Fonteum Care Compare · Louisiana
Louisiana hospitals: 161 Medicare-certified, source-cited CMS quality data.
Fonteum tracks 161 Medicare-certified hospitals in Louisiana in this snapshot, with available CMS rating, hospital-type, ownership, and emergency-services fields. Facility pages identify the CMS Hospital General Information dataset and snapshot 2026-05-07; individual facts are not signed.
Reviewed by Jennifer Montecillo, MD, medical reviewer. Non-practicing medical reviewer. Last reviewed: June 2026 · Next review: December 2026.
Louisiana hospitals at a glance
Type, ownership, emergency-services availability, and CMS overall-rating distribution across Louisiana’s 161 Medicare-certified hospitals.
Offer emergency services
98 (60.9%)
Birthing-friendly designation
40
Average CMS overall rating (of 5)
2.90
By hospital type
| Acute Care Hospitals | 82 |
| Psychiatric | 44 |
| Critical Access Hospitals | 27 |
| Acute Care - Veterans Administration | 3 |
| Long-term | 2 |
By ownership
| Proprietary | 59 |
| Voluntary non-profit - Private | 40 |
| Government - Hospital District or Authority | 39 |
| Physician | 11 |
| Voluntary non-profit - Other | 3 |
By CMS overall star rating
| 4 of 5 ★ | 11 |
| 3 of 5 ★ | 22 |
| 2 of 5 ★ | 14 |
| 1 of 5 ★ | 1 |
Hospitals in Louisiana, ranked by CMS overall rating
48 of 161 Louisiana hospitals carry a CMS overall star rating (state average 2.90 of 5). The table is an unlinked state inventory.
| Hospital | City | Overall (of 5) |
|---|---|---|
| Christus Coushatta Health Care Center | Coushatta | 4 / 5 |
| Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital | Lake Charles | 4 / 5 |
| Christus Shreveport-bossier Health System | Shreveport | 4 / 5 |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital | Lake Charles | 4 / 5 |
| Lane Regional Medical Center | Zachary | 4 / 5 |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans | 4 / 5 |
| Ochsner Medical Center-kenner | Kenner | 4 / 5 |
| Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System | New Orleans | 4 / 5 |
| St Tammany Parish Hospital | Covington | 4 / 5 |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish | Houma | 4 / 5 |
| West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital | Sulphur | 4 / 5 |
| Acadia General Hospital | Crowley | 3 / 5 |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center | Baton Rouge | 3 / 5 |
| Byrd Regional Hospital | Leesville | 3 / 5 |
| Citizens Medical Center | Columbia | 3 / 5 |
| Iberia Medical Center | New Iberia | 3 / 5 |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center | Houma | 3 / 5 |
| Mercy Regional Medical Center | Ville Platte | 3 / 5 |
| Minden Medical Center | Minden | 3 / 5 |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Natchitoches | 3 / 5 |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center | Ruston | 3 / 5 |
| Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center | Lafayette | 3 / 5 |
| Ochsner Lsu Health Monroe | Monroe | 3 / 5 |
| Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport-st Mary Medical Cent | Shreveport | 3 / 5 |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | 3 / 5 |
| Opelousas General Health System | Opelousas | 3 / 5 |
| Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center | Baton Rouge | 3 / 5 |
| St Francis Medical Center | Monroe | 3 / 5 |
| Thibodaux Regional Medical Center | Thibodaux | 3 / 5 |
| Touro Infirmary | New Orleans | 3 / 5 |
| West Jefferson Medical Center | Marrero | 3 / 5 |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center | Shreveport | 3 / 5 |
| Womans Hospital | Baton Rouge | 3 / 5 |
| Acadian Medical Center | Eunice | 2 / 5 |
| Beauregard Memorial Hospital | Deridder | 2 / 5 |
| Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital | Alexandria | 2 / 5 |
| East Jefferson General Hospital | Metairie | 2 / 5 |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center | West Monroe | 2 / 5 |
