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Hospitals in Louisiana with the lowest medicare spending per patient

78 Louisiana hospitals ranked by medicare spending per patient in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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78 hospitals ranked in Louisiana by medicare spending per patient; 83 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalMedicare spending per patientlower 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 betterTotal beds
National average1.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min
T51Acadia General HospitalCrowley, LA · Acute care1.0934—11.5%15.4%0.87109 min85Compare
T51Ochsner American Legion HospitalJennings, LA · Acute care1.0924—13.4%15.3%1.06104 min49Compare
T51Sabine Medical CenterMany, LA · Acute care1.09————15.4%0.99129 min48Compare
T54Lane Regional Medical CenterZachary, LA · Acute care1.103411.6%14.2%15.3%0.98184 min166Compare
T54West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · Acute care1.103312.5%16.2%15.0%0.95147 min318Compare
T54Lasalle General HospitalJena, LA · Acute care1.101———15.1%—137 min46Compare
T54Caldwell Memorial Hospital, IncColumbia, LA · Acute care1.10————15.5%——47Compare
T58Natchitoches Regional Medical CenterNatchitoches, LA · Acute care1.1144—10.4%15.4%1.03158 min96Compare
T58Richardson Medical CenterRayville, LA · Acute care1.11————15.1%1.0665 min38Compare
60Ochsner LSU Health MonroeMonroe, LA · Acute care1.1234—11.3%15.2%0.93152 min247Compare
61Christus Central Louisiana Surgical HospitalAlexandria, LA · Acute care1.13————14.8%0.93—24Compare
62Minden Medical CenterMinden, LA · Acute care1.1423—13.3%15.5%0.92121 min92Compare
63North Oaks Medical CenterHammond, LA · Acute care1.152314.0%13.4%16.8%1.10159 min330Compare
T64Acadian Medical CenterEunice, LA · Acute care1.1633—10.8%15.1%1.15116 min49Compare
T64Morehouse General HospitalBastrop, LA · Acute care1.162——11.3%14.7%—122 min49Compare
T64Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA · Acute care1.1623—12.3%15.8%1.11247 min295Compare
T64Ochsner St MaryMorgan City, LA · Acute care1.1623—9.9%15.4%0.9589 min86Compare
68Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · Acute care1.173311.7%11.1%15.3%0.96177 min926Compare
T69Mercy Regional Medical CenterVille Platte, LA · Acute care1.183——12.8%15.3%0.95144 min49Compare
T69Franklin Medical CenterWinnsboro, LA · Acute care1.18————15.3%0.98145 min37Compare
T69Monroe Surgical HospitalMonroe, LA · Acute care1.18————15.2%1.01—10Compare
T72Our Lady Of The Angels HospitalBogalusa, LA · Acute care1.2244—10.5%15.6%0.96135 min66Compare
T72Avoyelles HospitalMarksville, LA · Acute care1.221——14.4%15.1%0.9777 min37Compare
T74Beauregard Memorial HospitalDeridder, LA · Acute care1.233411.5%11.6%14.3%0.96180 min47Compare
T74Winn Parish Medical CenterWinnfield, LA · Acute care1.23————14.5%—100 min46Compare
76Savoy Medical CenterMamou, LA · Acute care1.254———15.1%0.98108 min60Compare
77Byrd Regional HospitalLeesville, LA · Acute care1.2623—13.3%17.4%0.93121 min49Compare
78Northern Louisiana Medical CenterRuston, LA · Acute care1.322212.9%13.1%14.7%1.03135 min65Compare

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.

Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
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.
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).