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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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#	Hospital	C. diff infectionslower is better	Serious complicationslower is better	Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better	Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better	Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better	Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better	MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better	Compare
	National average	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
T1	Christus Coushatta Health Care CenterCoushatta, LA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Christus Coushatta Health Care Center
T1	St Bernard Parish HospitalChalmette, LA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare St Bernard Parish Hospital
T1	West Calcasieu Cameron HospitalSulphur, LA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	—	—	1.66, 11th percentile	—	—	Compare West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital
T1	Acadia General HospitalCrowley, LA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.85, 40th percentile	—	—	Compare Acadia General Hospital
T1	Lane Regional Medical CenterZachary, LA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Lane Regional Medical Center
T1	Leonard J Chabert Medical CenterHouma, LA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.56, 2nd percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Leonard J Chabert Medical Center
T1	Mercy Regional Medical CenterVille Platte, LA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Mercy Regional Medical Center
T1	Ochsner University Hospital And ClinicsLafayette, LA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	0.66, 35th percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare Ochsner University Hospital And Clinics
T1	Byrd Regional HospitalLeesville, LA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Byrd Regional Hospital
T1	Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical CentShreveport, LA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.72, 30th percentile	—	—	0.00, 89th percentile	0.93, 24th percentile	Compare Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent
T1	Ochsner St MaryMorgan City, LA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Ochsner St Mary
T1	Lasalle General HospitalJena, LA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Lasalle General Hospital
T1	Christus Ochsner Lake Area HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital
T1	Hood Memorial HospitalAmite, LA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	0.88, 16th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Hood Memorial Hospital
T1	New Orleans East HospitalNew Orleans, LA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare New Orleans East Hospital
T1	Ochsner St Anne General HospitalRaceland, LA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Ochsner St Anne General Hospital
T1	St Charles Parish HospitalLuling, LA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare St Charles Parish Hospital
18	Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport, LA · Acute care	0.03, 80th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.17, 75th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.72, 40th percentile	Compare Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System
19	Womans HospitalBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care	0.05, 79th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	1.32, 8th percentile	0.80, 20th percentile	—	2.42, 8th percentile	1.57, 7th percentile	Compare Womans Hospital
20	Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe, LA · Acute care	0.06, 78th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	1.89, 3rd percentile	0.95, 13th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.42, 9th percentile	Compare Glenwood Regional Medical Center
21	Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care	0.07, 78th percentile	1.33, 6th percentile	0.85, 23rd percentile	0.93, 14th percentile	0.69, 51st percentile	—	1.64, 6th percentile	Compare Slidell Memorial Hospital
T22	Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care	0.07, 77th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.52, 47th percentile	0.34, 55th percentile	0.62, 56th percentile	—	0.50, 59th percentile	Compare Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
T22	Christus St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria, LA · Acute care	0.07, 77th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.58, 41st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.50, 65th percentile	0.92, 44th percentile	1.19, 14th percentile	Compare Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital
24	Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care	0.08, 77th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.39, 51st percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.95, 3rd percentile	Compare Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
25	Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA · Acute care	0.12, 72nd percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	0.91, 20th percentile	0.67, 27th percentile	2.02, 5th percentile	—	1.44, 8th percentile	Compare Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport
26	Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans, LA · Acute care	0.13, 72nd percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.59, 41st percentile	0.21, 67th percentile	1.82, 8th percentile	1.77, 19th percentile	1.01, 21st percentile	Compare Touro Infirmary
27	West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · Acute care	0.15, 69th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.26, 62nd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare West Jefferson Medical Center