| North Oaks Medical Center | Hammond | 2 / 5 |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital | Jennings | 2 / 5 |
| Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport | Shreveport | 2 / 5 |
| Ochsner St Mary | Morgan City | 2 / 5 |
| Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc | Lafayette | 2 / 5 |
| Overton Brooks Va Medical Center (shreveport) | Shreveport | 2 / 5 |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center | Alexandria | 2 / 5 |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell | 2 / 5 |
| University Medical Center New Orleans | New Orleans | 2 / 5 |
| Ochsner University Hospital And Clinics | Lafayette | 1 / 5 |
| Abbeville General Hospital | Abbeville | — |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital | Kaplan | — |
| Acadia St Landry | Church Point | — |
| Alexandria Emergency Hospital | Alexandria | — |
| Alexandria Va Medical Center | Pineville | — |
| Allen Parish Hospital | Kinder | — |
| Apollo Behavioral Health Hospital, L L C | Baton Rouge | — |
| Assumption Community Hospital | Napoleonville | — |
| Avala | Covington | — |
| Avoyelles Hospital | Marksville | — |
| Baton Rouge Behavioral Hospital | Baton Rouge | — |
| Bayne-jones Ach (ft Johnson) | Fort Johnson | — |
| Bayou Bend Health System | Franklin | — |
| Beacon Behavioral Hospital - Central | Bunkie | — |
| Beacon Behavioral Hospital - Lutcher | Lutcher | — |
| Beacon Behavioral Hospital - Northshore, Llc | Lacombe | — |
| Beacon Behavioral Hospital- New Orleans, Llc | New Orleans | — |
| Bienville Medical Center | Arcadia | — |
| Brentwood Hospital | Shreveport | — |
| Bunkie General Hospital | Bunkie | — |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital, Inc | Columbia | — |
| Central Louisiana State Hospital | Pineville | — |
| Childrens Hospital | New Orleans | — |
| Christus Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital | Alexandria | — |
| Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital | Lake Charles | — |
| Claiborne Memorial Medical Center | Homer | — |
| Community Care Hospital | New Orleans | — |
| Compass Behavioral Center Of Alexandria, Inc | Alexandria | — |
| Compass Behavioral Center Of Houma, Llc | Houma | — |
| Compass Behavioral Center Of Lafayette | Lafayette | — |
| Compass Senior Care Hospital | Jennings | — |
| Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital | Hammond | — |
| Dequincy Memorial Hospital | Dequincy | — |
| Desoto Regional Health System | Mansfield | — |
| East Carroll Parish Hospital | Lake Providence | — |
| Eastern La Mental Health System | Jackson | — |
| Franklin Medical Center | Winnsboro | — |
| Freedom Behavioral Hospital Of Bastrop | Bastrop | — |
| Freedom Behavioral Hospital Of Ferriday | Ferriday | — |
| Freedom Behavioral Hospital Of Leesville | Leesville | — |
| Freedom Behavioral Hospital Of Monroe | Monroe | — |
| Genesis Behavioral Hospital | Breaux Bridge | — |
| Greenbrier Behavioral Health | Covington | — |
| Hardtner Medical Center | Olla | — |
| Hood Memorial Hospital | Amite | — |
| Intensive Specialty Hospital | Shreveport | — |
| Jackson Parish Hospital | Jonesboro | — |
| Lady Of The Sea General Hospital | Cut Off | — |
| Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital | Lafayette | — |
| Lallie Kemp Medical Center | Independence | — |
| Lasalle General Hospital | Jena | — |
| Longleaf Hospital | Alexandria | — |
| Louisiana Behavioral Health | Shreveport | — |
| Madison Parish Hospital | Tallulah | — |
| Mercy Behavioral Hospital | Lecompte | — |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital | Monroe | — |
| Morehouse General Hospital | Bastrop | — |
| New Orleans East Hospital | New Orleans | — |
| North Caddo Medical Center | Vivian | — |
| Northlake Behavioral Health System | Mandeville | — |
| Oakdale Community Hospital | Oakdale | — |
| Oceans Behavioral Hospital Of Alexandria | Alexandria | — |
| Oceans Behavioral Hospital Of Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | — |
