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3 hospitals, measured against each other and the national benchmark.

Selected hospitals

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.

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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.

Latest CMS values for Slidell Memorial Hospital, Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital, Sterling Surgical Hospital and the national benchmark, grouped by category. The best of the selected hospitals is marked “Best”.
MeasureSlidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LAOur Lady Of The Lake Surgical HospitalSlidell, LANot ratedSterling Surgical HospitalSlidell, LANot ratedNationalU.S. benchmark
Overall
Overall star rating2026 release2 starsNot reportedNot reportedNo benchmark
Patient experience
Patient survey star rating2026 release3 starsWorse than national4 starsBest of the selected hospitalsBetter than nationalNot reported3.3 stars
Patients' overall rating2026 release86/100Worse than national95/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than nationalNot reported87.9/100
Patients would recommend2026 release85/100Worse than national95/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than nationalNot reported87/100
Outcomes
Heart attack death rate2026 release11.3%Better than nationalNot reportedNot reported11.9%
Heart failure death rate2026 release10.3%Better than nationalNot reportedNot reported11.1%
Pneumonia death rate2026 release15.5%Worse than nationalNot reportedNot reported15.2%
COPD death rate2026 release7.5%Better than nationalNot reportedNot reported8.6%
CABG surgery death rate2026 release4.4%Worse than nationalNot reportedNot reported2.4%
Stroke death rate2026 release11.7%Better than nationalNot reportedNot reported11.9%
Hospital-wide readmission rate2025 release16%Worse than national14.4%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national15.3%Worse than national15%
Safety
Serious complications2026 release1.33Worse than national0.92Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national0.95Better than national1.00
Central line bloodstream infections2026 release0.85Better than nationalNot reportedNot reported1.00
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections2026 release0.93Better than nationalNot reportedNot reported1.00
Surgical site infections (colon)2026 release0.69Better than nationalNot reportedNot reported1.00
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)2026 releaseNot reportedNot reportedNot reported1.00
MRSA bloodstream infections2026 release1.64Worse than nationalNot reportedNot reported1.00
C. diff infections2026 release0.07Better than nationalNot reportedNot reported1.00
Timely care
Time in emergency department2026 release203 minWorse than nationalNot reportedNot reported162 min
Left ED without being seen2026 release1%Better than nationalNot reportedNot reported2%
Effective care
Appropriate sepsis care2026 release63%Worse than nationalNot reportedNot reported65%
Health care workers vaccinated for flu2026 release82%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national27%Worse than national29%Worse than national78%
Cost
Medicare spending per patient2026 release0.98Better than national0.90Better than national0.90Better than national1.00
Capacity
Total beds2026 release3133712No benchmark

Overall

  • Overall star rating

    2026 release
    Slidell Memorial Hospital
    2 stars
    Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    Sterling Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    National
    No benchmark

Patient experience

  • Patient survey star rating

    2026 release
    Slidell Memorial Hospital
    3 starsWorse than national
    Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital
    4 starsBest of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
    Sterling Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    National
    3.3 stars
  • Patients' overall rating

    2026 release
    Slidell Memorial Hospital
    86/100Worse than national
    Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital
    95/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
    Sterling Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    National
    87.9/100
  • Patients would recommend

    2026 release
    Slidell Memorial Hospital
    85/100Worse than national
    Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital
    95/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
    Sterling Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    National
    87/100

Outcomes

  • Heart attack death rate

    2026 release
    Slidell Memorial Hospital
    11.3%Better than national
    Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    Sterling Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    National
    11.9%
  • Heart failure death rate

    2026 release
    Slidell Memorial Hospital
    10.3%Better than national
    Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    Sterling Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    National
    11.1%
  • Pneumonia death rate

    2026 release
    Slidell Memorial Hospital
    15.5%Worse than national
    Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    Sterling Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    National
    15.2%
  • COPD death rate

    2026 release
    Slidell Memorial Hospital
    7.5%Better than national
    Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    Sterling Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    National
    8.6%
  • CABG surgery death rate

    2026 release
    Slidell Memorial Hospital
    4.4%Worse than national
    Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    Sterling Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    National
    2.4%
  • Stroke death rate

    2026 release
    Slidell Memorial Hospital
    11.7%Better than national
    Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    Sterling Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    National
    11.9%
  • Hospital-wide readmission rate

    2025 release
    Slidell Memorial Hospital
    16%Worse than national
    Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital
    14.4%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
    Sterling Surgical Hospital
    15.3%Worse than national
    National
    15%

Safety

  • Serious complications

    2026 release
    Slidell Memorial Hospital
    1.33Worse than national
    Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital
    0.92Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
    Sterling Surgical Hospital
    0.95Better than national
    National
    1.00
  • Central line bloodstream infections

    2026 release
    Slidell Memorial Hospital
    0.85Better than national
    Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    Sterling Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    National
    1.00
  • Catheter-associated urinary tract infections

    2026 release
    Slidell Memorial Hospital
    0.93Better than national
    Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    Sterling Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    National
    1.00
  • Surgical site infections (colon)

    2026 release
    Slidell Memorial Hospital
    0.69Better than national
    Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    Sterling Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    National
    1.00
  • Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)

    2026 release
    Slidell Memorial Hospital
    Not reported
    Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    Sterling Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    National
    1.00
  • MRSA bloodstream infections

    2026 release
    Slidell Memorial Hospital
    1.64Worse than national
    Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    Sterling Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    National
    1.00
  • C. diff infections

    2026 release
    Slidell Memorial Hospital
    0.07Better than national
    Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    Sterling Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    National
    1.00

Timely care

  • Time in emergency department

    2026 release
    Slidell Memorial Hospital
    203 minWorse than national
    Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    Sterling Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    National
    162 min
  • Left ED without being seen

    2026 release
    Slidell Memorial Hospital
    1%Better than national
    Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    Sterling Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    National
    2%

Effective care

  • Appropriate sepsis care

    2026 release
    Slidell Memorial Hospital
    63%Worse than national
    Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    Sterling Surgical Hospital
    Not reported
    National
    65%
  • Health care workers vaccinated for flu

    2026 release
    Slidell Memorial Hospital
    82%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
    Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital
    27%Worse than national
    Sterling Surgical Hospital
    29%Worse than national
    National
    78%

Cost

  • Medicare spending per patient

    2026 release
    Slidell Memorial Hospital
    0.98Better than national
    Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital
    0.90Better than national
    Sterling Surgical Hospital
    0.90Better than national
    National
    1.00

Capacity

  • Total beds

    2026 release
    Slidell Memorial Hospital
    313
    Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital
    37
    Sterling Surgical Hospital
    12
    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).