Mr. November leads Ochsner Health, Louisiana’s largest nonprofit academic health system and the state’s largest private employer. The system boasts 47 hospitals, over 370 health and urgent care centers, more than 40,000 team members, and 4,900 employed and affiliated physicians. The system cares for more than 1.6 million people, who hail from every state and 63 countries. Since his appointment in 2022, Mr. November guided system growth and partnerships across the Gulf South, expanding access to high-quality care and advancing the system’s mission to serve, heal, lead, educate and innovate. With over a decade of executive roles, most recently as executive vice president and CFO, he has driven nationally recognized innovations in telehealth, digital medicine and data-driven care. Among his achievements is the creation of the Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana, a groundbreaking partnership that is strengthening regional health services, workforce development and community investment. Ochsner Health is also partnering with Xavier University of Louisiana to create Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine, and building the Gayle and Tom Benson Ochsner Children’s Hospital, which is set to open its doors in early 2028. Ochsner Health is also expanding access to neurology and neurosurgery by building the Debra H. and Robert J. Patrick Neuroscience Institute, opening at the end of 2026. A respected voice in healthcare innovation and community leadership, Mr. November serves on the boards of the National World War II Museum, New Orleans Business Council and Committee of 100. He is also an adjunct professor at Loyola University College of Business.
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