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Hospitals in Louisiana with the lowest hospital-acquired condition score

76 Louisiana hospitals ranked by hospital-acquired condition score in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: St Bernard Parish Hospital, The General, Specialists Hospital Shreveport. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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76 hospitals ranked in Louisiana by hospital-acquired condition score; 85 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalHospital-acquired condition scorelower 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 betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average0.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1St Bernard Parish HospitalChalmette, LA · Acute care−1.4644—11.0%15.0%—180 min0.8140Compare
2The GeneralBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care−1.29————15.0%—180 min1.01230Compare
3Specialists Hospital ShreveportShreveport, LA · Acute care−1.22—4——14.6%0.85—1.0215Compare
4Christus Ochsner Lake Area HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care−1.13—4——14.6%0.96130 min0.9688Compare
5The Spine Hospital Of LouisianaBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care−0.97—4——16.4%0.85—0.9923Compare
6Oakdale Community HospitalOakdale, LA · Acute care−0.903——11.6%14.4%0.94117 min1.0449Compare
7Franklin Medical CenterWinnsboro, LA · Acute care−0.77————15.3%0.98145 min1.1837Compare
8Savoy Medical CenterMamou, LA · Acute care−0.774———15.1%0.98108 min1.2560Compare
9Ochsner Medical Center-KennerKenner, LA · Acute care−0.754310.8%10.4%15.3%0.90147 min0.94110Compare
10St Charles Parish HospitalLuling, LA · Acute care−0.73—5——15.2%0.99114 min0.8249Compare
11Byrd Regional HospitalLeesville, LA · Acute care−0.7323—13.3%17.4%0.93121 min1.2649Compare
12AvalaCovington, LA · Acute care−0.58—5——14.0%0.91—0.9621Compare
13Lane Regional Medical CenterZachary, LA · Acute care−0.553411.6%14.2%15.3%0.98184 min1.10166Compare
14Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical CentShreveport, LA · Acute care−0.4624———0.99——93Compare
15Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care−0.45—4——14.4%0.92—0.9037Compare
16Park Place Surgical HospitalLafayette, LA · Acute care−0.42————14.6%0.99—0.8810Compare
17New Orleans East HospitalNew Orleans, LA · Acute care−0.40————14.9%0.98140 min1.0550Compare
18Christus Central Louisiana Surgical HospitalAlexandria, LA · Acute care−0.39————14.8%0.93—1.1324Compare
19Beauregard Memorial HospitalDeridder, LA · Acute care−0.383411.5%11.6%14.3%0.96180 min1.2347Compare
20St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington, LA · Acute care−0.384413.5%11.5%15.8%0.74161 min1.01281Compare
21Cypress Pointe Surgical HospitalHammond, LA · Acute care−0.37—4——14.5%0.94—0.9630Compare
22Lafayette Surgical Specialty HospitalLafayette, LA · Acute care−0.36————14.6%0.93—1.0220Compare
23West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · Acute care−0.353312.5%16.2%15.0%0.95147 min1.10318Compare
24Mercy Regional Medical CenterVille Platte, LA · Acute care−0.353——12.8%15.3%0.95144 min1.1849Compare
25Terrebonne General Medical Center - ParishHouma, LA · Acute care−0.334411.1%13.6%15.8%0.69133 min1.04321Compare
26Ochsner American Legion HospitalJennings, LA · Acute care−0.2924—13.4%15.3%1.06104 min1.0949Compare
27Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care−0.293312.6%12.0%15.5%0.92210 min0.98384Compare
28Sterling Surgical HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care−0.27————15.3%0.95—0.9012Compare
29Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care−0.254312.5%12.6%14.6%0.97197 min0.99160Compare
30St Charles Surgical HospitalNew Orleans, LA · Acute care−0.24————14.9%0.95—1.0239Compare
31Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport, LA · Acute care−0.143311.5%13.0%15.8%1.00165 min1.06242Compare
32Surgical Specialty Center Of Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care−0.07————14.5%0.98—0.8816Compare
33Natchitoches Regional Medical CenterNatchitoches, LA · Acute care−0.0544—10.4%15.4%1.03158 min1.1196Compare
34Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care0.003312.1%12.4%15.1%0.89142 min1.05230Compare
35Iberia Medical CenterNew Iberia, LA · Acute care0.002412.5%11.4%14.6%1.21125 min0.99166Compare
36Sabine Medical CenterMany, LA · Acute care+0.03————15.4%0.99129 min1.0948Compare
37FMOL Health St FrancisMonroe, LA · Acute care+0.033412.1%11.9%14.6%0.99226 min1.08328Compare
38Northern Louisiana Medical CenterRuston, LA · Acute care+0.042212.9%13.1%14.7%1.03135 min1.3265Compare
39Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care+0.073313.5%12.4%15.5%0.85168 min1.02964Compare
40Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette, LA · Acute care+0.083412.4%11.4%15.0%0.83140 min1.04344Compare
41East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA · Acute care+0.112412.3%10.9%15.3%1.09157 min1.06665Compare
42Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · Acute care+0.144312.1%10.6%16.2%1.15174 min0.99959Compare
43Monroe Surgical HospitalMonroe, LA · Acute care+0.15————15.2%1.01—1.1810Compare
44Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas, LA · Acute care+0.152411.8%16.1%15.3%0.96122 min1.03171Compare
45Our Lady Of The Angels HospitalBogalusa, LA · Acute care+0.1544—10.5%15.6%0.96135 min1.2266Compare
46Ochsner LSU Health MonroeMonroe, LA · Acute care+0.1834—11.3%15.2%0.93152 min1.12247Compare
47Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans, LA · Acute care+0.223411.7%11.5%15.4%1.00147 min0.96341Compare
48Christus St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria, LA · Acute care+0.233311.9%9.9%16.4%1.04215 min1.06293Compare
49Acadia General HospitalCrowley, LA · Acute care+0.2334—11.5%15.4%0.87109 min1.0985Compare
50Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LA · Acute care+0.312211.8%10.1%16.1%1.08137 min1.07346Compare

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.

Hospital-acquired condition score
Total score in the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, from patient safety events and infections (weighted z-scores; 0 is about average, higher is worse). Medicare cuts payments 1% for the worst-scoring quarter of hospitals..
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).
Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
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).