Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Louisiana with the highest patient survey star rating
59 Louisiana hospitals ranked by patient survey star rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Abbeville General Hospital, Citizens Medical Center, Avala. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| T1 | Abbeville General Hospital | 5, 97th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | — | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 117 min, 77th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 60 | Compare Abbeville General Hospital |
| T1 | Citizens Medical Center | 5, 97th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | — | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 124 min, 71st percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 40 | Compare Citizens Medical Center |
| T1 | Avala | 5, 97th percentile | — | — | — | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | — | 0.96, 66th percentile | 21 | Compare Avala |
| T1 | Ochsner St Anne General Hospital | 5, 97th percentile | — | — | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | — | 120 min, 74th percentile | — | 35 | Compare Ochsner St Anne General Hospital |
| T1 | Ochsner St Martin Hospital | 5, 97th percentile | — | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | — | 99 min, 91st percentile | — | 25 | Compare Ochsner St Martin Hospital |
| T1 | St Charles Parish Hospital | 5, 97th percentile | — | — | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 114 min, 79th percentile | 0.82, 98th percentile | 49 | Compare St Charles Parish Hospital |
| T7 | Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | 4, 76th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | — | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 158 min, 43rd percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | 96 | Compare Natchitoches Regional Medical Center |
| T7 | Our Lady Of The Angels Hospital | 4, 76th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | — | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 135 min, 61st percentile | 1.22, 1st percentile | 66 | Compare Our Lady Of The Angels Hospital |
| T7 | St Bernard Parish Hospital | 4, 76th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | — | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | — | 180 min, 29th percentile | 0.81, 98th percentile | 40 | Compare St Bernard Parish Hospital |
| T7 | St Tammany Parish Hospital | 4, 76th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 13.5%, 8th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.74, 97th percentile | 161 min, 41st percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 281 | Compare St Tammany Parish Hospital |
| T7 | Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish | 4, 76th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 13.6%, 10th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.69, 99th percentile | 133 min, 62nd percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 321 | Compare Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish |
| T7 | West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital | 4, 76th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 123 min, 71st percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 110 | Compare West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital |
| T7 | Womans Hospital | 4, 76th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 147 min, 51st percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 184 | Compare Womans Hospital |
| T7 | Acadia General Hospital | 4, 76th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | — | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 109 min, 83rd percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 85 | Compare Acadia General Hospital |
| T7 | Beauregard Memorial Hospital | 4, 76th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 180 min, 29th percentile | 1.23, 1st percentile | 47 | Compare Beauregard Memorial Hospital |
| T7 | FMOL Health St Francis | 4, 76th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 226 min, 10th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 328 | Compare FMOL Health St Francis |
| T7 | Lane Regional Medical Center | 4, 76th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 14.2%, 7th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 184 min, 27th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 166 | Compare Lane Regional Medical Center |
| T7 | Leonard J Chabert Medical Center | 4, 76th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | — | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.56, 2nd percentile | 126 min, 69th percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 156 | Compare Leonard J Chabert Medical Center |
| T7 | Ochsner LSU Health Monroe | 4, 76th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | — | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 152 min, 48th percentile | 1.12, 6th percentile | 247 | Compare Ochsner LSU Health Monroe |
| T7 | Ochsner University Hospital And Clinics | 4, 76th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | — | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 143 min, 54th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 116 | Compare Ochsner University Hospital And Clinics |
| T7 | Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc | 4, 76th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 140 min, 56th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 344 | Compare Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc |
| T7 | Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System | 4, 76th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 7.0%, 98th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | — | — | 591 | Compare Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System |
| T7 | Thibodaux Regional Medical Center | 4, 76th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 14.8%, 1st percentile | 13.3%, 12th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 171 min, 35th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 194 | Compare Thibodaux Regional Medical Center |
| T7 | Touro Infirmary | 4, 76th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 147 min, 51st percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 341 | Compare Touro Infirmary |
| T7 | East Jefferson General Hospital | 4, 76th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 157 min, 44th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 665 | Compare East Jefferson General Hospital |
| T7 | Glenwood Regional Medical Center | 4, 76th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 158 min, 43rd percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 227 | Compare Glenwood Regional Medical Center |
| T7 | Iberia Medical Center | 4, 76th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | 125 min, 70th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 166 | Compare Iberia Medical Center |
| T7 | Ochsner American Legion Hospital | 4, 76th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | 13.4%, 12th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 104 min, 87th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 49 | Compare Ochsner American Legion Hospital |
| T7 | Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent | 4, 76th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | — | — | 0.99, 37th percentile | — | — | 93 | Compare Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent |
| T7 | Opelousas General Health System | 4, 76th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 16.1%, 1st percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 122 min, 72nd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 171 | Compare Opelousas General Health System |
| T7 | Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 130 min, 65th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 88 | Compare Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital |
| T7 | Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | — | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | 0.96, 66th percentile | 30 | Compare Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital |
| T7 | Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | — | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | — | 0.90, 88th percentile | 37 | Compare Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital |
| T7 | Specialists Hospital Shreveport | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | — | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 15 | Compare Specialists Hospital Shreveport |
| T7 | The Spine Hospital Of Louisiana | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | — | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | — | 0.99, 50th percentile | 23 | Compare The Spine Hospital Of Louisiana |
| T36 | Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge | 3, 39th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 197 min, 20th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 160 | Compare Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge |
| T36 | Ochsner Medical Center Acute | 3, 39th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 959 | Compare Ochsner Medical Center Acute |
| T36 | Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner | 3, 39th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 147 min, 51st percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 110 | Compare Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner |
| T36 | Acadian Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | — | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 116 min, 77th percentile | 1.16, 3rd percentile | 49 | Compare Acadian Medical Center |
| T36 | Baton Rouge General Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 210 min, 15th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 384 | Compare Baton Rouge General Medical Center |
| T36 | Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 142 min, 55th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 230 | Compare Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital |
| T36 | Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 165 min, 39th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 242 | Compare Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System |
| T36 | Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 215 min, 13th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 293 | Compare Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital |
| T36 | Lake Charles Memorial Hospital | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.41, 4th percentile | 210 min, 15th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 407 | Compare Lake Charles Memorial Hospital |
| T36 | Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 1.34, 5th percentile | 166 min, 38th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 526 | Compare Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center |
| T36 | Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 13.5%, 8th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 168 min, 37th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 964 | Compare Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center |
| T36 | West Jefferson Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 16.2%, 1st percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 147 min, 51st percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 318 | Compare West Jefferson Medical Center |
| T36 | Willis Knighton Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 177 min, 31st percentile | 1.17, 3rd percentile | 926 | Compare Willis Knighton Medical Center |
| T36 | Byrd Regional Hospital | 3, 39th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | 13.3%, 12th percentile | 17.4%, 0th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 121 min, 73rd percentile | 1.26, 1st percentile | 49 | Compare Byrd Regional Hospital |
| T36 | Minden Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | 13.3%, 12th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 121 min, 73rd percentile | 1.14, 4th percentile | 92 | Compare Minden Medical Center |
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.
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- Overall star rating
- CMS overall hospital quality 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).