The patients speak
There is only one major source that provides creditable ongoing analysis of hospitals. It is Medicare, which has to be interested because it pays many of the big bills.
As part of its informational services, medicare.gov reports on evaluations of hospitals based on queries of patients. For the last two years we have gone through the data and created a one-of-a-kind list that shows the state’s hospitals according to locality.
To qualify for our list, at least 50 percent of the patients queried had to give the hospital a top overall ranking of 9 or 10. These are the top general service hospitals as seen through the eyes of those who have experienced them firsthand – the patients.
• Abbeville
• Abbeville General Hospital – 118 N. Hospital Drive – (337) 893-5466
• Alexandria
Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital – 651 N. Bolton Ave. – (318) 443-3511
Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital – 3300 Masonic Drive – (318) 487-1122
Rapides Regional Medical Center – 211 Fourth St. – (318) 769-3000
• Bastrop
Morehouse General Hospital – 323 W. Walnut – (318) 283-3600
• Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge General Medical Center – 3500 Florida St. – (225) 387-7000
Earl K. Long Medical Center – 5825 Airline Highway – (225) 358-1000
Greater Baton Rouge Surgical Hospital – 7855 Howell Place Blvd. – (225) 358-4900
The Neuromedical Center Hospital – 10105 Park Row Circle – (225) 763-9900
Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge – 17000 Medical Center Drive – (225) 755-4876
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center – 5000 Hennessy Blvd. – (225) 765-6565
Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge – 8080 Bluebonnet Blvd. – (225) 408-5730
Woman’s Hospital – 100 Woman’s Way – (225) 927-1300
• Bogalusa
Washington St. Tammany Regional Medical Center – 433 Plaza St. – (985) 730-6700
• Bossier City
Willis Knighton Bossier Health Center – 2400 Hospital Drive – (318) 212-7000
• Columbia
Caldwell Memorial Hospital – 411 Main St. – (318) 649-6111
Citizens Medical Center – 7939 U.S. Highway 165 S. – (318) 649-6106
• Covington
Fairway Medical Center – 67252 Industry Lane – (985) 801-3010
Lakeview Regional Medical Center – 95 Judge Tanner Blvd. – (985) 867-4447
St. Tammany Parish Hospital – 1202 S. Tyler St. – (985) 898-4000
• Crowley
American Legion Hospital – 1305 Crowley Rayne Highway – (337) 783-3222
• Cut Off
Lady of the Sea General Hospital – 200 W. 134th Place – (985) 632-6401
• Delhi
Richland Parish Hospital – Delhi – 407 Cincinnati St. – (318) 878-5171
• Deridder
Beauregard Memorial Hospital – 600 S. Pine St. – (337) 462-7100
• Farmerville
Union General Hospital – 901 James Ave. – (318) 368-9751
• Gonzales
St. Elizabeth Hospital – 1125 W. Highway 30 – (225) 647-5000
• Hammond
Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital – 42570 S. Airport Road – (985) 510-6200
North Oaks Medical Center LLC – 15790 Paul Vega MD Drive – (985) 345-2700
• Homer
Homer Memorial Hospital – 620 E. College St. – (318) 927-2024
• Houma
Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center – 1978 Industrial Blvd. – (985) 873-2200
Physicians Medical Center – 218 Corporate Drive – (985) 853-1390
Terrebonne General Medical Center – 8166 Main St. – (985) 873-4141
• Independence
Lallie Kemp Medical Center – 52579 Highway 21 S. – (985) 878-9421
• Jena
LaSalle General Hospital – 187 Ninth St./Highway 84 W. – (318) 992-9200
• Jennings
Jennings American Legion Hospital – 1634 Elton Road – (337) 616-7000
• Jonesboro
Jackson Parish Hospital – 165 Beech Springs Road – (318) 259-4321
• Kenner
Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner LLC – 180 W. Esplanade Ave. – (504) 464-8065
• Kinder
Allen Parish Hospital – 108 Sixth Ave. – (337) 738-9489
• Lacombe
Louisiana Heart Hospital – 64030 Highway 434 – (985) 690-7500
• Lafayette
Heart Hospital of Lafayette – 1105 Kaliste Saloom Road – (337) 521-1000
Lafayette General Medical Center – 1214 Coolidge Ave. – (337) 289-7991
Lafayette General Surgical Hospital – 1000 W. Pinhook Road, Suite 100 – (337) 289-8095
Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital – 1101 Kaliste Saloom Road – (337) 769-4100
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center Inc. – 4801 Ambassador Caffery Parkway – (337) 470-2000
Park Place Surgical Hospital – 901 Wilson St. – (337) 237-8119
The Regional Medical Center of Acadiana – 2810 Ambassador Caffery Parkway – (337) 981-2949
