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Hospitals in Louisiana with the lowest central line bloodstream infections
33 Louisiana hospitals ranked by central line bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Acadia General Hospital, Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital, West Jefferson Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Central line bloodstream infectionslower 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 | 1.00 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| T1 | Acadia General Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 109 min, 83rd percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 85 | Compare Acadia General Hospital |
| T1 | Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 142 min, 55th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 230 | Compare Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital |
| T1 | West Jefferson Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 16.2%, 1st percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 147 min, 51st percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 318 | Compare West Jefferson Medical Center |
| T1 | Iberia Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | 125 min, 70th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 166 | Compare Iberia Medical Center |
| 5 | Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center | 0.12, 78th 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 |
| 6 | St Tammany Parish Hospital | 0.15, 76th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 13.5%, 8th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.74, 97th percentile | 161 min, 41st percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 281 | Compare St Tammany Parish Hospital |
| 7 | North Oaks Medical Center | 0.16, 76th 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 |
| 8 | Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System | 0.17, 75th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 165 min, 39th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 242 | Compare Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System |
| 9 | Lake Charles Memorial Hospital | 0.25, 70th 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 |
| 10 | Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish | 0.27, 69th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 13.6%, 10th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.69, 99th percentile | 133 min, 62nd percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 321 | Compare Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish |
| 11 | Ochsner Medical Center Acute | 0.30, 66th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 959 | Compare Ochsner Medical Center Acute |
| 12 | Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc | 0.30, 66th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 140 min, 56th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 344 | Compare Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc |
| 13 | FMOL Health St Francis | 0.42, 55th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 226 min, 10th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 328 | Compare FMOL Health St Francis |
| 14 | East Jefferson General Hospital | 0.46, 52nd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 157 min, 44th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 665 | Compare East Jefferson General Hospital |
| 15 | Ochsner LSU Health Monroe | 0.51, 48th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 152 min, 48th percentile | 1.12, 6th percentile | 247 | Compare Ochsner LSU Health Monroe |
| 16 | Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge | 0.52, 47th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 197 min, 20th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 160 | Compare Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge |
| 17 | Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital | 0.58, 41st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 215 min, 13th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 293 | Compare Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital |
| 18 | Touro Infirmary | 0.59, 41st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 147 min, 51st percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 341 | Compare Touro Infirmary |
| 19 | Ochsner University Hospital And Clinics | 0.66, 35th 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 |
| 20 | Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent | 0.72, 30th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | — | 0.99, 37th percentile | — | — | 93 | Compare Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent |
| 21 | Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center | 0.74, 29th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.5%, 8th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 168 min, 37th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 964 | Compare Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center |
| 22 | Slidell Memorial Hospital | 0.85, 23rd 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 |
| 23 | Willis Knighton Medical Center | 0.88, 21st 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 |
| 24 | Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | 0.91, 20th 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 |
| 25 | Womans Hospital | 1.32, 8th 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 |
| 26 | Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner | 1.33, 7th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 147 min, 51st percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 110 | Compare Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner |
| 27 | Rapides Regional Medical Center | 1.36, 7th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 137 min, 59th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 346 | Compare Rapides Regional Medical Center |
| 28 | Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (Shreveport) | 1.41, 7th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 2.25, 0th percentile | — | — | 434 | Compare Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (Shreveport) |
| 29 | University Medical Center New Orleans | 1.42, 7th 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 |
| 30 | Baton Rouge General Medical Center | 1.44, 6th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 210 min, 15th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 384 | Compare Baton Rouge General Medical Center |
| 31 | Thibodaux Regional Medical Center | 1.56, 5th 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 |
| 32 | Glenwood Regional Medical Center | 1.89, 3rd 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 |
| 33 | Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System | 2.17, 2nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 7.0%, 98th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | — | — | 591 | Compare Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System |
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.
- Central line bloodstream infections
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (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).