Compare hospitals
2 hospitals, measured against each other and the national benchmark.
Selected hospitals
- Type
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Ownership
- Voluntary non-profit - Private
- Beds
- 407
- Emergency services
- Yes
- Type
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Ownership
- Voluntary non-profit - Private
- Beds
- 230
- Emergency services
- Yes
Latest measures
The most recent value CMS reported for each measure. “Best” marks the strongest of the selected hospitals; badges compare each hospital with the national benchmark. Small differences may not be meaningful.
Showing 24 of 24 measures
The small strip places each hospital (colored dot) relative to the national value (gray line). For measures with a better direction, further right is better.
| Measure | Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA | Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles, LA | NationalU.S. benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | |||
| Overall star rating2026 release | 3 stars | 3 stars | No benchmark |
| Patient experience | |||
| Patient survey star rating2026 release | 3 starsWorse than national | 3 starsWorse than national | 3.3 stars |
| Patients' overall rating2026 release | 86/100Worse than national | 87/100Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national | 87.9/100 |
| Patients would recommend2026 release | 87/100Best of the selected hospitalsSame as national | 85/100Worse than national | 87/100 |
| Outcomes | |||
| Heart attack death rate2026 release | 11.9%Best of the selected hospitalsSame as national | 12.1%Worse than national | 11.9% |
| Heart failure death rate2026 release | 10.4%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 12.4%Worse than national | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia death rate2026 release | 14.4%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 15.3%Worse than national | 15.2% |
| COPD death rate2026 release | 8.8%Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national | 10.2%Worse than national | 8.6% |
| CABG surgery death rate2026 release | 2.8%Worse than national | 2.7%Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national | 2.4% |
| Stroke death rate2026 release | 13.8%Worse than national | 13.8%Worse than national | 11.9% |
| Hospital-wide readmission rate2025 release | 15.2%Worse than national | 15.1%Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national | 15% |
| Safety | |||
| Serious complications2026 release | 1.41Worse than national | 0.89Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.00 |
| Central line bloodstream infections2026 release | 0.25Better than national | 0.00Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.00 |
| Catheter-associated urinary tract infections2026 release | 0.20Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 0.39Better than national | 1.00 |
| Surgical site infections (colon)2026 release | 0.71Better than national | 0.00Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.00 |
| Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)2026 release | Not reported | Not reported | 1.00 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections2026 release | 0.83Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.95Worse than national | 1.00 |
| C. diff infections2026 release | 0.46Better than national | 0.08Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.00 |
| Timely care | |||
| Time in emergency department2026 release | 210 minWorse than national | 142 minBest of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 162 min |
| Left ED without being seen2026 release | 2%Same as national | 1%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 2% |
| Effective care | |||
| Appropriate sepsis care2026 release | 47%Worse than national | 74%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 65% |
| Health care workers vaccinated for flu2026 release | 96%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 83%Better than national | 78% |
| Cost | |||
| Medicare spending per patient2026 release | 1.02Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national | 1.05Worse than national | 1.00 |
| Capacity | |||
| Total beds2026 release | 407 | 230 | No benchmark |
Overall
Overall star rating
2026 release- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
- 3 stars
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
- 3 stars
- National
- No benchmark
Patient experience
Patient survey star rating
2026 release- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
- 3 starsWorse than national
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
- 3 starsWorse than national
- National
- 3.3 stars
Patients' overall rating
2026 release- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
- 86/100Worse than national
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
- 87/100Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national
- National
- 87.9/100
Patients would recommend
2026 release- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
- 87/100Best of the selected hospitalsSame as national
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
- 85/100Worse than national
- National
- 87/100
Outcomes
Heart attack death rate
2026 release- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
- 11.9%Best of the selected hospitalsSame as national
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
- 12.1%Worse than national
- National
- 11.9%
Heart failure death rate
2026 release- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
- 10.4%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
- 12.4%Worse than national
- National
- 11.1%
Pneumonia death rate
2026 release- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
- 14.4%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
- 15.3%Worse than national
- National
- 15.2%
COPD death rate
2026 release- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
- 8.8%Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
- 10.2%Worse than national
- National
- 8.6%
CABG surgery death rate
2026 release- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
- 2.8%Worse than national
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
- 2.7%Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national
- National
- 2.4%
Stroke death rate
2026 release- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
- 13.8%Worse than national
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
- 13.8%Worse than national
- National
- 11.9%
Hospital-wide readmission rate
2025 release- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
- 15.2%Worse than national
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
- 15.1%Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national
- National
- 15%
Safety
Serious complications
2026 release- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
- 1.41Worse than national
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
- 0.89Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 1.00
Central line bloodstream infections
2026 release- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
- 0.25Better than national
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
- 0.00Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 1.00
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
2026 release- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
- 0.20Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
- 0.39Better than national
- National
- 1.00
Surgical site infections (colon)
2026 release- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
- 0.71Better than national
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
- 0.00Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 1.00
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
2026 release- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
- Not reported
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
MRSA bloodstream infections
2026 release- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
- 0.83Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
- 1.95Worse than national
- National
- 1.00
C. diff infections
2026 release- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
- 0.46Better than national
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
- 0.08Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 1.00
Timely care
Time in emergency department
2026 release- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
- 210 minWorse than national
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
- 142 minBest of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 162 min
Left ED without being seen
2026 release- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
- 2%Same as national
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
- 1%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 2%
Effective care
Appropriate sepsis care
2026 release- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
- 47%Worse than national
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
- 74%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 65%
Health care workers vaccinated for flu
2026 release- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
- 96%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
- 83%Better than national
- National
- 78%
Cost
Medicare spending per patient
2026 release- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
- 1.02Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
- 1.05Worse than national
- National
- 1.00
Capacity
Total beds
2026 release- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
- 407
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
- 230
- National
- No benchmark
Source: CMS Care Compare annual releases. Not reported means CMS suppressed or didn’t publish a value (for example, too few cases).
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