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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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#	Hospital	MRSA bloodstream 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	C. diff infectionslower is better	Compare
	National average	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
T1	Ochsner Medical Center-KennerKenner, LA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	1.33, 7th percentile	0.66, 27th percentile	—	—	0.25, 54th percentile	Compare Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner
T1	West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.26, 62nd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare West Jefferson Medical Center
3	Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care	0.50, 59th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.52, 47th percentile	0.34, 55th percentile	0.62, 56th percentile	—	0.07, 77th percentile	Compare Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
4	St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington, LA · Acute care	0.50, 59th percentile	0.74, 97th percentile	0.15, 76th percentile	0.15, 71st percentile	0.71, 50th percentile	—	0.53, 22nd percentile	Compare St Tammany Parish Hospital
5	East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA · Acute care	0.53, 56th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.46, 52nd percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	0.36, 72nd percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.44, 30th percentile	Compare East Jefferson General Hospital
6	FMOL Health St FrancisMonroe, LA · Acute care	0.59, 50th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.42, 55th percentile	0.50, 40th percentile	0.54, 61st percentile	—	0.25, 55th percentile	Compare FMOL Health St Francis
7	Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LA · Acute care	0.66, 45th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	1.36, 7th percentile	0.66, 27th percentile	0.76, 46th percentile	4.36, 0th percentile	0.20, 62nd percentile	Compare Rapides Regional Medical Center
8	North Oaks Medical CenterHammond, LA · Acute care	0.68, 43rd percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	0.16, 76th percentile	0.58, 33rd percentile	0.51, 63rd percentile	—	0.45, 29th percentile	Compare North Oaks Medical Center
9	Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport, LA · Acute care	0.72, 40th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.17, 75th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.03, 80th percentile	Compare Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System
10	Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · Acute care	0.74, 38th percentile	1.15, 14th percentile	0.30, 66th percentile	0.21, 67th percentile	1.11, 27th percentile	3.74, 2nd percentile	0.18, 65th percentile	Compare Ochsner Medical Center Acute
11	Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care	0.77, 35th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.74, 29th percentile	0.38, 52nd percentile	0.64, 55th percentile	—	0.34, 41st percentile	Compare Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center
12	Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care	0.83, 32nd percentile	1.41, 4th percentile	0.25, 70th percentile	0.20, 67th percentile	0.71, 50th percentile	—	0.46, 27th percentile	Compare Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
13	University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · Acute care	0.91, 26th percentile	1.30, 6th percentile	1.42, 7th percentile	0.80, 19th percentile	0.87, 39th percentile	3.01, 5th percentile	0.24, 55th percentile	Compare University Medical Center New Orleans
14	Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical CentShreveport, LA · Acute care	0.93, 24th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.72, 30th percentile	—	—	0.00, 89th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent
15	Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · Acute care	0.99, 21st percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.88, 21st percentile	0.78, 21st percentile	0.93, 35th percentile	1.20, 35th percentile	0.57, 19th percentile	Compare Willis Knighton Medical Center
16	Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans, LA · Acute care	1.01, 21st percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.59, 41st percentile	0.21, 67th percentile	1.82, 8th percentile	1.77, 19th percentile	0.13, 72nd percentile	Compare Touro Infirmary
17	Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, LA · Acute care	1.04, 19th percentile	1.34, 5th percentile	0.12, 78th percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	1.45, 15th percentile	2.40, 9th percentile	0.25, 54th percentile	Compare Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center
18	Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette, LA · Acute care	1.07, 19th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.30, 66th percentile	0.86, 16th percentile	1.10, 28th percentile	—	0.21, 61st percentile	Compare Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc
19	Christus St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria, LA · Acute care	1.19, 14th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.58, 41st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.50, 65th percentile	0.92, 44th percentile	0.07, 77th percentile	Compare Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital
20	Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe, LA · Acute care	1.42, 9th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	1.89, 3rd percentile	0.95, 13th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.06, 78th percentile	Compare Glenwood Regional Medical Center
21	Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA · Acute care	1.44, 8th percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	0.91, 20th percentile	0.67, 27th percentile	2.02, 5th percentile	—	0.12, 72nd percentile	Compare Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport
22	Womans HospitalBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care	1.57, 7th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	1.32, 8th percentile	0.80, 20th percentile	—	2.42, 8th percentile	0.05, 79th percentile	Compare Womans Hospital
23	Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care	1.64, 6th percentile	1.33, 6th percentile	0.85, 23rd percentile	0.93, 14th percentile	0.69, 51st percentile	—	0.07, 78th percentile	Compare Slidell Memorial Hospital
24	Ochsner LSU Health MonroeMonroe, LA · Acute care	1.94, 3rd percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.51, 48th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.35, 39th percentile	Compare Ochsner LSU Health Monroe
25	Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care	1.95, 3rd percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.39, 51st percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.08, 77th percentile	Compare Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
26	Terrebonne General Medical Center - ParishHouma, LA · Acute care	2.33, 2nd percentile	0.69, 99th percentile	0.27, 69th percentile	1.06, 10th percentile	0.90, 37th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.43, 30th percentile	Compare Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish
27	Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care	2.47, 1st percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	1.44, 6th percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	0.39, 71st percentile	—	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare Baton Rouge General 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.

MRSA bloodstream infections: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (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).
C. diff infections: Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).