University Medical Center – 2390 W. Congress – (337) 261-6001
• Lake Charles
Christus St. Patrick Hospital – 524 Dr. Michael DeBakey St. – (337) 436-2511
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital – 1701 Oak Park Blvd. – (337) 494-3200
W.O. Moss Regional Medical Center – 1000 Walters St. – (337) 475-8100
Women and Children’s Hospital at Lake Charles – 4200 Nelson Road – (337) 474-6370
• Lake Providence
East Carroll Parish Hospital – 336 N. Hood St. – (318) 559-4023
• Laplace
River Parishes Hospital – 500 Rue de Sante – (985) 652-7000
• Leesville
Byrd Regional Hospital – 1020 Ferittta Blvd. – (337) 239-9041
Doctors Hospital at Deer Creek LLC – 815 S. 10th St. -(337) 392-5088
• Luling
St. Charles Parish Hospital – 1057 Paul Maillard Road – (985) 785-6242
• Lutcher
St. James Parish Hospital – 1645 Lutcher Ave. – (225) 869-5512
• Mamou
Savoy Medical Center – 801 Poinciana Ave. – (337) 468-5261
• Mansfield
DeSoto Regional Health System – 207 Jefferson St. – (318) 872-4610
• Many
Sabine Medical Center – 240 Highland Drive – (318) 256-1232
• Marksville
Avoyelles Hospital – 4231 Highway 1192 – (318) 253-8611
• Marrero
West Jefferson Medical Center – 1101 Medical Center Blvd. – (504) 347-5511
• Metairie
East Jefferson – General Hospital – 4200 Houma Blvd. – (504) 454-4000
• Minden
Minden Medical Center – No. 1 Medical Plaza – (318) 377-2321
• Monroe
E.A. Conway Medical Center – 4864 Jackson St. – (318) 330-7000
Monroe Surgical Hospital – 2408 Broadmoor Blvd. – (318) 410-0002
P & S Surgical Hospital – 312 Grammont St., – Suite 101 – (318) 388-4040
St. Francis Medical Center – 309 Jackson St. – (318) 966-4000
• Morgan City
Teche Regional Medical Center – 1125 Marguerite St. – (985) 384-2200
• Napoleonville
Assumption Community Hospital – 135 Highway 402 – (985) 369-3600
• Natchitoches
Natchitoches Regional Medical Center – 501 Keyser Ave. – (318) 214-4200
• New Iberia
Dauterive Hospital – 600 N. Lewis St. – (337) 365-7311
Iberia General Hospital and Medical Center – 2315 E. Main St. – (337) 364-0441
• New Orleans
Charity Hospital & Medical Center of Louisiana – 2021 Perdido St., Floor 4 – (504) 903-3000
Ochsner Baptist Medical Center LLC – 2700 Napoleon Ave. – (504) 899-9311
Ochsner Medical Center – 1516 Jefferson Highway – (504) 842-3000
Touro Infirmary – 1401 Foucher St. – (504) 897-7011
Tulane Medical Center – 1415 Tulane Ave. – (504) 988-1900
• Oakdale
Oakdale Community Hospital – 130 N. Hospital Drive – (318) 335-3700
• Oak Grove
West Carroll Memorial Hospital – 522 Ross St. – (318) 428-3237
• Opelousas
Opelousas General – Health System – 539 E. Prudhomme St. – (337) 948-3011
• Pineville
Huey P. Long Medical Center – 352 Hospital Blvd. – (318) 448-0811
• Raceland
Ochsner St. Anne General Hospital – 4608 Highway 1 – (985) 537-837
• Rayville
Richardson Medical Center – 254 Highway 3048 – (318) 728-4181
• Ruston
Green Clinic Surgical Hospital – 1118 Farmerville St. – (318) 232-7700
Northern Louisiana – Medical Center – 401 E. Vaughn Ave. – (318) 254-2100
• St. Francisville
West Feliciana – Parish Hospital – 5266 Commerce St. – (225) 635-3811
• Shreveport
Christus Health – Shreveport-Bossier – 1 St. Mary Place – (318) 681-4500
LSU Health Science Center – Shreveport – 1541 Kings Highway – (318) 675-5058
Specialists Hospital Shreveport – 1500 Line Ave. – (318) 213-3800
Willis Knighton Medical Center – 2600 Greenwood Road – (318) 212-4000
• Slidell
Cypress Pointe Hospital East – 989 Robert Blvd. – (504) 690-8200
Ochsner Medical Center – Northshore LLC – 100 Medical Center Drive – (985) 649-7070
Slidell Memorial Hospital – 1001 Gause Blvd. – (985) 643-2200
Southern Surgical Hospital – 1700 W. Lindberg Drive – (985) 641-0600
• Springhill
Springhill Medical Center – 2001 Doctors Drive – (318) 539-1000
• Sulphur
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital – 701 E. Cypress St. – (337) 527-4240
• Thibodaux
Thibodaux Regional Medical Center – 602 N. Acadia Road – (985) 447-5500
• Ville Platte
Mercy Regional Medical Center – 800 E. Main – (337) 363-5684
• West Monroe
Glenwood Regional Medical Center – 503 McMillan Road – (318) 329-4600
Ouachita Community Hospital – 1275 Glennwood Drive – (318) 332-1339
• Winnfield
Winn Parish Medical Center – 301 W. Boundary St. (318) 648-3000
• Winnsboro
Franklin Medical Center – 2106 Loop Road – (318) 435-9411
• Zachary
Lane Regional Medical Center – 6300 Main St. – (225) 658-4000