomplishments we’ve seen in North Louisiana through the Ochsner LSU Health partnership are remarkable, and a real tribute to the leaders of Ochsner LSU Health and the strength of our partnership and collaboration with LSU Health Shreveport. We have continued to increase access to care for the communities we serve and created more economic and academic opportunity in the region,” said Pete November, CEO, Ochsner Health. “Corwin consistently demonstrates great enthusiasm and leadership, and we are excited for him to step into this role and continue to drive success for this partnership that transforms healthcare in our North Louisiana communities.”
“Having just celebrated the transformative change brought to North Louisiana healthcare by Ochsner LSU Health on its fifth anniversary under the energetic and thoughtful leadership of Chuck Daigle, we are now well positioned to build on this progress. Corwin Harper brings a wealth of experience to Ochsner LSU Health across a wide range of healthcare environments in which he has been successful in enhancing patient care quality, employee engagement, value based care, strategic growth, and financial success. I am excited about partnering with him as we build a functionally integrated academic health center that serves patients in the North Louisiana region and beyond while also becoming a national leader in biomedical research and the training of the next generation of health professionals,” said David Guzick, MD, PhD, Chancellor of LSU Health Shreveport.