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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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#	Hospital	Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better	Serious complicationslower is better	Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better	Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better	Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better	MRSA bloodstream infectionslower 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	Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.39, 51st percentile	—	1.95, 3rd percentile	0.08, 77th percentile	Compare Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
T1	Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport, LA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.17, 75th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	0.72, 40th percentile	0.03, 80th percentile	Compare Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System
T1	Leonard J Chabert Medical CenterHouma, LA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.56, 2nd percentile	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Leonard J Chabert Medical Center
T1	Ochsner LSU Health MonroeMonroe, LA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.51, 48th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	1.94, 3rd percentile	0.35, 39th percentile	Compare Ochsner LSU Health Monroe
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, 89th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare West Jefferson Medical Center
T1	Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe, LA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	1.89, 3rd percentile	0.95, 13th percentile	—	1.42, 9th percentile	0.06, 78th percentile	Compare Glenwood Regional Medical Center
7	East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA · Acute care	0.36, 72nd percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.46, 52nd percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.53, 56th percentile	0.44, 30th percentile	Compare East Jefferson General Hospital
8	Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care	0.39, 71st percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	1.44, 6th percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	—	2.47, 1st percentile	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare Baton Rouge General Medical Center
9	Christus St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria, LA · Acute care	0.50, 65th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.58, 41st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.92, 44th percentile	1.19, 14th percentile	0.07, 77th percentile	Compare Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital
10	North Oaks Medical CenterHammond, LA · Acute care	0.51, 63rd percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	0.16, 76th percentile	0.58, 33rd percentile	—	0.68, 43rd percentile	0.45, 29th percentile	Compare North Oaks Medical Center
11	FMOL Health St FrancisMonroe, LA · Acute care	0.54, 61st percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.42, 55th percentile	0.50, 40th percentile	—	0.59, 50th percentile	0.25, 55th percentile	Compare FMOL Health St Francis
12	Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care	0.62, 56th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.52, 47th percentile	0.34, 55th percentile	—	0.50, 59th percentile	0.07, 77th percentile	Compare Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
13	Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care	0.64, 55th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.74, 29th percentile	0.38, 52nd percentile	—	0.77, 35th percentile	0.34, 41st percentile	Compare Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center
14	Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care	0.69, 51st percentile	1.33, 6th percentile	0.85, 23rd percentile	0.93, 14th percentile	—	1.64, 6th percentile	0.07, 78th percentile	Compare Slidell Memorial Hospital
15	St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington, LA · Acute care	0.71, 50th percentile	0.74, 97th percentile	0.15, 76th percentile	0.15, 71st percentile	—	0.50, 59th percentile	0.53, 22nd percentile	Compare St Tammany Parish Hospital
16	Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care	0.71, 50th percentile	1.41, 4th percentile	0.25, 70th percentile	0.20, 67th percentile	—	0.83, 32nd percentile	0.46, 27th percentile	Compare Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
17	Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LA · Acute care	0.76, 46th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	1.36, 7th percentile	0.66, 27th percentile	4.36, 0th percentile	0.66, 45th percentile	0.20, 62nd percentile	Compare Rapides Regional Medical Center
18	Acadia General HospitalCrowley, LA · Acute care	0.85, 40th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Acadia General Hospital
19	University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · Acute care	0.87, 39th percentile	1.30, 6th percentile	1.42, 7th percentile	0.80, 19th percentile	3.01, 5th percentile	0.91, 26th percentile	0.24, 55th percentile	Compare University Medical Center New Orleans
20	Terrebonne General Medical Center - ParishHouma, LA · Acute care	0.90, 37th percentile	0.69, 99th percentile	0.27, 69th percentile	1.06, 10th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	2.33, 2nd percentile	0.43, 30th percentile	Compare Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish
21	Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · Acute care	0.93, 35th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.88, 21st percentile	0.78, 21st percentile	1.20, 35th percentile	0.99, 21st percentile	0.57, 19th percentile	Compare Willis Knighton Medical Center
22	Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas, LA · Acute care	1.06, 29th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	0.47, 42nd percentile	—	—	0.17, 67th percentile	Compare Opelousas General Health System
23	Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette, LA · Acute care	1.10, 28th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.30, 66th percentile	0.86, 16th percentile	—	1.07, 19th percentile	0.21, 61st percentile	Compare Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc
24	Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · Acute care	1.11, 27th percentile	1.15, 14th percentile	0.30, 66th percentile	0.21, 67th percentile	3.74, 2nd percentile	0.74, 38th percentile	0.18, 65th percentile	Compare Ochsner Medical Center Acute
25	Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThibodaux, LA · Acute care	1.32, 20th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	1.56, 5th percentile	2.52, 1st percentile	—	—	1.18, 4th percentile	Compare Thibodaux Regional Medical Center
26	Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, LA · Acute care	1.45, 15th percentile	1.34, 5th percentile	0.12, 78th percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	2.40, 9th percentile	1.04, 19th percentile	0.25, 54th percentile	Compare Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center
27	West Calcasieu Cameron HospitalSulphur, LA · Acute care	1.66, 11th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital
28	Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans, LA · Acute care	1.82, 8th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.59, 41st percentile	0.21, 67th percentile	1.77, 19th percentile	1.01, 21st percentile	0.13, 72nd percentile	Compare Touro Infirmary
29	Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA · Acute care	2.02, 5th percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	0.91, 20th percentile	0.67, 27th percentile	—	1.44, 8th percentile	0.12, 72nd percentile	Compare Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport

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).
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 (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).