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Hospitals in Louisiana with the lowest heart attack death rate

32 Louisiana hospitals ranked by heart attack death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner, Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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32 hospitals ranked in Louisiana by heart attack death rate; 129 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalHeart attack death ratelower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher 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 average11.9%3.311.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care SystemNew Orleans, LA · Veterans Affairs10.6%347.0%16.1%0.77——591Compare
2Ochsner Medical Center-KennerKenner, LA · Acute care10.8%4310.4%15.3%0.90147 min0.94110Compare
3Terrebonne General Medical Center - ParishHouma, LA · Acute care11.1%4413.6%15.8%0.69133 min1.04321Compare
4Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care11.3%2310.3%16.0%1.33203 min0.98313Compare
T5Beauregard Memorial HospitalDeridder, LA · Acute care11.5%3411.6%14.3%0.96180 min1.2347Compare
T5Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport, LA · Acute care11.5%3313.0%15.8%1.00165 min1.06242Compare
7Lane Regional Medical CenterZachary, LA · Acute care11.6%3414.2%15.3%0.98184 min1.10166Compare
T8West Calcasieu Cameron HospitalSulphur, LA · Acute care11.7%4411.7%14.6%1.04123 min1.03110Compare
T8Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans, LA · Acute care11.7%3411.5%15.4%1.00147 min0.96341Compare
T8Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · Acute care11.7%3311.1%15.3%0.96177 min1.17926Compare
T11Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas, LA · Acute care11.8%2416.1%15.3%0.96122 min1.03171Compare
T11Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LA · Acute care11.8%2210.1%16.1%1.08137 min1.07346Compare
T13Christus St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria, LA · Acute care11.9%339.9%16.4%1.04215 min1.06293Compare
T13Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care11.9%3310.4%15.2%1.41210 min1.02407Compare
T15Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · Acute care12.1%4310.6%16.2%1.15174 min0.99959Compare
T15Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care12.1%3312.4%15.1%0.89142 min1.05230Compare
T15FMOL Health St FrancisMonroe, LA · Acute care12.1%3411.9%14.6%0.99226 min1.08328Compare
T18East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA · Acute care12.3%2410.9%15.3%1.09157 min1.06665Compare
T18Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (Shreveport)Shreveport, LA · Veterans Affairs12.3%239.0%15.0%2.25——434Compare
T20Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette, LA · Acute care12.4%3411.4%15.0%0.83140 min1.04344Compare
T20Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe, LA · Acute care12.4%2410.5%15.9%1.04158 min1.08227Compare
T22Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care12.5%4312.6%14.6%0.97197 min0.99160Compare
T22West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · Acute care12.5%3316.2%15.0%0.95147 min1.10318Compare
T22Iberia Medical CenterNew Iberia, LA · Acute care12.5%2411.4%14.6%1.21125 min0.99166Compare
25Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care12.6%3312.0%15.5%0.92210 min0.98384Compare
26University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · Acute care12.8%2312.5%15.5%1.30327 min1.02446Compare
27Northern Louisiana Medical CenterRuston, LA · Acute care12.9%2213.1%14.7%1.03135 min1.3265Compare
28Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, LA · Acute care13.2%3311.8%15.7%1.34166 min1.02526Compare
T29St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington, LA · Acute care13.5%4411.5%15.8%0.74161 min1.01281Compare
T29Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care13.5%3312.4%15.5%0.85168 min1.02964Compare
31North Oaks Medical CenterHammond, LA · Acute care14.0%2313.4%16.8%1.10159 min1.15330Compare
32Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThibodaux, LA · Acute care14.8%3413.3%14.3%0.90171 min1.04194Compare

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.

Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
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).