Louisiana Hospital Rankings & Safety Report

zReports Research Institute · Updated September 2026

Bythe zReports Healthcare Research Team · zReports Research Institute Data sourcezReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.09 Facilities analyzed161 Government sourcesthe state's licensing authority Last updatedSeptember 2026 MethodologyConsumer Z Score™ · Database v2026.09

Louisiana has 161 active licensed hospitals on the state's public file. zReports analyzed CMS Hospital Compare general information and quality data to produce a records layer grade for every one, the government's own verdicts, mapped through one fixed rule. No facility can pay to change a score, and the grade is free.

Key findings

161active licensed hospitals across 89 Louisiana cities appear on the state's public file.
87%hold an A or B records layer grade, while 3 carry a D or F.
80.9is the statewide average records layer score across all graded hospitals.
Baton Rougeis the highest-scoring larger city (12 facilities, average score 84).
Baton Rougehas the most licensed hospitals in the state (12).

Key statistics

StatisticValue
Active licensed hospitals161
Cities covered89
Statewide average records layer score80.9
Grade A facilities115 (71.4%)
Grade B facilities25 (15.5%)
Grade C facilities18 (11.2%)
Grade D facilities3 (1.9%)
Facilities with a clean record (no deficiencies on file)161 (100%)
Serious (high severity) findings on the record0
Moderate findings on the record0
General Acute Care Hospital89
Psychiatric Hospital44
Critical Access Hospital27
Children'S Hospital1

By city

Baton Rouge (12)New Orleans (10)Shreveport (10)Lafayette (7)Alexandria (7)Lake Charles (5)Houma (4)Monroe (4)Hammond (3)Slidell (3)Covington (3)Kenner (3)Opelousas (2)Deridder (2)Jennings (2)Ruston (2)Bastrop (2)Leesville (2)Metairie (2)Columbia (2)Pineville (2)Breaux Bridge (2)Lutcher (2)Bunkie (2)Ferriday (2)Thibodaux (1)Natchitoches (1)Sulphur (1)Morgan City (1)Zachary (1)Mamou (1)Abbeville (1)Marrero (1)Crowley (1)New Iberia (1)Luling (1)Springhill (1)Winnfield (1)Marksville (1)Oakdale (1)Homer (1)Mansfield (1)Kinder (1)Winnsboro (1)Minden (1)Jena (1)Rayville (1)West Monroe (1)Ville Platte (1)Lake Providence (1)Many (1)Chalmette (1)Bogalusa (1)Eunice (1)Fort Johnson (1)Napoleonville (1)Greensburg (1)Farmerville (1)Vivian (1)Saint Francisville (1)Dequincy (1)Donaldsonville (1)Amite (1)Franklin (1)Coushatta (1)Franklinton (1)Tallulah (1)Olla (1)New Roads (1)Jonesboro (1)Church Point (1)Arcadia (1)Independence (1)Kaplan (1)Delhi (1)Raceland (1)Cut Off (1)Bernice (1)Oak Grove (1)Denham Springs (1)Mandeville (1)Jackson (1)Broussard (1)Bossier City (1)Lacombe (1)Gonzales (1)Kentwood (1)Laplace (1)Lecompte (1)

Statewide top 25

#1 Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · A-

#2 Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · A-

#3 West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Sulphur · A-

#4 Savoy Medical Center Mamou · A-

#5 Ochsner Medical Center Acute New Orleans · A-

#6 St Tammany Parish Hospital Covington · A-

#7 Springhill Medical Center Springhill · A-

#8 Womans Hospital Baton Rouge · A-

#9 Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · A-

#10 Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner Kenner · A-

#11 St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · A-

#12 Our Lady Of The Angels Hospital Bogalusa · A-

#13 Christus Coushatta Health Care Center Coushatta · A-

#14 St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · A-

#15 Winn Parish Medical Center Winnfield · A-

#16 Allen Parish Hospital Kinder · A-

#17 Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · A-

#18 Richardson Medical Center Rayville · A-

#19 Caldwell Memorial Hospital, INC Columbia · A-

#20 Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital Lake Charles · A-

#21 East Carroll Parish Hospital Lake Providence · A-

#22 Sabine Medical Center Many · A-

#23 Physicians Medical Center Houma · A-

#24 Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · A-

#25 Surgical Specialty Center Of Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · A-

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Methodology

The free grade on this page contains zero zReports judgment: it maps the state's own published licensing and enforcement verdicts through one fixed rule, applied identically to every hospital in America. Where the record and public reputation diverge, a highly reviewed facility with serious findings on file, the paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ surfaces it through the composite Consumer Z Score™ and our published ten point methodology. Facilities are never contacted and cannot pay to change a score. Read the full methodology →

About hospital licensing in Louisiana

Hospitals in Louisiana are overseen by the state's licensing authority, whose certification, inspection, and quality-reporting data is published on the public record. This page is computed from CMS Hospital Compare general information and quality data, the government’s own filings, not reviews or advertising.

Frequently asked questions

How many hospitals are there in Louisiana?

Louisiana has 161 active licensed hospitals on the state's public file, across 89 cities. Every one has a free records layer grade on zReports.

Which Louisiana city has the most hospitals?

Baton Rouge, with 12 licensed hospitals, followed by New Orleans (10) and Shreveport (10).

How are Louisiana hospital grades calculated?

The free records layer grade contains zero zReports judgment. It maps the government's own published verdicts, CMS Hospital Compare general information and quality data, through one fixed rule, applied identically to every hospital in the country. The paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ adds the composite Consumer Z Score™, which audits the record against public reputation through our published ten point methodology.

Why can a facility with 5-star reviews have a low grade?

Reviews and records are different surfaces. Reviews reflect what visitors chose to write, and can be managed by the business. Inspection and enforcement records are filed by the state, are mandatory, and cannot be edited by the facility. When the two diverge, the record is the surface worth checking. That divergence is exactly what zReports was built to surface.

How often are these rankings updated?

Rankings refresh whenever Louisiana republishes its licensing data; facility pages carry the records-verified date for each provider. This page was generated from the current file as of September 2026.

Can a facility pay to change its score?

No. Facilities are never contacted, never notified, and cannot pay to be listed, delisted, or re-scored. zReports has no business relationship with any facility it grades, independence is the product.

Data Provenance

This report was generated from the zReports Consumer Records Database™, a continuously updated database that normalizes official government licensing, inspection, enforcement, ownership, and safety records across multiple federal and state agencies. Every statistic in this report is traceable to its originating public record. Facilities cannot pay to alter scores, rankings, or findings.

Data source: zReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.09 · Built from: CMS Provider Data Catalog · HHS OIG Exclusions List (LEIE) · Public consumer review signals (audited, never trusted, in the composite Consumer Z Score™) · Proprietary Consumer Z Score™ methodology · Updated: September 2026

Cite this report

APA, zReports Research Institute. (2026). Louisiana Hospital Rankings & Safety Report (v2026.09). zReports.org. https://zreports.org/rankings/hospital/la

MLA, zReports Research Institute. “Louisiana Hospital Rankings & Safety Report.” zReports.org, v2026.09, September 2026, zreports.org/rankings/hospital/la.

Plain, Louisiana Hospital Rankings & Safety Report, zReports Research Institute, v2026.09, updated September 2026, zreports.org/rankings/hospital/la

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