Hospital rankings
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 | Serious complicationslower 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 | C. diff infectionslower is better | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| T1 | Acadia General Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.85, 40th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Acadia General Hospital |
| T1 | Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 0.39, 51st percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 1.95, 3rd percentile | 0.08, 77th percentile | Compare Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital |
| T1 | West Jefferson Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.26, 62nd percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.15, 69th percentile | Compare West Jefferson Medical Center |
| T1 | Iberia Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | 0.20, 62nd percentile | Compare Iberia Medical Center |
| 5 | Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center | 0.12, 78th percentile | 1.34, 5th percentile | 0.35, 55th percentile | 1.45, 15th percentile | 2.40, 9th percentile | 1.04, 19th percentile | 0.25, 54th percentile | Compare Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center |
| 6 | St Tammany Parish Hospital | 0.15, 76th percentile | 0.74, 97th percentile | 0.15, 71st percentile | 0.71, 50th percentile | — | 0.50, 59th percentile | 0.53, 22nd percentile | Compare St Tammany Parish Hospital |
| 7 | North Oaks Medical Center | 0.16, 76th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 0.58, 33rd percentile | 0.51, 63rd percentile | — | 0.68, 43rd percentile | 0.45, 29th percentile | Compare North Oaks Medical Center |
| 8 | Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System | 0.17, 75th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.72, 40th percentile | 0.03, 80th percentile | Compare Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System |
| 9 | Lake Charles Memorial Hospital | 0.25, 70th percentile | 1.41, 4th percentile | 0.20, 67th percentile | 0.71, 50th percentile | — | 0.83, 32nd percentile | 0.46, 27th percentile | Compare Lake Charles Memorial Hospital |
| 10 | Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish | 0.27, 69th percentile | 0.69, 99th percentile | 1.06, 10th percentile | 0.90, 37th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 2.33, 2nd percentile | 0.43, 30th percentile | Compare Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish |
| 11 | Ochsner Medical Center Acute | 0.30, 66th percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 0.21, 67th percentile | 1.11, 27th percentile | 3.74, 2nd percentile | 0.74, 38th percentile | 0.18, 65th percentile | Compare Ochsner Medical Center Acute |
| 12 | Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc | 0.30, 66th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 0.86, 16th percentile | 1.10, 28th percentile | — | 1.07, 19th percentile | 0.21, 61st percentile | Compare Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc |
| 13 | FMOL Health St Francis | 0.42, 55th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.50, 40th percentile | 0.54, 61st percentile | — | 0.59, 50th percentile | 0.25, 55th percentile | Compare FMOL Health St Francis |
| 14 | East Jefferson General Hospital | 0.46, 52nd percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 0.59, 32nd percentile | 0.36, 72nd percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.53, 56th percentile | 0.44, 30th percentile | Compare East Jefferson General Hospital |
| 15 | Ochsner LSU Health Monroe | 0.51, 48th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 1.94, 3rd percentile | 0.35, 39th percentile | Compare Ochsner LSU Health Monroe |
| 16 | Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge | 0.52, 47th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.34, 55th percentile | 0.62, 56th percentile | — | 0.50, 59th percentile | 0.07, 77th percentile | Compare Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge |
| 17 | Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital | 0.58, 41st percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.50, 65th percentile | 0.92, 44th percentile | 1.19, 14th percentile | 0.07, 77th percentile | Compare Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital |
| 18 | Touro Infirmary | 0.59, 41st percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.21, 67th percentile | 1.82, 8th percentile | 1.77, 19th percentile | 1.01, 21st percentile | 0.13, 72nd percentile | Compare Touro Infirmary |
| 19 | Ochsner University Hospital And Clinics | 0.66, 35th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Ochsner University Hospital And Clinics |
| 20 | Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent | 0.72, 30th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.93, 24th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent |
| 21 | Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center | 0.74, 29th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.38, 52nd percentile | 0.64, 55th percentile | — | 0.77, 35th percentile | 0.34, 41st percentile | Compare Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center |
| 22 | Slidell Memorial Hospital | 0.85, 23rd percentile | 1.33, 6th percentile | 0.93, 14th percentile | 0.69, 51st percentile | — | 1.64, 6th percentile | 0.07, 78th percentile | Compare Slidell Memorial Hospital |
| 23 | Willis Knighton Medical Center | 0.88, 21st percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.78, 21st percentile | 0.93, 35th percentile | 1.20, 35th percentile | 0.99, 21st percentile | 0.57, 19th percentile | Compare Willis Knighton Medical Center |
| 24 | Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | 0.91, 20th percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | 0.67, 27th percentile | 2.02, 5th percentile | — | 1.44, 8th percentile | 0.12, 72nd percentile | Compare Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport |
| 25 | Womans Hospital | 1.32, 8th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.80, 20th percentile | — | 2.42, 8th percentile | 1.57, 7th percentile | 0.05, 79th percentile | Compare Womans Hospital |
| 26 | Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner | 1.33, 7th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.66, 27th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.25, 54th percentile | Compare Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner |
| 27 | Rapides Regional Medical Center | 1.36, 7th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.66, 27th percentile | 0.76, 46th percentile | 4.36, 0th percentile | 0.66, 45th percentile | 0.20, 62nd percentile | Compare Rapides Regional Medical Center |
| 28 | Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (Shreveport) | 1.41, 7th percentile | 2.25, 0th percentile | 1.90, 2nd percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (Shreveport) |
| 29 | University Medical Center New Orleans | 1.42, 7th percentile | 1.30, 6th percentile | 0.80, 19th percentile | 0.87, 39th percentile | 3.01, 5th percentile | 0.91, 26th percentile | 0.24, 55th percentile | Compare University Medical Center New Orleans |
| 30 | Baton Rouge General Medical Center | 1.44, 6th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 0.35, 55th percentile | 0.39, 71st percentile | — | 2.47, 1st percentile | 0.19, 63rd percentile | Compare Baton Rouge General Medical Center |
| 31 | Thibodaux Regional Medical Center | 1.56, 5th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 2.52, 1st percentile | 1.32, 20th percentile | — | — | 1.18, 4th percentile | Compare Thibodaux Regional Medical Center |
| 32 | Glenwood Regional Medical Center | 1.89, 3rd percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 0.95, 13th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 1.42, 9th percentile | 0.06, 78th percentile | Compare Glenwood Regional Medical Center |
| 33 | Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System | 2.17, 2nd percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | 0.25, 63rd percentile | — | — | — | — | 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).
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- 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).
- C. diff infections
- Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).