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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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National average15.2%11.9%11.1%8.6%2.4%11.9%15.0%
T1Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · Acute care12.2%12.1%10.6%10.1%2.5%11.3%16.2%Compare
T1Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care SystemNew Orleans, LA · Veterans Affairs12.2%10.6%7.0%6.9%——16.1%Compare
3Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans, LA · Acute care12.5%11.7%11.5%—2.4%12.3%15.4%Compare
4Springhill Medical CenterSpringhill, LA · Acute care13.0%—11.3%———14.8%Compare
5Franklin Medical CenterWinnsboro, LA · Acute care13.2%—————15.3%Compare
6Savoy Medical CenterMamou, LA · Acute care13.4%—————15.1%Compare
7University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · Acute care13.5%12.8%12.5%——13.2%15.5%Compare
T8Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care13.6%12.5%12.6%10.8%—12.6%14.6%Compare
T8Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, LA · Acute care13.6%13.2%11.8%6.9%2.9%13.2%15.7%Compare
T10Beauregard Memorial HospitalDeridder, LA · Acute care13.8%11.5%11.6%———14.3%Compare
T10Ochsner St Martin HospitalBreaux Bridge, LA · Critical access13.8%—————14.6%Compare
T12Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA · Acute care14.2%—12.3%8.0%—11.1%15.8%Compare
T12The GeneralBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care14.2%—————15.0%Compare
14Ochsner St Anne General HospitalRaceland, LA · Critical access14.3%—11.9%———14.5%Compare
T15FMOL Health St FrancisMonroe, LA · Acute care14.4%12.1%11.9%11.0%2.7%9.8%14.6%Compare
T15Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care14.4%11.9%10.4%8.8%2.8%13.8%15.2%Compare
T15Iberia Medical CenterNew Iberia, LA · Acute care14.4%12.5%11.4%11.2%—17.2%14.6%Compare
T18Byrd Regional HospitalLeesville, LA · Acute care14.5%—13.3%7.4%——17.4%Compare
T18Jackson Parish HospitalJonesboro, LA · Critical access14.5%—————14.1%Compare
20Ochsner Medical Center-KennerKenner, LA · Acute care14.6%10.8%10.4%——11.0%15.3%Compare
21Ochsner American Legion HospitalJennings, LA · Acute care14.7%—13.4%8.9%——15.3%Compare
T22Our Lady Of The Angels HospitalBogalusa, LA · Acute care14.8%—10.5%8.4%——15.6%Compare
T22Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (Shreveport)Shreveport, LA · Veterans Affairs14.8%12.3%9.0%8.0%——15.0%Compare
T22Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LA · Acute care14.8%11.8%10.1%9.7%2.6%11.6%16.1%Compare
25Christus Coushatta Health Care CenterCoushatta, LA · Critical access14.9%—11.9%8.8%——15.6%Compare
T26Acadian Medical CenterEunice, LA · Acute care15.0%—10.8%7.2%——15.1%Compare
T26Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport, LA · Acute care15.0%11.5%13.0%9.2%2.2%11.3%15.8%Compare
28Christus St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria, LA · Acute care15.2%11.9%9.9%8.5%3.1%14.9%16.4%Compare
T29Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care15.3%12.1%12.4%10.2%2.7%13.8%15.1%Compare
T29Allen Parish HospitalKinder, LA · Acute care15.3%—————14.6%Compare
T29North Caddo Medical CenterVivian, LA · Critical access15.3%—————14.9%Compare
T32St Bernard Parish HospitalChalmette, LA · Acute care15.4%—11.0%——12.0%15.0%Compare
T32Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe, LA · Acute care15.4%12.4%10.5%7.5%5.6%13.1%15.9%Compare
T32Hardtner Medical CenterOlla, LA · Critical access15.4%—————15.8%Compare
T32Richardson Medical CenterRayville, LA · Acute care15.4%—————15.1%Compare
T36Ochsner University Hospital And ClinicsLafayette, LA · Acute care15.5%—10.9%———16.1%Compare
T36Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care15.5%11.3%10.3%7.5%4.4%11.7%16.0%Compare
T38St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington, LA · Acute care15.6%13.5%11.5%9.6%2.5%11.0%15.8%Compare
T38Abrom Kaplan Memorial HospitalKaplan, LA · Critical access15.6%—————14.9%Compare
40Terrebonne General Medical Center - ParishHouma, LA · Acute care15.8%11.1%13.6%7.5%3.2%13.2%15.8%Compare
41Riverland Medical CenterFerriday, LA · Critical access15.9%—13.1%7.7%——15.7%Compare
T42West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · Acute care16.4%12.5%16.2%10.8%—11.9%15.0%Compare
T42North Oaks Medical CenterHammond, LA · Acute care16.4%14.0%13.4%9.1%2.5%13.9%16.8%Compare
T44Northern Louisiana Medical CenterRuston, LA · Acute care16.5%12.9%13.1%10.1%—11.9%14.7%Compare
T44St James Parish HospitalLutcher, LA · Critical access16.5%——————Compare
T46Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care16.7%12.6%12.0%8.2%2.0%12.6%15.5%Compare
T46Claiborne Memorial Medical CenterHomer, LA · Acute care16.7%—11.8%8.6%——16.6%Compare
48East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA · Acute care16.8%12.3%10.9%8.9%2.3%14.5%15.3%Compare
49Minden Medical CenterMinden, LA · Acute care16.9%—13.3%8.0%—12.4%15.5%Compare
50Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · Acute care17.0%11.7%11.1%9.6%4.7%15.7%15.3%Compare

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.
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
COPD death rate
30-day death rate for COPD patients.
CABG surgery death rate
30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
Stroke death rate
30-day death rate for stroke 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.