Compare hospitals
2 hospitals, measured against each other and the national benchmark.
Selected hospitals
- Type
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Ownership
- Voluntary non-profit - Private
- Beds
- 184
- Emergency services
- Yes
- Type
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Ownership
- Voluntary non-profit - Private
- Beds
- 160
- 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 | Womans HospitalBaton Rouge, LA | Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA | NationalU.S. benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | |||
| Overall star rating2026 release | 4 stars | 4 stars | No benchmark |
| Patient experience | |||
| Patient survey star rating2026 release | 4 starsBest of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 3 starsWorse than national | 3.3 stars |
| Patients' overall rating2026 release | 92/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 87/100Worse than national | 87.9/100 |
| Patients would recommend2026 release | 93/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 86/100Worse than national | 87/100 |
| Outcomes | |||
| Heart attack death rate2026 release | Not reported | 12.5%Worse than national | 11.9% |
| Heart failure death rate2026 release | Not reported | 12.6%Worse than national | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia death rate2026 release | Not reported | 13.6%Better than national | 15.2% |
| COPD death rate2026 release | Not reported | 10.8%Worse than national | 8.6% |
| CABG surgery death rate2026 release | Not reported | Not reported | 2.4% |
| Stroke death rate2026 release | Not reported | 12.6%Worse than national | 11.9% |
| Hospital-wide readmission rate2025 release | 14.8%Better than national | 14.6%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 15% |
| Safety | |||
| Serious complications2026 release | 0.95Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 0.97Better than national | 1.00 |
| Central line bloodstream infections2026 release | 1.32Worse than national | 0.52Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.00 |
| Catheter-associated urinary tract infections2026 release | 0.80Better than national | 0.34Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.00 |
| Surgical site infections (colon)2026 release | Not reported | 0.62Better than national | 1.00 |
| Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)2026 release | 2.42Worse than national | Not reported | 1.00 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections2026 release | 1.57Worse than national | 0.50Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.00 |
| C. diff infections2026 release | 0.05Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 0.07Better than national | 1.00 |
| Timely care | |||
| Time in emergency department2026 release | 147 minBest of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 197 minWorse than national | 162 min |
| Left ED without being seen2026 release | 0%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 2%Same as national | 2% |
| Effective care | |||
| Appropriate sepsis care2026 release | 79%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 58%Worse than national | 65% |
| Health care workers vaccinated for flu2026 release | 70%Worse than national | 84%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 78% |
| Cost | |||
| Medicare spending per patient2026 release | 1.06Worse than national | 0.99Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.00 |
| Capacity | |||
| Total beds2026 release | 184 | 160 | No benchmark |
Overall
Overall star rating
2026 release- Womans Hospital
- 4 stars
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- 4 stars
- National
- No benchmark
Patient experience
Patient survey star rating
2026 release- Womans Hospital
- 4 starsBest of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- 3 starsWorse than national
- National
- 3.3 stars
Patients' overall rating
2026 release- Womans Hospital
- 92/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- 87/100Worse than national
- National
- 87.9/100
Patients would recommend
2026 release- Womans Hospital
- 93/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- 86/100Worse than national
- National
- 87/100
Outcomes
Heart attack death rate
2026 release- Womans Hospital
- Not reported
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- 12.5%Worse than national
- National
- 11.9%
Heart failure death rate
2026 release- Womans Hospital
- Not reported
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- 12.6%Worse than national
- National
- 11.1%
Pneumonia death rate
2026 release- Womans Hospital
- Not reported
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- 13.6%Better than national
- National
- 15.2%
COPD death rate
2026 release- Womans Hospital
- Not reported
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- 10.8%Worse than national
- National
- 8.6%
CABG surgery death rate
2026 release- Womans Hospital
- Not reported
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- Not reported
- National
- 2.4%
Stroke death rate
2026 release- Womans Hospital
- Not reported
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- 12.6%Worse than national
- National
- 11.9%
Hospital-wide readmission rate
2025 release- Womans Hospital
- 14.8%Better than national
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- 14.6%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 15%
Safety
Serious complications
2026 release- Womans Hospital
- 0.95Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- 0.97Better than national
- National
- 1.00
Central line bloodstream infections
2026 release- Womans Hospital
- 1.32Worse than national
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- 0.52Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 1.00
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
2026 release- Womans Hospital
- 0.80Better than national
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- 0.34Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 1.00
Surgical site infections (colon)
2026 release- Womans Hospital
- Not reported
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- 0.62Better than national
- National
- 1.00
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
2026 release- Womans Hospital
- 2.42Worse than national
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
MRSA bloodstream infections
2026 release- Womans Hospital
- 1.57Worse than national
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- 0.50Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 1.00
C. diff infections
2026 release- Womans Hospital
- 0.05Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- 0.07Better than national
- National
- 1.00
Timely care
Time in emergency department
2026 release- Womans Hospital
- 147 minBest of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- 197 minWorse than national
- National
- 162 min
Left ED without being seen
2026 release- Womans Hospital
- 0%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- 2%Same as national
- National
- 2%
Effective care
Appropriate sepsis care
2026 release- Womans Hospital
- 79%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- 58%Worse than national
- National
- 65%
Health care workers vaccinated for flu
2026 release- Womans Hospital
- 70%Worse than national
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- 84%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 78%
Cost
Medicare spending per patient
2026 release- Womans Hospital
- 1.06Worse than national
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- 0.99Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 1.00
Capacity
Total beds
2026 release- Womans Hospital
- 184
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- 160
- 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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