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Hospitals in Louisiana with the lowest pneumonia death rate

71 Louisiana hospitals ranked by pneumonia death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Ochsner Medical Center Acute, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, Touro Infirmary. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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71 hospitals ranked in Louisiana by pneumonia death rate; 90 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalPneumonia death ratelower 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 average15.2%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · Acute care12.2%4312.1%10.6%16.2%1.15174 min0.99959Compare
T1Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care SystemNew Orleans, LA · Veterans Affairs12.2%3410.6%7.0%16.1%0.77——591Compare
3Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans, LA · Acute care12.5%3411.7%11.5%15.4%1.00147 min0.96341Compare
4Springhill Medical CenterSpringhill, LA · Acute care13.0%4——11.3%14.8%—99 min0.9848Compare
5Franklin Medical CenterWinnsboro, LA · Acute care13.2%————15.3%0.98145 min1.1837Compare
6Savoy Medical CenterMamou, LA · Acute care13.4%4———15.1%0.98108 min1.2560Compare
7University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · Acute care13.5%2312.8%12.5%15.5%1.30327 min1.02446Compare
T8Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care13.6%4312.5%12.6%14.6%0.97197 min0.99160Compare
T8Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, LA · Acute care13.6%3313.2%11.8%15.7%1.34166 min1.02526Compare
T10Beauregard Memorial HospitalDeridder, LA · Acute care13.8%3411.5%11.6%14.3%0.96180 min1.2347Compare
T10Ochsner St Martin HospitalBreaux Bridge, LA · Critical access13.8%—5——14.6%—99 min—25Compare
T12Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA · Acute care14.2%23—12.3%15.8%1.11247 min1.16295Compare
T12The GeneralBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care14.2%————15.0%—180 min1.01230Compare
14Ochsner St Anne General HospitalRaceland, LA · Critical access14.3%—5—11.9%14.5%—120 min—35Compare
T15FMOL Health St FrancisMonroe, LA · Acute care14.4%3412.1%11.9%14.6%0.99226 min1.08328Compare
T15Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care14.4%3311.9%10.4%15.2%1.41210 min1.02407Compare
T15Iberia Medical CenterNew Iberia, LA · Acute care14.4%2412.5%11.4%14.6%1.21125 min0.99166Compare
T18Byrd Regional HospitalLeesville, LA · Acute care14.5%23—13.3%17.4%0.93121 min1.2649Compare
T18Jackson Parish HospitalJonesboro, LA · Critical access14.5%————14.1%—135 min—25Compare
20Ochsner Medical Center-KennerKenner, LA · Acute care14.6%4310.8%10.4%15.3%0.90147 min0.94110Compare
21Ochsner American Legion HospitalJennings, LA · Acute care14.7%24—13.4%15.3%1.06104 min1.0949Compare
T22Our Lady Of The Angels HospitalBogalusa, LA · Acute care14.8%44—10.5%15.6%0.96135 min1.2266Compare
T22Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (Shreveport)Shreveport, LA · Veterans Affairs14.8%2312.3%9.0%15.0%2.25——434Compare
T22Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LA · Acute care14.8%2211.8%10.1%16.1%1.08137 min1.07346Compare
25Christus Coushatta Health Care CenterCoushatta, LA · Critical access14.9%4——11.9%15.6%———25Compare
T26Acadian Medical CenterEunice, LA · Acute care15.0%33—10.8%15.1%1.15116 min1.1649Compare
T26Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport, LA · Acute care15.0%3311.5%13.0%15.8%1.00165 min1.06242Compare
28Christus St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria, LA · Acute care15.2%3311.9%9.9%16.4%1.04215 min1.06293Compare
T29Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care15.3%3312.1%12.4%15.1%0.89142 min1.05230Compare
T29Allen Parish HospitalKinder, LA · Acute care15.3%————14.6%—105 min1.0349Compare
T29North Caddo Medical CenterVivian, LA · Critical access15.3%————14.9%—124 min—25Compare
T32St Bernard Parish HospitalChalmette, LA · Acute care15.4%44—11.0%15.0%—180 min0.8140Compare
T32Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe, LA · Acute care15.4%2412.4%10.5%15.9%1.04158 min1.08227Compare
T32Hardtner Medical CenterOlla, LA · Critical access15.4%————15.8%—90 min—25Compare
T32Richardson Medical CenterRayville, LA · Acute care15.4%————15.1%1.0665 min1.1138Compare
T36Ochsner University Hospital And ClinicsLafayette, LA · Acute care15.5%34—10.9%16.1%1.07143 min1.03116Compare
T36Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care15.5%2311.3%10.3%16.0%1.33203 min0.98313Compare
T38St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington, LA · Acute care15.6%4413.5%11.5%15.8%0.74161 min1.01281Compare
T38Abrom Kaplan Memorial HospitalKaplan, LA · Critical access15.6%————14.9%—90 min—35Compare
40Terrebonne General Medical Center - ParishHouma, LA · Acute care15.8%4411.1%13.6%15.8%0.69133 min1.04321Compare
41Riverland Medical CenterFerriday, LA · Critical access15.9%———13.1%15.7%———25Compare
T42West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · Acute care16.4%3312.5%16.2%15.0%0.95147 min1.10318Compare
T42North Oaks Medical CenterHammond, LA · Acute care16.4%2314.0%13.4%16.8%1.10159 min1.15330Compare
T44Northern Louisiana Medical CenterRuston, LA · Acute care16.5%2212.9%13.1%14.7%1.03135 min1.3265Compare
T44St James Parish HospitalLutcher, LA · Critical access16.5%——————100 min—25Compare
T46Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care16.7%3312.6%12.0%15.5%0.92210 min0.98384Compare
T46Claiborne Memorial Medical CenterHomer, LA · Acute care16.7%13—11.8%16.6%—84 min1.0247Compare
48East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA · Acute care16.8%2412.3%10.9%15.3%1.09157 min1.06665Compare
49Minden Medical CenterMinden, LA · Acute care16.9%23—13.3%15.5%0.92121 min1.1492Compare
50Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · Acute care17.0%3311.7%11.1%15.3%0.96177 min1.17926Compare

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.

Pneumonia death rate
30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
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).