| Oceans Behavioral Hospital Of Deridder | Deridder | — |
| Oceans Behavioral Hospital Of Greater New Orleans | Kenner | — |
| Oceans Behavioral Hospital Of Kentwood | Kentwood | — |
| Oceans Behavioral Hospital Of Lake Charles | Lake Charles | — |
| Oceans Behavioral Hospital Of Opelousas | Opelousas | — |
| Oceans Hospital Of Broussard | Broussard | — |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital | Raceland | — |
| Ochsner St Martin Hospital | Breaux Bridge | — |
| Omega Hospital, Llc | Metairie | — |
| Our Lady Of The Angels Hospital | Bogalusa | — |
| Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical Hospital | Slidell | — |
| Park Place Surgical Hospital | Lafayette | — |
| Perimeter Behavioral Hospital Of New Orleans | Kenner | — |
| Physicians Behavioral Hospital | Shreveport | — |
| Physicians Medical Center | Houma | — |
| Pointe Coupee General Hospital | New Roads | — |
| Prevost Memorial Hospital | Donaldsonville | — |
| Red River Behavioral Center, Llc | Bossier City | — |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center | Bernice | — |
| Regions Behavioral Hospital | Baton Rouge | — |
| Richardson Medical Center | Rayville | — |
| Richland Parish Hospital-delhi | Delhi | — |
| River Oaks Hospital | New Orleans | — |
| River Place Behavioral Health | Laplace | — |
| Riverland Medical Center | Ferriday | — |
| Riverside Medical Center | Franklinton | — |
| Sabine Medical Center | Many | — |
| Sage Specialty Hospital | Denham Springs | — |
| Savoy Medical Center | Mamou | — |
| Seaside Health System | Baton Rouge | — |
| Serenity Springs Specialty Hospital | Ruston | — |
| Specialists Hospital Shreveport | Shreveport | — |
| Springhill Medical Center | Springhill | — |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital | Chalmette | — |
| St Charles Parish Hospital | Luling | — |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital | New Orleans | — |
| St Helena Parish Hospital | Greensburg | — |
| St James Behavioral Health Hospital, Inc | Gonzales | — |
| St James Parish Hospital | Lutcher | — |
| Sterling Surgical Hospital | Slidell | — |
| Stonebridge Behavioral Hospital | Lake Charles | — |
| Surgical Specialty Center Of Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | — |
| The General | Baton Rouge | — |
| The Spine Hospital Of Louisiana | Baton Rouge | — |
| Union General Hospital | Farmerville | — |
| Universal Behavioral Health Hospital | Hammond | — |
| Vermilion Behavioral Health Systems | Lafayette | — |
| West Carroll Memorial Hospital | Oak Grove | — |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital | Saint Francisville | — |
| Winn Parish Medical Center | Winnfield | — |
Louisiana hospitals — FAQ
- How many Medicare-certified hospitals are in Louisiana?
- 161 Medicare-certified hospitals operate in Louisiana as of the CMS Hospital General Information snapshot (2026-05-07). 48 carry a CMS overall star rating, averaging 2.90 of 5.
- What kinds of hospitals does Louisiana have?
- Louisiana's hospitals break down by CMS hospital type (acute care, critical access, children's, psychiatric and more) and by ownership (government, proprietary, and voluntary non-profit). 60.9% offer emergency services. The breakdown tables on this page aggregate every facility CMS lists in the state.
- What does the CMS overall star rating mean?
- The CMS overall hospital rating (1–5 stars) summarizes performance across measure groups such as mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely & effective care. CMS does not rate every hospital; facilities below the reporting threshold show no rating and are excluded from the state average rather than counted as zero.
- Where does this hospital data come from and how current is it?
- The displayed fields come from the CMS Hospital General Information file, source-modified 2026-01-26. Record-level provenance can be null; cross-check a consequential facility record at Medicare.gov.
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