Centers of Excellence
Tulane University Hospital & Clinic has developed several Centers of Excellence, each providing cutting-edge research and clinical delivery of services. Some of these centers have a reputation as the best in New Orleans, others as the best in the South, and for others, patients come to us from around the world.
DePaul-Tulane Behavioral Health Center
DePaul/Tulane Behavioral Health Center was founded in 1861 and merged to become part of Tulane University Hospital & Clinic in 1997.
The DePaul campus of Tulane offers a complete spectrum of adolescent and adult focused treatment programs. Occupying a 13-acre campus in Uptown New Orleans, this teaching facility offers programs for both adolescents and adults. Treatment programs include inpatient:
- acute and residential programs for adolescents,
- adult psychiatric crisis stabilization and mood disorder units, and
- adult addictions including medical detoxification and rehab (alcohol, drugs, gambling).
Treatment programs also include day programs, including STEP and PREP
- STEP - Skills Training and Education Program (for mood disorders)
- PREP - Psychosocial Rehabilitation Education Program (for the chronically mentally ill)
Intensive Outpatient Programs are also available for substance abuse and mood disorders.
Outpatient treatment is available in the clinic.
Inquiries for admissions are accepted 24 hours a day by calling
800/548-4183.
Tulane Cancer Center
The Tulane Cancer Center opened the doors of its new facility in September of 1997. Providing a multidisciplinary approach that coordinates the entire range of cancer care disciplines into one convenient location, this Center of Excellence eliminates the need for patients to travel from one specialist to another. Services include a state-of-the-art radiation therapy unit, as well as a minor surgery suite, an infusion suite, a laboratory, a pharmacy, a patient resource library, and counseling services. The Tulane Cancer Center's Clinical Research Office offers close to 200 research protocols. Our team of expert physicians, scientists, nurses, educators, and other professionals share the goal of improving the health of our patients, and ultimately the prevention and cure of cancer.
Tulane Center for Abdominal Transplant
The Tulane Center for Abdominal Transplant is dedicated to providing quality care to patients with end-stage organ failure who may seek transplantation as a treatment option. By aggressively embracing new treatments and technologies, and by providing a full spectrum of services in a holistic setting, this Center of Excellence offers a comprehensive team approach to disease management for both adults and children. This team approach works effectively across scientific and clinical disciplines to produce optimum treatment outcomes that surpass those of many of the leading transplant programs in the nation.
Tulane Hospital for Children
Tulane Hospital for Children, a "hospital within a hospital," was developed in 1993 as a distinct entity on the Tulane University Hospital & Clinic campus. This Center of Excellence provides a specialized environment and offers services created for the unique needs of neonatal and pediatric patients. Patients also benefit from the resources of the medical and academic arms of the larger hospital. Services include medical-surgical beds, a PICU, two NICUs, and a newborn nursery.
Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine
The Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine opened as one the premiere sports medicine facilities in the United States in the summer of 1998. Housed on the Tulane University uptown campus, this Center of Excellence offers a clinical orthopaedic surgery practice, advanced and general radiology, sports physical therapy, athletic training, aquatic therapy, human performance, and biomechanics laboratory. Also offered are injury prevention, acute care, follow-up treatment, rehabilitation, and re-integration into physical activity--all services that help athletes reach their maximum potential.
Tulane Inpatient Rehabilitation Center
Tulane University Hospital & Clinic's Inpatient Rehabilitation Center goal is to provide quality therapeutic services designed to help you reach your highest level of independence.
We have created a rehabilitation setting offering choices based on personal preference and self-determination. Our philosophy is to treat each and every person with respect and dignity. To help you reach your goals, a challenging physical environment has been designed, and a variety of social interactions are planned throughout your stay which will help you improve your functional mobility as well as encourage your transition back to your home and community.
Part of our CARF accreditation requirement includes making our stakeholders aware of our outcomes and other various aspects of our program.
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Tulane-Xavier National Women's Center
The Tulane-Xavier National Center of Excellence in Women's Health provides services and health education for women in all stages of their lives. Created through a national initiative by the Department of Health and Human Services, this Center of Excellence joins 14 other such centers across the country. The Center's goals are to further develop medical services for women's physical and mental health, research based on gender differences, professional and community education, community action and outreach for women and their families, and the advancement of women in medicine and science.
Tulane Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery
