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Hospitals in Louisiana with the lowest stroke death rate

35 Louisiana hospitals ranked by stroke death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: New Orleans East Hospital, FMOL Health St Francis, Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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35 hospitals ranked in Louisiana by stroke death rate; 126 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalStroke 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 average11.9%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1New Orleans East HospitalNew Orleans, LA · Acute care9.5%————14.9%0.98140 min1.0550Compare
2FMOL Health St FrancisMonroe, LA · Acute care9.8%3412.1%11.9%14.6%0.99226 min1.08328Compare
T3Ochsner Medical Center-KennerKenner, LA · Acute care11.0%4310.8%10.4%15.3%0.90147 min0.94110Compare
T3St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington, LA · Acute care11.0%4413.5%11.5%15.8%0.74161 min1.01281Compare
5Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA · Acute care11.1%23—12.3%15.8%1.11247 min1.16295Compare
T6Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · Acute care11.3%4312.1%10.6%16.2%1.15174 min0.99959Compare
T6Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport, LA · Acute care11.3%3311.5%13.0%15.8%1.00165 min1.06242Compare
8Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LA · Acute care11.6%2211.8%10.1%16.1%1.08137 min1.07346Compare
9Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care11.7%2311.3%10.3%16.0%1.33203 min0.98313Compare
T10West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · Acute care11.9%3312.5%16.2%15.0%0.95147 min1.10318Compare
T10Northern Louisiana Medical CenterRuston, LA · Acute care11.9%2212.9%13.1%14.7%1.03135 min1.3265Compare
12St Bernard Parish HospitalChalmette, LA · Acute care12.0%44—11.0%15.0%—180 min0.8140Compare
13Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans, LA · Acute care12.3%3411.7%11.5%15.4%1.00147 min0.96341Compare
14Minden Medical CenterMinden, LA · Acute care12.4%23—13.3%15.5%0.92121 min1.1492Compare
T15Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care12.6%4312.5%12.6%14.6%0.97197 min0.99160Compare
T15Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care12.6%3312.6%12.0%15.5%0.92210 min0.98384Compare
17Ochsner LSU Health MonroeMonroe, LA · Acute care12.9%34—11.3%15.2%0.93152 min1.12247Compare
18Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe, LA · Acute care13.1%2412.4%10.5%15.9%1.04158 min1.08227Compare
T19Terrebonne General Medical Center - ParishHouma, LA · Acute care13.2%4411.1%13.6%15.8%0.69133 min1.04321Compare
T19Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, LA · Acute care13.2%3313.2%11.8%15.7%1.34166 min1.02526Compare
T19University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · Acute care13.2%2312.8%12.5%15.5%1.30327 min1.02446Compare
T22Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care13.8%3312.1%12.4%15.1%0.89142 min1.05230Compare
T22Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care13.8%3311.9%10.4%15.2%1.41210 min1.02407Compare
24North Oaks Medical CenterHammond, LA · Acute care13.9%2314.0%13.4%16.8%1.10159 min1.15330Compare
25Lane Regional Medical CenterZachary, LA · Acute care14.1%3411.6%14.2%15.3%0.98184 min1.10166Compare
T26West Calcasieu Cameron HospitalSulphur, LA · Acute care14.2%4411.7%11.7%14.6%1.04123 min1.03110Compare
T26Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette, LA · Acute care14.2%3412.4%11.4%15.0%0.83140 min1.04344Compare
28Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care14.4%3313.5%12.4%15.5%0.85168 min1.02964Compare
29East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA · Acute care14.5%2412.3%10.9%15.3%1.09157 min1.06665Compare
30Christus St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria, LA · Acute care14.9%3311.9%9.9%16.4%1.04215 min1.06293Compare
31Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · Acute care15.7%3311.7%11.1%15.3%0.96177 min1.17926Compare
32Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThibodaux, LA · Acute care16.6%3414.8%13.3%14.3%0.90171 min1.04194Compare
33Mercy Regional Medical CenterVille Platte, LA · Acute care16.7%3——12.8%15.3%0.95144 min1.1849Compare
34Iberia Medical CenterNew Iberia, LA · Acute care17.2%2412.5%11.4%14.6%1.21125 min0.99166Compare
35Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas, LA · Acute care22.5%2411.8%16.1%15.3%0.96122 min1.03171Compare

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.

Stroke death rate
30-day death rate for stroke 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).