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Hospitals in Louisiana with the lowest time in emergency department

89 Louisiana hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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89 hospitals ranked in Louisiana by time in emergency department; 72 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalTime in emergency departmentlower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average162 min3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.001.00
T49Jackson Parish HospitalJonesboro, LA · Critical access135 min————14.1%——25Compare
T52Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LA · Acute care137 min2211.8%10.1%16.1%1.081.07346Compare
T52Lasalle General HospitalJena, LA · Acute care137 min1———15.1%—1.1046Compare
T54Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette, LA · Acute care140 min3412.4%11.4%15.0%0.831.04344Compare
T54New Orleans East HospitalNew Orleans, LA · Acute care140 min————14.9%0.981.0550Compare
56Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care142 min3312.1%12.4%15.1%0.891.05230Compare
57Ochsner University Hospital And ClinicsLafayette, LA · Acute care143 min34—10.9%16.1%1.071.03116Compare
58Mercy Regional Medical CenterVille Platte, LA · Acute care144 min3——12.8%15.3%0.951.1849Compare
T59Franklin Medical CenterWinnsboro, LA · Acute care145 min————15.3%0.981.1837Compare
T59West Carroll Memorial HospitalOak Grove, LA · Critical access145 min————14.8%——25Compare
T61Ochsner Medical Center-KennerKenner, LA · Acute care147 min4310.8%10.4%15.3%0.900.94110Compare
T61Womans HospitalBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care147 min44——14.8%0.951.06184Compare
T61Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans, LA · Acute care147 min3411.7%11.5%15.4%1.000.96341Compare
T61West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · Acute care147 min3312.5%16.2%15.0%0.951.10318Compare
65Ochsner LSU Health MonroeMonroe, LA · Acute care152 min34—11.3%15.2%0.931.12247Compare
66East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA · Acute care157 min2412.3%10.9%15.3%1.091.06665Compare
T67Natchitoches Regional Medical CenterNatchitoches, LA · Acute care158 min44—10.4%15.4%1.031.1196Compare
T67Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe, LA · Acute care158 min2412.4%10.5%15.9%1.041.08227Compare
69North Oaks Medical CenterHammond, LA · Acute care159 min2314.0%13.4%16.8%1.101.15330Compare
70Richland Parish Hospital-DelhiDelhi, LA · Critical access160 min————15.3%——25Compare
71St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington, LA · Acute care161 min4413.5%11.5%15.8%0.741.01281Compare
72Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport, LA · Acute care165 min3311.5%13.0%15.8%1.001.06242Compare
73Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, LA · Acute care166 min3313.2%11.8%15.7%1.341.02526Compare
74Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care168 min3313.5%12.4%15.5%0.851.02964Compare
75Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThibodaux, LA · Acute care171 min3414.8%13.3%14.3%0.901.04194Compare
76Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · Acute care174 min4312.1%10.6%16.2%1.150.99959Compare
77Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · Acute care177 min3311.7%11.1%15.3%0.961.17926Compare
T78St Bernard Parish HospitalChalmette, LA · Acute care180 min44—11.0%15.0%—0.8140Compare
T78Beauregard Memorial HospitalDeridder, LA · Acute care180 min3411.5%11.6%14.3%0.961.2347Compare
T78The GeneralBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care180 min————15.0%—1.01230Compare
81Lane Regional Medical CenterZachary, LA · Acute care184 min3411.6%14.2%15.3%0.981.10166Compare
82Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care197 min4312.5%12.6%14.6%0.970.99160Compare
83Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care203 min2311.3%10.3%16.0%1.330.98313Compare
T84Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care210 min3312.6%12.0%15.5%0.920.98384Compare
T84Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care210 min3311.9%10.4%15.2%1.411.02407Compare
86Christus St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria, LA · Acute care215 min3311.9%9.9%16.4%1.041.06293Compare
87FMOL Health St FrancisMonroe, LA · Acute care226 min3412.1%11.9%14.6%0.991.08328Compare
88Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA · Acute care247 min23—12.3%15.8%1.111.16295Compare
89University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · Acute care327 min2312.8%12.5%15.5%1.301.02446Compare

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).