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Best hospitals in Lake Charles, Louisiana

CMS lists 5 active hospitals in Lake Charles, Louisiana: 3 acute care hospitals and 2 psychiatric hospitals. 3 offer emergency services. The highest CMS overall rating here is 3 stars, held by Lake Charles Memorial Hospital and Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital.

Compare the top 2
Hospitals
5
With a CMS star rating
2
Rated 5 stars
0
Emergency services
3
Beds
791

Best hospitals in Lake Charles, Louisiana, by measure

The best result among Lake Charles, Louisiana hospitals that report each measure, from the latest CMS data. Small differences between hospitals are often not statistically meaningful.

MeasureBest in Lake CharlesResultNational
Patient survey star ratingHigher is better · 3 hospitals reporting · Statewide rankingChristus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital43.3
Heart attack death rateLower is better · 2 hospitals reporting · Statewide rankingLake Charles Memorial Hospital11.9%11.9%
Heart failure death rateLower is better · 2 hospitals reporting · Statewide rankingLake Charles Memorial Hospital10.4%11.1%
Hospital-wide readmission rateLower is better · 3 hospitals reporting · Statewide rankingChristus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital14.6%15.0%
Serious complicationsLower is better · 3 hospitals reporting · Statewide rankingChristus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital0.891.00
Central line bloodstream infectionsLower is better · 2 hospitals reporting · Statewide rankingChristus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital0.001.00
Time in emergency departmentLower is better · 3 hospitals reporting · Statewide rankingChristus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital130 min162 min

All hospitals in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Sorted by CMS overall star rating, then size. CMS data as of Sep 30, 2026.

HospitalCMS overall ratingPatient survey ratingEmergency servicesBeds
Lake Charles Memorial HospitalAcute care hospitalYes407Compare
Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalAcute care hospitalYes230Compare
Christus Ochsner Lake Area HospitalAcute care hospitalNot ratedYes88Compare
Stonebridge Behavioral HospitalPsychiatric hospitalNot ratedNot ratedNo46Compare
Oceans Behavioral Hospital Of Lake CharlesPsychiatric hospitalNot ratedNot ratedNo20Compare