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Hospitals in Louisiana with the largest Medicare value-based purchasing bonuses

50 Louisiana hospitals ranked by value-based purchasing adjustment in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: St Charles Parish Hospital, St Bernard Parish Hospital, Leonard J Chabert Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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50 hospitals ranked in Louisiana by value-based purchasing adjustment; 111 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalValue-based purchasing adjustmenthigher 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 average+0.13%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1St Charles Parish HospitalLuling, LA · Acute care+4.53%—5——15.2%0.99114 min0.8249Compare
2St Bernard Parish HospitalChalmette, LA · Acute care+2.74%44—11.0%15.0%—180 min0.8140Compare
3Leonard J Chabert Medical CenterHouma, LA · Acute care+2.51%34—9.8%14.8%1.56126 min0.91156Compare
4Christus Ochsner Lake Area HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care+2.44%—4——14.6%0.96130 min0.9688Compare
5Citizens Medical CenterColumbia, LA · Acute care+1.29%35—10.8%15.6%0.99124 min0.9640Compare
6Our Lady Of The Angels HospitalBogalusa, LA · Acute care+1.10%44—10.5%15.6%0.96135 min1.2266Compare
7Ochsner LSU Health MonroeMonroe, LA · Acute care+1.03%34—11.3%15.2%0.93152 min1.12247Compare
8Natchitoches Regional Medical CenterNatchitoches, LA · Acute care+1.02%44—10.4%15.4%1.03158 min1.1196Compare
9Claiborne Memorial Medical CenterHomer, LA · Acute care+0.95%13—11.8%16.6%—84 min1.0247Compare
10New Orleans East HospitalNew Orleans, LA · Acute care+0.92%————14.9%0.98140 min1.0550Compare
11Ochsner University Hospital And ClinicsLafayette, LA · Acute care+0.66%34—10.9%16.1%1.07143 min1.03116Compare
12Lane Regional Medical CenterZachary, LA · Acute care+0.50%3411.6%14.2%15.3%0.98184 min1.10166Compare
13Abbeville General HospitalAbbeville, LA · Acute care+0.45%35—12.6%14.3%0.93117 min1.0260Compare
T14Terrebonne General Medical Center - ParishHouma, LA · Acute care+0.44%4411.1%13.6%15.8%0.69133 min1.04321Compare
T14Byrd Regional HospitalLeesville, LA · Acute care+0.44%23—13.3%17.4%0.93121 min1.2649Compare
16Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas, LA · Acute care+0.33%2411.8%16.1%15.3%0.96122 min1.03171Compare
17Ochsner Medical Center-KennerKenner, LA · Acute care+0.31%4310.8%10.4%15.3%0.90147 min0.94110Compare
T18Savoy Medical CenterMamou, LA · Acute care+0.30%4———15.1%0.98108 min1.2560Compare
T18Womans HospitalBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care+0.30%44——14.8%0.95147 min1.06184Compare
T20Acadian Medical CenterEunice, LA · Acute care+0.29%33—10.8%15.1%1.15116 min1.1649Compare
T20Iberia Medical CenterNew Iberia, LA · Acute care+0.29%2412.5%11.4%14.6%1.21125 min0.99166Compare
22Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThibodaux, LA · Acute care+0.28%3414.8%13.3%14.3%0.90171 min1.04194Compare
23Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans, LA · Acute care+0.24%3411.7%11.5%15.4%1.00147 min0.96341Compare
24Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care+0.18%4312.5%12.6%14.6%0.97197 min0.99160Compare
25Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport, LA · Acute care+0.13%3311.5%13.0%15.8%1.00165 min1.06242Compare
26Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette, LA · Acute care+0.06%3412.4%11.4%15.0%0.83140 min1.04344Compare
27St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington, LA · Acute care+0.03%4413.5%11.5%15.8%0.74161 min1.01281Compare
T28Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care−0.02%3311.9%10.4%15.2%1.41210 min1.02407Compare
T28Ochsner American Legion HospitalJennings, LA · Acute care−0.02%24—13.4%15.3%1.06104 min1.0949Compare
30Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care−0.03%3312.6%12.0%15.5%0.92210 min0.98384Compare
31Mercy Regional Medical CenterVille Platte, LA · Acute care−0.05%3——12.8%15.3%0.95144 min1.1849Compare
32Beauregard Memorial HospitalDeridder, LA · Acute care−0.08%3411.5%11.6%14.3%0.96180 min1.2347Compare
33Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, LA · Acute care−0.12%3313.2%11.8%15.7%1.34166 min1.02526Compare
34Acadia General HospitalCrowley, LA · Acute care−0.19%34—11.5%15.4%0.87109 min1.0985Compare
35Christus St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria, LA · Acute care−0.20%3311.9%9.9%16.4%1.04215 min1.06293Compare
36Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · Acute care−0.27%4312.1%10.6%16.2%1.15174 min0.99959Compare
T37West Calcasieu Cameron HospitalSulphur, LA · Acute care−0.33%4411.7%11.7%14.6%1.04123 min1.03110Compare
T37University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · Acute care−0.33%2312.8%12.5%15.5%1.30327 min1.02446Compare
39FMOL Health St FrancisMonroe, LA · Acute care−0.48%3412.1%11.9%14.6%0.99226 min1.08328Compare
40Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care−0.51%3313.5%12.4%15.5%0.85168 min1.02964Compare
41West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · Acute care−0.53%3312.5%16.2%15.0%0.95147 min1.10318Compare
42Ochsner St MaryMorgan City, LA · Acute care−0.60%23—9.9%15.4%0.9589 min1.1686Compare
43Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care−0.60%3312.1%12.4%15.1%0.89142 min1.05230Compare
44East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA · Acute care−0.66%2412.3%10.9%15.3%1.09157 min1.06665Compare
45Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LA · Acute care−0.72%2211.8%10.1%16.1%1.08137 min1.07346Compare
46Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA · Acute care−0.73%23—12.3%15.8%1.11247 min1.16295Compare
47Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care−0.74%2311.3%10.3%16.0%1.33203 min0.98313Compare
48North Oaks Medical CenterHammond, LA · Acute care−1.01%2314.0%13.4%16.8%1.10159 min1.15330Compare
49Northern Louisiana Medical CenterRuston, LA · Acute care−1.01%2212.9%13.1%14.7%1.03135 min1.3265Compare
50Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · Acute care−1.09%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.

Value-based purchasing adjustment
Change to Medicare payments under Hospital Value-Based Purchasing: a bonus (positive) or penalty (negative, up to 2%) based on the Total Performance Score..
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).