28	Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas, LA · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	0.47, 42nd percentile	1.06, 29th percentile	—	—	Compare Opelousas General Health System
29	Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · Acute care	0.18, 65th percentile	1.15, 14th percentile	0.30, 66th percentile	0.21, 67th percentile	1.11, 27th percentile	3.74, 2nd percentile	0.74, 38th percentile	Compare Ochsner Medical Center Acute
30	Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care	0.19, 63rd percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	1.44, 6th percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	0.39, 71st percentile	—	2.47, 1st percentile	Compare Baton Rouge General Medical Center
31	Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LA · Acute care	0.20, 62nd percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	1.36, 7th percentile	0.66, 27th percentile	0.76, 46th percentile	4.36, 0th percentile	0.66, 45th percentile	Compare Rapides Regional Medical Center
32	Iberia Medical CenterNew Iberia, LA · Acute care	0.20, 62nd percentile	1.21, 10th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Iberia Medical Center
33	Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette, LA · Acute care	0.21, 61st percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.30, 66th percentile	0.86, 16th percentile	1.10, 28th percentile	—	1.07, 19th percentile	Compare Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc
34	The GeneralBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care	0.23, 58th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare The General
35	Ochsner American Legion HospitalJennings, LA · Acute care	0.23, 57th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Ochsner American Legion Hospital
36	University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · Acute care	0.24, 55th percentile	1.30, 6th percentile	1.42, 7th percentile	0.80, 19th percentile	0.87, 39th percentile	3.01, 5th percentile	0.91, 26th percentile	Compare University Medical Center New Orleans
37	FMOL Health St FrancisMonroe, LA · Acute care	0.25, 55th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.42, 55th percentile	0.50, 40th percentile	0.54, 61st percentile	—	0.59, 50th percentile	Compare FMOL Health St Francis
T38	Ochsner Medical Center-KennerKenner, LA · Acute care	0.25, 54th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	1.33, 7th percentile	0.66, 27th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner
T38	Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, LA · Acute care	0.25, 54th percentile	1.34, 5th percentile	0.12, 78th percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	1.45, 15th percentile	2.40, 9th percentile	1.04, 19th percentile	Compare Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center
40	Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care	0.34, 41st percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.74, 29th percentile	0.38, 52nd percentile	0.64, 55th percentile	—	0.77, 35th percentile	Compare Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center
41	Ochsner LSU Health MonroeMonroe, LA · Acute care	0.35, 39th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.51, 48th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.94, 3rd percentile	Compare Ochsner LSU Health Monroe
42	Terrebonne General Medical Center - ParishHouma, LA · Acute care	0.43, 30th percentile	0.69, 99th percentile	0.27, 69th percentile	1.06, 10th percentile	0.90, 37th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	2.33, 2nd percentile	Compare Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish
43	East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA · Acute care	0.44, 30th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.46, 52nd percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	0.36, 72nd percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.53, 56th percentile	Compare East Jefferson General Hospital
44	North Oaks Medical CenterHammond, LA · Acute care	0.45, 29th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	0.16, 76th percentile	0.58, 33rd percentile	0.51, 63rd percentile	—	0.68, 43rd percentile	Compare North Oaks Medical Center
45	Natchitoches Regional Medical CenterNatchitoches, LA · Acute care	0.46, 28th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Natchitoches Regional Medical Center
46	Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care	0.46, 27th percentile	1.41, 4th percentile	0.25, 70th percentile	0.20, 67th percentile	0.71, 50th percentile	—	0.83, 32nd percentile	Compare Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
47	Our Lady Of The Angels HospitalBogalusa, LA · Acute care	0.53, 22nd percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Our Lady Of The Angels Hospital
48	St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington, LA · Acute care	0.53, 22nd percentile	0.74, 97th percentile	0.15, 76th percentile	0.15, 71st percentile	0.71, 50th percentile	—	0.50, 59th percentile	Compare St Tammany Parish Hospital
49	Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · Acute care	0.57, 19th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.88, 21st percentile	0.78, 21st percentile	0.93, 35th percentile	1.20, 35th percentile	0.99, 21st percentile	Compare Willis Knighton Medical Center
50	Northern Louisiana Medical CenterRuston, LA · Acute care	0.72, 12th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	—	0.93, 14th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Northern Louisiana 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.

C. diff infections: Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Serious complications: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Central line bloodstream infections: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (colon): Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy): Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
MRSA bloodstream infections: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).