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Hospitals in Louisiana with the lowest surgical site infections (colon)

29 Louisiana hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (colon) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital, Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System, Leonard J Chabert Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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29 hospitals ranked in Louisiana by surgical site infections (colon); 132 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalSurgical site infections (colon)lower 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
T1Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care0.003312.1%12.4%15.1%0.89142 min1.05230Compare
T1Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport, LA · Acute care0.003311.5%13.0%15.8%1.00165 min1.06242Compare
T1Leonard J Chabert Medical CenterHouma, LA · Acute care0.0034—9.8%14.8%1.56126 min0.91156Compare
T1Ochsner LSU Health MonroeMonroe, LA · Acute care0.0034—11.3%15.2%0.93152 min1.12247Compare
T1West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · Acute care0.003312.5%16.2%15.0%0.95147 min1.10318Compare
T1Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe, LA · Acute care0.002412.4%10.5%15.9%1.04158 min1.08227Compare
7East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA · Acute care0.362412.3%10.9%15.3%1.09157 min1.06665Compare
8Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care0.393312.6%12.0%15.5%0.92210 min0.98384Compare
9Christus St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria, LA · Acute care0.503311.9%9.9%16.4%1.04215 min1.06293Compare
10North Oaks Medical CenterHammond, LA · Acute care0.512314.0%13.4%16.8%1.10159 min1.15330Compare
11FMOL Health St FrancisMonroe, LA · Acute care0.543412.1%11.9%14.6%0.99226 min1.08328Compare
12Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care0.624312.5%12.6%14.6%0.97197 min0.99160Compare
13Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care0.643313.5%12.4%15.5%0.85168 min1.02964Compare
14Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care0.692311.3%10.3%16.0%1.33203 min0.98313Compare
15St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington, LA · Acute care0.714413.5%11.5%15.8%0.74161 min1.01281Compare
16Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care0.713311.9%10.4%15.2%1.41210 min1.02407Compare
17Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LA · Acute care0.762211.8%10.1%16.1%1.08137 min1.07346Compare
18Acadia General HospitalCrowley, LA · Acute care0.8534—11.5%15.4%0.87109 min1.0985Compare
19University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · Acute care0.872312.8%12.5%15.5%1.30327 min1.02446Compare
20Terrebonne General Medical Center - ParishHouma, LA · Acute care0.904411.1%13.6%15.8%0.69133 min1.04321Compare
21Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · Acute care0.933311.7%11.1%15.3%0.96177 min1.17926Compare
22Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas, LA · Acute care1.062411.8%16.1%15.3%0.96122 min1.03171Compare
23Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette, LA · Acute care1.103412.4%11.4%15.0%0.83140 min1.04344Compare
24Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · Acute care1.114312.1%10.6%16.2%1.15174 min0.99959Compare
25Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThibodaux, LA · Acute care1.323414.8%13.3%14.3%0.90171 min1.04194Compare
26Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, LA · Acute care1.453313.2%11.8%15.7%1.34166 min1.02526Compare
27West Calcasieu Cameron HospitalSulphur, LA · Acute care1.664411.7%11.7%14.6%1.04123 min1.03110Compare
28Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans, LA · Acute care1.823411.7%11.5%15.4%1.00147 min0.96341Compare
29Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA · Acute care2.0223—12.3%15.8%1.11247 min1.16295Compare

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.

Surgical site infections (colon)
Surgical site infections from colon surgery (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).