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Hospitals in Louisiana with the lowest MRSA bloodstream infections

27 Louisiana hospitals ranked by MRSA bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner, West Jefferson Medical Center, Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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27 hospitals ranked in Louisiana by mrsa bloodstream infections; 134 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalMRSA bloodstream 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
T1Ochsner Medical Center-KennerKenner, LA · Acute care0.004310.8%10.4%15.3%0.90147 min0.94110Compare
T1West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · Acute care0.003312.5%16.2%15.0%0.95147 min1.10318Compare
3Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care0.504312.5%12.6%14.6%0.97197 min0.99160Compare
4St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington, LA · Acute care0.504413.5%11.5%15.8%0.74161 min1.01281Compare
5East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA · Acute care0.532412.3%10.9%15.3%1.09157 min1.06665Compare
6FMOL Health St FrancisMonroe, LA · Acute care0.593412.1%11.9%14.6%0.99226 min1.08328Compare
7Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LA · Acute care0.662211.8%10.1%16.1%1.08137 min1.07346Compare
8North Oaks Medical CenterHammond, LA · Acute care0.682314.0%13.4%16.8%1.10159 min1.15330Compare
9Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport, LA · Acute care0.723311.5%13.0%15.8%1.00165 min1.06242Compare
10Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · Acute care0.744312.1%10.6%16.2%1.15174 min0.99959Compare
11Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care0.773313.5%12.4%15.5%0.85168 min1.02964Compare
12Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care0.833311.9%10.4%15.2%1.41210 min1.02407Compare
13University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · Acute care0.912312.8%12.5%15.5%1.30327 min1.02446Compare
14Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical CentShreveport, LA · Acute care0.9324———0.99——93Compare
15Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · Acute care0.993311.7%11.1%15.3%0.96177 min1.17926Compare
16Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans, LA · Acute care1.013411.7%11.5%15.4%1.00147 min0.96341Compare
17Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, LA · Acute care1.043313.2%11.8%15.7%1.34166 min1.02526Compare
18Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette, LA · Acute care1.073412.4%11.4%15.0%0.83140 min1.04344Compare
19Christus St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria, LA · Acute care1.193311.9%9.9%16.4%1.04215 min1.06293Compare
20Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe, LA · Acute care1.422412.4%10.5%15.9%1.04158 min1.08227Compare
21Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA · Acute care1.4423—12.3%15.8%1.11247 min1.16295Compare
22Womans HospitalBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care1.5744——14.8%0.95147 min1.06184Compare
23Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care1.642311.3%10.3%16.0%1.33203 min0.98313Compare
24Ochsner LSU Health MonroeMonroe, LA · Acute care1.9434—11.3%15.2%0.93152 min1.12247Compare
25Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care1.953312.1%12.4%15.1%0.89142 min1.05230Compare
26Terrebonne General Medical Center - ParishHouma, LA · Acute care2.334411.1%13.6%15.8%0.69133 min1.04321Compare
27Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care2.473312.6%12.0%15.5%0.92210 min0.98384Compare

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.

MRSA bloodstream infections
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (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).