Alton Ochsner, Edgar Hull, Abraham Louis Levin, and Rudolph Matas.

Notable patients have included jazz musician Muggsy Spanier, who composed his tune "Relaxin' at the Touro" while recovering from an operation there.

Touro was also the birthplace of writer Truman Capote (September 30, 1924), and opera stars Norman Treigle (March 6, 1927) and Shirley Verrett (May 31, 1931).

It was also notable for being the only full-service, adult hospital open in Orleans Parish in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

The building suffered minor damage during Katrina, but had many ceiling tiles ripped off and mold on furniture that was later replaced.