Ochsner's Anderson is CFO to know in 2024

Ochsner Bayou Region Chief Financial Officer Erika Anderson has been named to the 2024 list of “Rural Hospital CFOs to Know” compiled by Becker’s Hospital Review, one of the nation’s leading healthcare industry publications. 
 The CFOs highlighted on the list, which are chosen by Becker’s editorial team, are those who have proven “instrumental in ensuring the financial health of their organizations,” according to the publication. “These executives help bring cost effective, innovative, up-to-date and accessible healthcare to their communities.” 
Ochsner St. Mary is part of the hospital company’s Bayou Region.
 Anderson joined St. Anne Hospital in Raceland in 2010 as the accounting manager and was promoted to Bayou Region CFO in 2022. She is a member of the Bayou Region’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council and serves as a champion and mentor for Ochsner’s Women Empowering Women resource group.  
  Her community involvement includes serving as board finance chair for Girls on the Run Bayou Region, the local chapter of a national nonprofit that helps girls in third to eighth grade strengthen their social, emotional, physical and behavioral skills. Anderson is a member of Junior Auxiliary of Houma, a nonprofit that provides charitable services for the underserved community. 
 “This is a worthy honor for Erika. Her leadership and insight are respected in the Bayou Region and throughout the Ochsner organization,” says Fernis LeBlanc, Bayou Region CEO. “She has proven herself invaluable to our staff, but her service as a mentor and to her community is what truly distinguishes Erika.” 
Ochsner Health delivers care at its 46 hospitals and more than 370 health and urgent care centers. For 13 consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report has recognized Ochsner as the No. 1 hospital in Louisiana. Additionally, Ochsner Children’s has been recognized as the No. 1 hospital for kids in Louisiana for three consecutive
In 2023, Ochsner Health cared for more than 1.5 million people from every state in the nation and 65 countries. Ochsner’s workforce includes more than 38,000 dedicated team members and over 4,700 employed and affiliated physicians. To learn more about how Ochsner empowers people to get well and stay well, visit https://www.ochsner.org/.