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Hospitals in Louisiana with the lowest C. diff infections

58 Louisiana hospitals ranked by C. diff infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Christus Coushatta Health Care Center, St Bernard Parish Hospital, West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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58 hospitals ranked in Louisiana by c. diff infections; 103 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalC. diff infectionslower 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 average1.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1Christus Coushatta Health Care CenterCoushatta, LA · Critical access0.004——11.9%15.6%———25Compare
T1St Bernard Parish HospitalChalmette, LA · Acute care0.0044—11.0%15.0%—180 min0.8140Compare
T1West Calcasieu Cameron HospitalSulphur, LA · Acute care0.004411.7%11.7%14.6%1.04123 min1.03110Compare
T1Acadia General HospitalCrowley, LA · Acute care0.0034—11.5%15.4%0.87109 min1.0985Compare
T1Lane Regional Medical CenterZachary, LA · Acute care0.003411.6%14.2%15.3%0.98184 min1.10166Compare
T1Leonard J Chabert Medical CenterHouma, LA · Acute care0.0034—9.8%14.8%1.56126 min0.91156Compare
T1Mercy Regional Medical CenterVille Platte, LA · Acute care0.003——12.8%15.3%0.95144 min1.1849Compare
T1Ochsner University Hospital And ClinicsLafayette, LA · Acute care0.0034—10.9%16.1%1.07143 min1.03116Compare
T1Byrd Regional HospitalLeesville, LA · Acute care0.0023—13.3%17.4%0.93121 min1.2649Compare
T1Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical CentShreveport, LA · Acute care0.0024———0.99——93Compare
T1Ochsner St MaryMorgan City, LA · Acute care0.0023—9.9%15.4%0.9589 min1.1686Compare
T1Lasalle General HospitalJena, LA · Acute care0.001———15.1%—137 min1.1046Compare
T1Christus Ochsner Lake Area HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care0.00—4——14.6%0.96130 min0.9688Compare
T1Hood Memorial HospitalAmite, LA · Critical access0.00——————82 min—25Compare
T1New Orleans East HospitalNew Orleans, LA · Acute care0.00————14.9%0.98140 min1.0550Compare
T1Ochsner St Anne General HospitalRaceland, LA · Critical access0.00—5—11.9%14.5%—120 min—35Compare
T1St Charles Parish HospitalLuling, LA · Acute care0.00—5——15.2%0.99114 min0.8249Compare
18Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport, LA · Acute care0.033311.5%13.0%15.8%1.00165 min1.06242Compare
19Womans HospitalBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care0.0544——14.8%0.95147 min1.06184Compare
20Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe, LA · Acute care0.062412.4%10.5%15.9%1.04158 min1.08227Compare
21Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care0.072311.3%10.3%16.0%1.33203 min0.98313Compare
T22Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care0.074312.5%12.6%14.6%0.97197 min0.99160Compare
T22Christus St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria, LA · Acute care0.073311.9%9.9%16.4%1.04215 min1.06293Compare
24Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care0.083312.1%12.4%15.1%0.89142 min1.05230Compare
25Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA · Acute care0.1223—12.3%15.8%1.11247 min1.16295Compare
26Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans, LA · Acute care0.133411.7%11.5%15.4%1.00147 min0.96341Compare
27West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · Acute care0.153312.5%16.2%15.0%0.95147 min1.10318Compare
28Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas, LA · Acute care0.172411.8%16.1%15.3%0.96122 min1.03171Compare
29Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · Acute care0.184312.1%10.6%16.2%1.15174 min0.99959Compare
30Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care0.193312.6%12.0%15.5%0.92210 min0.98384Compare
31Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LA · Acute care0.202211.8%10.1%16.1%1.08137 min1.07346Compare
32Iberia Medical CenterNew Iberia, LA · Acute care0.202412.5%11.4%14.6%1.21125 min0.99166Compare
33Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette, LA · Acute care0.213412.4%11.4%15.0%0.83140 min1.04344Compare
34The GeneralBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care0.23————15.0%—180 min1.01230Compare
35Ochsner American Legion HospitalJennings, LA · Acute care0.2324—13.4%15.3%1.06104 min1.0949Compare
36University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · Acute care0.242312.8%12.5%15.5%1.30327 min1.02446Compare
37FMOL Health St FrancisMonroe, LA · Acute care0.253412.1%11.9%14.6%0.99226 min1.08328Compare
T38Ochsner Medical Center-KennerKenner, LA · Acute care0.254310.8%10.4%15.3%0.90147 min0.94110Compare
T38Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, LA · Acute care0.253313.2%11.8%15.7%1.34166 min1.02526Compare
40Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care0.343313.5%12.4%15.5%0.85168 min1.02964Compare
41Ochsner LSU Health MonroeMonroe, LA · Acute care0.3534—11.3%15.2%0.93152 min1.12247Compare
42Terrebonne General Medical Center - ParishHouma, LA · Acute care0.434411.1%13.6%15.8%0.69133 min1.04321Compare
43East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA · Acute care0.442412.3%10.9%15.3%1.09157 min1.06665Compare
44North Oaks Medical CenterHammond, LA · Acute care0.452314.0%13.4%16.8%1.10159 min1.15330Compare
45Natchitoches Regional Medical CenterNatchitoches, LA · Acute care0.4644—10.4%15.4%1.03158 min1.1196Compare
46Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care0.463311.9%10.4%15.2%1.41210 min1.02407Compare
47Our Lady Of The Angels HospitalBogalusa, LA · Acute care0.5344—10.5%15.6%0.96135 min1.2266Compare
48St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington, LA · Acute care0.534413.5%11.5%15.8%0.74161 min1.01281Compare
49Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · Acute care0.573311.7%11.1%15.3%0.96177 min1.17926Compare
50Northern Louisiana Medical CenterRuston, LA · Acute care0.722212.9%13.1%14.7%1.03135 min1.3265Compare

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.

C. diff infections
Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
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).