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Hospitals in Louisiana with the lowest serious complications

72 Louisiana hospitals ranked by serious complications in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish, St Tammany Parish Hospital, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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72 hospitals ranked in Louisiana by serious complications; 89 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Serious complicationslower is better	Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better	Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better	Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better	Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better	MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better	C. diff infectionslower is better	Compare
	National average	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
1	Terrebonne General Medical Center - ParishHouma, LA · Acute care	0.69, 99th percentile	0.27, 69th percentile	1.06, 10th percentile	0.90, 37th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	2.33, 2nd percentile	0.43, 30th percentile	Compare Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish
2	St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington, LA · Acute care	0.74, 97th percentile	0.15, 76th percentile	0.15, 71st percentile	0.71, 50th percentile	—	0.50, 59th percentile	0.53, 22nd percentile	Compare St Tammany Parish Hospital
3	Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care SystemNew Orleans, LA · Veterans Affairs	0.77, 95th percentile	2.17, 2nd percentile	0.25, 63rd percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System
4	Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette, LA · Acute care	0.83, 89th percentile	0.30, 66th percentile	0.86, 16th percentile	1.10, 28th percentile	—	1.07, 19th percentile	0.21, 61st percentile	Compare Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc
T5	Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	0.74, 29th percentile	0.38, 52nd percentile	0.64, 55th percentile	—	0.77, 35th percentile	0.34, 41st percentile	Compare Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center
T5	Specialists Hospital ShreveportShreveport, LA · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Specialists Hospital Shreveport
T5	The Spine Hospital Of LouisianaBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare The Spine Hospital Of Louisiana
8	Acadia General HospitalCrowley, LA · Acute care	0.87, 81st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.85, 40th percentile	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Acadia General Hospital
9	Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care	0.89, 75th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.39, 51st percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.95, 3rd percentile	0.08, 77th percentile	Compare Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
T10	Ochsner Medical Center-KennerKenner, LA · Acute care	0.90, 73rd percentile	1.33, 7th percentile	0.66, 27th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.25, 54th percentile	Compare Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner
T10	Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThibodaux, LA · Acute care	0.90, 73rd percentile	1.56, 5th percentile	2.52, 1st percentile	1.32, 20th percentile	—	—	1.18, 4th percentile	Compare Thibodaux Regional Medical Center
12	AvalaCovington, LA · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Avala
T13	Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	1.44, 6th percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	0.39, 71st percentile	—	2.47, 1st percentile	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare Baton Rouge General Medical Center
T13	Minden Medical CenterMinden, LA · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.80, 10th percentile	Compare Minden Medical Center
T13	Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital
T16	Abbeville General HospitalAbbeville, LA · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	1.50, 2nd percentile	Compare Abbeville General Hospital
T16	Ochsner LSU Health MonroeMonroe, LA · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.51, 48th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.94, 3rd percentile	0.35, 39th percentile	Compare Ochsner LSU Health Monroe
T16	Byrd Regional HospitalLeesville, LA · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Byrd Regional Hospital
T16	Christus Central Louisiana Surgical HospitalAlexandria, LA · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Christus Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital
T16	Lafayette Surgical Specialty HospitalLafayette, LA · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital
T21	Oakdale Community HospitalOakdale, LA · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Oakdale Community Hospital
T21	Cypress Pointe Surgical HospitalHammond, LA · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital
T23	Womans HospitalBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	1.32, 8th percentile	0.80, 20th percentile	—	2.42, 8th percentile	1.57, 7th percentile	0.05, 79th percentile	Compare Womans Hospital
T23	Mercy Regional Medical CenterVille Platte, LA · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Mercy Regional Medical Center
T23	West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.26, 62nd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare West Jefferson Medical Center
T23	Ochsner St MaryMorgan City, LA · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Ochsner St Mary
T23	St Charles Surgical HospitalNew Orleans, LA · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare St Charles Surgical Hospital
T23	Sterling Surgical HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Sterling Surgical Hospital
T29	Our Lady Of The Angels HospitalBogalusa, LA · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.53, 22nd percentile	Compare Our Lady Of The Angels Hospital
T29	Beauregard Memorial HospitalDeridder, LA · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	1.35, 3rd percentile	Compare Beauregard Memorial Hospital
T29	Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	0.88, 21st percentile	0.78, 21st percentile	0.93, 35th percentile	1.20, 35th percentile	0.99, 21st percentile	0.57, 19th percentile	Compare Willis Knighton Medical Center
T29	Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas, LA · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	—	0.47, 42nd percentile	1.06, 29th percentile	—	—	0.17, 67th percentile	Compare Opelousas General Health System
T29	Christus Ochsner Lake Area HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital
T34	Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	0.52, 47th percentile	0.34, 55th percentile	0.62, 56th percentile	—	0.50, 59th percentile	0.07, 77th percentile	Compare Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
T34	Avoyelles HospitalMarksville, LA · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Avoyelles Hospital
T36	Savoy Medical CenterMamou, LA · Acute care	0.98, 41st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Savoy Medical Center
T36	Lane Regional Medical CenterZachary, LA · Acute care	0.98, 41st percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Lane Regional Medical Center
T36	Alexandria VA Medical CenterPineville, LA · Veterans Affairs	0.98, 41st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Alexandria VA Medical Center
T36	Franklin Medical CenterWinnsboro, LA · Acute care	0.98, 41st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	1.19, 4th percentile	Compare Franklin Medical Center
T36	New Orleans East HospitalNew Orleans, LA · Acute care	0.98, 41st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare New Orleans East Hospital
T36	Surgical Specialty Center Of Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care	0.98, 41st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Surgical Specialty Center Of Baton Rouge
T42	Citizens Medical CenterColumbia, LA · Acute care	0.99, 37th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Citizens Medical Center
T42	FMOL Health St FrancisMonroe, LA · Acute care	0.99, 37th percentile	0.42, 55th percentile	0.50, 40th percentile	0.54, 61st percentile	—	0.59, 50th percentile	0.25, 55th percentile	Compare FMOL Health St Francis
T42	Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical CentShreveport, LA · Acute care	0.99, 37th percentile	0.72, 30th percentile	—	—	0.00, 89th percentile	0.93, 24th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent
T42	Park Place Surgical HospitalLafayette, LA · Acute care	0.99, 37th percentile	—	—	—	0.00, 89th percentile	—	—	Compare Park Place Surgical Hospital
T42	Sabine Medical CenterMany, LA · Acute care	0.99, 37th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Sabine Medical Center
T42	St Charles Parish HospitalLuling, LA · Acute care	0.99, 37th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare St Charles Parish Hospital
T48	Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport, LA · Acute care	1.00, 35th percentile	0.17, 75th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.72, 40th percentile	0.03, 80th percentile	Compare Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System
T48	Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans, LA · Acute care	1.00, 35th percentile	0.59, 41st percentile	0.21, 67th percentile	1.82, 8th percentile	1.77, 19th percentile	1.01, 21st percentile	0.13, 72nd percentile	Compare Touro Infirmary
T48	Physicians Medical CenterHouma, LA · Acute care	1.00, 35th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Physicians 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.

Serious complications: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Central line bloodstream infections: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (colon): Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy): Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
MRSA bloodstream infections: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
C. diff infections: Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).