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Hospitals in Louisiana with the highest value-based purchasing score

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

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#HospitalValue-based purchasing scorehigher 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 average313.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1St Charles Parish HospitalLuling, LA · Acute care95—5——15.2%0.99114 min0.8249Compare
2St Bernard Parish HospitalChalmette, LA · Acute care6944—11.0%15.0%—180 min0.8140Compare
3Leonard J Chabert Medical CenterHouma, LA · Acute care6534—9.8%14.8%1.56126 min0.91156Compare
4Christus Ochsner Lake Area HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care64—4——14.6%0.96130 min0.9688Compare
5Citizens Medical CenterColumbia, LA · Acute care4835—10.8%15.6%0.99124 min0.9640Compare
6Our Lady Of The Angels HospitalBogalusa, LA · Acute care4544—10.5%15.6%0.96135 min1.2266Compare
7Ochsner LSU Health MonroeMonroe, LA · Acute care4434—11.3%15.2%0.93152 min1.12247Compare
8Natchitoches Regional Medical CenterNatchitoches, LA · Acute care4444—10.4%15.4%1.03158 min1.1196Compare
9Claiborne Memorial Medical CenterHomer, LA · Acute care4313—11.8%16.6%—84 min1.0247Compare
10New Orleans East HospitalNew Orleans, LA · Acute care42————14.9%0.98140 min1.0550Compare
11Ochsner University Hospital And ClinicsLafayette, LA · Acute care3934—10.9%16.1%1.07143 min1.03116Compare
12Lane Regional Medical CenterZachary, LA · Acute care363411.6%14.2%15.3%0.98184 min1.10166Compare
13Abbeville General HospitalAbbeville, LA · Acute care3635—12.6%14.3%0.93117 min1.0260Compare
T14Terrebonne General Medical Center - ParishHouma, LA · Acute care354411.1%13.6%15.8%0.69133 min1.04321Compare
T14Byrd Regional HospitalLeesville, LA · Acute care3523—13.3%17.4%0.93121 min1.2649Compare
16Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas, LA · Acute care342411.8%16.1%15.3%0.96122 min1.03171Compare
17Ochsner Medical Center-KennerKenner, LA · Acute care344310.8%10.4%15.3%0.90147 min0.94110Compare
T18Savoy Medical CenterMamou, LA · Acute care334———15.1%0.98108 min1.2560Compare
T18Womans HospitalBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care3344——14.8%0.95147 min1.06184Compare
T20Acadian Medical CenterEunice, LA · Acute care3333—10.8%15.1%1.15116 min1.1649Compare
T20Iberia Medical CenterNew Iberia, LA · Acute care332412.5%11.4%14.6%1.21125 min0.99166Compare
22Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThibodaux, LA · Acute care333414.8%13.3%14.3%0.90171 min1.04194Compare
23Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans, LA · Acute care323411.7%11.5%15.4%1.00147 min0.96341Compare
24Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care324312.5%12.6%14.6%0.97197 min0.99160Compare
25Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport, LA · Acute care313311.5%13.0%15.8%1.00165 min1.06242Compare
26Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette, LA · Acute care303412.4%11.4%15.0%0.83140 min1.04344Compare
27St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington, LA · Acute care304413.5%11.5%15.8%0.74161 min1.01281Compare
T28Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care293311.9%10.4%15.2%1.41210 min1.02407Compare
T28Ochsner American Legion HospitalJennings, LA · Acute care2924—13.4%15.3%1.06104 min1.0949Compare
30Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care293312.6%12.0%15.5%0.92210 min0.98384Compare
31Mercy Regional Medical CenterVille Platte, LA · Acute care283——12.8%15.3%0.95144 min1.1849Compare
32Beauregard Memorial HospitalDeridder, LA · Acute care283411.5%11.6%14.3%0.96180 min1.2347Compare
33Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, LA · Acute care273313.2%11.8%15.7%1.34166 min1.02526Compare
34Acadia General HospitalCrowley, LA · Acute care2634—11.5%15.4%0.87109 min1.0985Compare
35Christus St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria, LA · Acute care263311.9%9.9%16.4%1.04215 min1.06293Compare
36Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · Acute care254312.1%10.6%16.2%1.15174 min0.99959Compare
T37West Calcasieu Cameron HospitalSulphur, LA · Acute care244411.7%11.7%14.6%1.04123 min1.03110Compare
T37University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · Acute care242312.8%12.5%15.5%1.30327 min1.02446Compare
39FMOL Health St FrancisMonroe, LA · Acute care223412.1%11.9%14.6%0.99226 min1.08328Compare
40Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care223313.5%12.4%15.5%0.85168 min1.02964Compare
41West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · Acute care213312.5%16.2%15.0%0.95147 min1.10318Compare
42Ochsner St MaryMorgan City, LA · Acute care2023—9.9%15.4%0.9589 min1.1686Compare
43Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care203312.1%12.4%15.1%0.89142 min1.05230Compare
44East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA · Acute care202412.3%10.9%15.3%1.09157 min1.06665Compare
45Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LA · Acute care192211.8%10.1%16.1%1.08137 min1.07346Compare
46Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA · Acute care1823—12.3%15.8%1.11247 min1.16295Compare
47Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care182311.3%10.3%16.0%1.33203 min0.98313Compare
48North Oaks Medical CenterHammond, LA · Acute care142314.0%13.4%16.8%1.10159 min1.15330Compare
49Northern Louisiana Medical CenterRuston, LA · Acute care142212.9%13.1%14.7%1.03135 min1.3265Compare
50Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · Acute care133311.7%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 score
Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Total Performance Score (0-100), from outcomes, safety, patient experience and efficiency. It sets a Medicare bonus or penalty..
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).