Hospital rankings
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. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Hospital-acquired condition scorelower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 0.00 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 51 | North Oaks Medical Center | +0.38, 25th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 14.0%, 4th percentile | 13.4%, 12th percentile | 16.8%, 1st percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 159 min, 43rd percentile | 1.15, 4th percentile | 330 | Compare North Oaks Medical Center |
| 52 | Springhill Medical Center | +0.39, 25th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | — | — | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | 99 min, 91st percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 48 | Compare Springhill Medical Center |
| 53 | Claiborne Memorial Medical Center | +0.44, 23rd percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 16.6%, 2nd percentile | — | 84 min, 97th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 47 | Compare Claiborne Memorial Medical Center |
| 54 | Glenwood Regional Medical Center | +0.45, 22nd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 158 min, 43rd percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 227 | Compare Glenwood Regional Medical Center |
| 55 | Richardson Medical Center | +0.46, 21st percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 65 min, 100th percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | 38 | Compare Richardson Medical Center |
| 56 | Leonard J Chabert Medical Center | +0.48, 21st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.56, 2nd percentile | 126 min, 69th percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 156 | Compare Leonard J Chabert Medical Center |
| 57 | Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center | +0.49, 20th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 1.34, 5th percentile | 166 min, 38th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 526 | Compare Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center |
| 58 | Thibodaux Regional Medical Center | +0.55, 18th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 14.8%, 1st percentile | 13.3%, 12th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 171 min, 35th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 194 | Compare Thibodaux Regional Medical Center |
| 59 | Acadian Medical Center | +0.55, 18th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 116 min, 77th percentile | 1.16, 3rd percentile | 49 | Compare Acadian Medical Center |
| 60 | Minden Medical Center | +0.56, 18th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 13.3%, 12th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 121 min, 73rd percentile | 1.14, 4th percentile | 92 | Compare Minden Medical Center |
| 61 | Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | +0.56, 17th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | 247 min, 5th percentile | 1.16, 3rd percentile | 295 | Compare Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport |
| 62 | West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital | +0.58, 17th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 123 min, 71st percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 110 | Compare West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital |
| 63 | Lake Charles Memorial Hospital | +0.60, 16th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.41, 4th percentile | 210 min, 15th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 407 | Compare Lake Charles Memorial Hospital |
| 64 | Womans Hospital | +0.62, 16th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 147 min, 51st percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 184 | Compare Womans Hospital |
| 65 | Slidell Memorial Hospital | +0.69, 13th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 1.33, 6th percentile | 203 min, 18th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 313 | Compare Slidell Memorial Hospital |
| 66 | Ochsner St Mary | +0.71, 12th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 89 min, 95th percentile | 1.16, 3rd percentile | 86 | Compare Ochsner St Mary |
| 67 | Willis Knighton Medical Center | +0.77, 11th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 177 min, 31st percentile | 1.17, 3rd percentile | 926 | Compare Willis Knighton Medical Center |
| 68 | University Medical Center New Orleans | +0.80, 10th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.30, 6th percentile | 327 min, 1st percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 446 | Compare University Medical Center New Orleans |
| 69 | Ochsner University Hospital And Clinics | +0.82, 10th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 143 min, 54th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 116 | Compare Ochsner University Hospital And Clinics |
| 70 | Abbeville General Hospital | +0.98, 7th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 5, 97th percentile | — | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 117 min, 77th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 60 | Compare Abbeville General Hospital |
| 71 | Avoyelles Hospital | +1.02, 6th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | — | — | 14.4%, 6th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 77 min, 98th percentile | 1.22, 1st percentile | 37 | Compare Avoyelles Hospital |
| 72 | Citizens Medical Center | +1.10, 4th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 5, 97th percentile | — | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 124 min, 71st percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 40 | Compare Citizens Medical Center |
| 73 | Physicians Medical Center | +1.11, 4th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 1.00, 35th percentile | — | — | 30 | Compare Physicians Medical Center |
| 74 | Lasalle General Hospital | +1.29, 3rd percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | — | — | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | — | 137 min, 59th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 46 | Compare Lasalle General Hospital |
| T75 | Morehouse General Hospital | +2.19, 1st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | — | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | 122 min, 72nd percentile | 1.16, 3rd percentile | 49 | Compare Morehouse General Hospital |
| T75 | Winn Parish Medical Center | +2.19, 1st percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.5%, 79th percentile | — | 100 min, 90th percentile | 1.23, 1st percentile | 46 | Compare Winn Parish Medical Center |
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).