Skip to main content
Hospital Compare
Hospital rankings

Hospitals in Louisiana with the best net Medicare quality adjustments

79 Louisiana hospitals ranked by net Medicare quality adjustment in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

Hospital type
All types
Ownership
Any ownership
Choose columns
Overall
Patient experience
Outcomes
Safety
Timely care
Effective care
Cost
Medicare penalties
Capacity
Clear filters

79 hospitals ranked in Louisiana by net medicare quality adjustment; 82 more match but have no reported value.

Compare top 4 Download CSV
#HospitalNet Medicare quality adjustmenthigher 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 average−0.48%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
51Acadian Medical CenterEunice, LA · Acute care−0.75%33—10.8%15.1%1.15116 min1.1649Compare
52West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · Acute care−0.76%3312.5%16.2%15.0%0.95147 min1.10318Compare
53Ochsner University Hospital And ClinicsLafayette, LA · Acute care−0.78%34—10.9%16.1%1.07143 min1.03116Compare
54Byrd Regional HospitalLeesville, LA · Acute care−0.78%23—13.3%17.4%0.93121 min1.2649Compare
T55Morehouse General HospitalBastrop, LA · Acute care−1.00%2——11.3%14.7%—122 min1.1649Compare
T55Physicians Medical CenterHouma, LA · Acute care−1.00%—————1.00——30Compare
T55Richardson Medical CenterRayville, LA · Acute care−1.00%————15.1%1.0665 min1.1138Compare
58East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA · Acute care−1.02%2412.3%10.9%15.3%1.09157 min1.06665Compare
59Springhill Medical CenterSpringhill, LA · Acute care−1.02%4——11.3%14.8%—99 min0.9848Compare
60Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care−1.07%3312.1%12.4%15.1%0.89142 min1.05230Compare
61Lasalle General HospitalJena, LA · Acute care−1.12%1———15.1%—137 min1.1046Compare
62East Carroll Parish HospitalLake Providence, LA · Acute care−1.15%————14.9%—89 min0.9323Compare
63Winn Parish Medical CenterWinnfield, LA · Acute care−1.19%————14.5%—100 min1.2346Compare
64Northern Louisiana Medical CenterRuston, LA · Acute care−1.21%2212.9%13.1%14.7%1.03135 min1.3265Compare
65Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care−1.26%3311.9%10.4%15.2%1.41210 min1.02407Compare
66Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LA · Acute care−1.32%2211.8%10.1%16.1%1.08137 min1.07346Compare
T67West Calcasieu Cameron HospitalSulphur, LA · Acute care−1.33%4411.7%11.7%14.6%1.04123 min1.03110Compare
T67University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · Acute care−1.33%2312.8%12.5%15.5%1.30327 min1.02446Compare
69Minden Medical CenterMinden, LA · Acute care−1.42%23—13.3%15.5%0.92121 min1.1492Compare
70Avoyelles HospitalMarksville, LA · Acute care−1.49%1——14.4%15.1%0.9777 min1.2237Compare
71Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA · Acute care−1.74%23—12.3%15.8%1.11247 min1.16295Compare
72Ochsner St MaryMorgan City, LA · Acute care−1.92%23—9.9%15.4%0.9589 min1.1686Compare
73Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, LA · Acute care−1.96%3313.2%11.8%15.7%1.34166 min1.02526Compare
74Sterling Surgical HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care−2.30%————15.3%0.95—0.9012Compare
75Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe, LA · Acute care−2.39%2412.4%10.5%15.9%1.04158 min1.08227Compare
76North Oaks Medical CenterHammond, LA · Acute care−2.49%2314.0%13.4%16.8%1.10159 min1.15330Compare
77Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · Acute care−2.78%3311.7%11.1%15.3%0.96177 min1.17926Compare
78Christus Central Louisiana Surgical HospitalAlexandria, LA · Acute care−3.00%————14.8%0.93—1.1324Compare
79Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care−3.43%2311.3%10.3%16.0%1.33203 min0.98313Compare

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.

Net Medicare quality adjustment
Approximate combined change to the hospital's Medicare inpatient payments from the three pay-for-performance programs, added together: the readmissions penalty, the value-based purchasing bonus or penalty, and the 1% cut for hospital-acquired conditions. Inpatient prospective payment system hospitals only; Maryland hospitals are exempt..
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).