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Hospitals in Louisiana with the lowest heart attack death rate

32 Louisiana hospitals ranked by heart attack death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner, Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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32 hospitals ranked in Louisiana by heart attack death rate; 129 more match but have no reported value.

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National average11.9%11.1%15.2%8.6%2.4%11.9%15.0%
1Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care SystemNew Orleans, LA · Veterans Affairs10.6%7.0%12.2%6.9%——16.1%Compare
2Ochsner Medical Center-KennerKenner, LA · Acute care10.8%10.4%14.6%——11.0%15.3%Compare
3Terrebonne General Medical Center - ParishHouma, LA · Acute care11.1%13.6%15.8%7.5%3.2%13.2%15.8%Compare
4Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care11.3%10.3%15.5%7.5%4.4%11.7%16.0%Compare
T5Beauregard Memorial HospitalDeridder, LA · Acute care11.5%11.6%13.8%———14.3%Compare
T5Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport, LA · Acute care11.5%13.0%15.0%9.2%2.2%11.3%15.8%Compare
7Lane Regional Medical CenterZachary, LA · Acute care11.6%14.2%17.2%——14.1%15.3%Compare
T8West Calcasieu Cameron HospitalSulphur, LA · Acute care11.7%11.7%17.1%8.2%—14.2%14.6%Compare
T8Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans, LA · Acute care11.7%11.5%12.5%—2.4%12.3%15.4%Compare
T8Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · Acute care11.7%11.1%17.0%9.6%4.7%15.7%15.3%Compare
T11Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas, LA · Acute care11.8%16.1%18.1%7.4%—22.5%15.3%Compare
T11Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LA · Acute care11.8%10.1%14.8%9.7%2.6%11.6%16.1%Compare
T13Christus St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria, LA · Acute care11.9%9.9%15.2%8.5%3.1%14.9%16.4%Compare
T13Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care11.9%10.4%14.4%8.8%2.8%13.8%15.2%Compare
T15Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · Acute care12.1%10.6%12.2%10.1%2.5%11.3%16.2%Compare
T15Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care12.1%12.4%15.3%10.2%2.7%13.8%15.1%Compare
T15FMOL Health St FrancisMonroe, LA · Acute care12.1%11.9%14.4%11.0%2.7%9.8%14.6%Compare
T18East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA · Acute care12.3%10.9%16.8%8.9%2.3%14.5%15.3%Compare
T18Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (Shreveport)Shreveport, LA · Veterans Affairs12.3%9.0%14.8%8.0%——15.0%Compare
T20Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette, LA · Acute care12.4%11.4%18.0%9.6%3.3%14.2%15.0%Compare
T20Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe, LA · Acute care12.4%10.5%15.4%7.5%5.6%13.1%15.9%Compare
T22Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care12.5%12.6%13.6%10.8%—12.6%14.6%Compare
T22West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · Acute care12.5%16.2%16.4%10.8%—11.9%15.0%Compare
T22Iberia Medical CenterNew Iberia, LA · Acute care12.5%11.4%14.4%11.2%—17.2%14.6%Compare
25Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care12.6%12.0%16.7%8.2%2.0%12.6%15.5%Compare
26University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · Acute care12.8%12.5%13.5%——13.2%15.5%Compare
27Northern Louisiana Medical CenterRuston, LA · Acute care12.9%13.1%16.5%10.1%—11.9%14.7%Compare
28Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, LA · Acute care13.2%11.8%13.6%6.9%2.9%13.2%15.7%Compare
T29St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington, LA · Acute care13.5%11.5%15.6%9.6%2.5%11.0%15.8%Compare
T29Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care13.5%12.4%18.2%10.8%2.0%14.4%15.5%Compare
31North Oaks Medical CenterHammond, LA · Acute care14.0%13.4%16.4%9.1%2.5%13.9%16.8%Compare
32Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThibodaux, LA · Acute care14.8%13.3%20.3%10.7%3.1%16.6%14.3%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.

Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Pneumonia death rate
30-day death rate for pneumonia 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.