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Best Hospitals in Louisiana

Compare 161 Medicare-certified hospitals in Louisiana by CMS five-star quality rating.

Hospitals in Louisiana — by the numbers

161facilities
2.8★average rating
13rated 4-5 stars
8%are 4-5 stars

Star-rating distribution — Louisiana

About 17.8% of Louisiana's population is aged 65 or older (814,527 residents), which shapes demand for hospitals. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest-rated in Louisiana

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Hospitals by city

Baton Rouge
12 hospitals
Avg rating3.1
New Orleans
10 hospitals
Avg rating2.7
Shreveport
10 hospitals
Avg rating2.5
Alexandria
7 hospitals
Avg rating2.9
Lafayette
7 hospitals
Avg rating2.9
Lake Charles
5 hospitals
Avg rating2.8
Houma
4 hospitals
Avg rating3.9
Monroe
4 hospitals
Avg rating2.7
Covington
3 hospitals
Avg rating3.7
Hammond
3 hospitals
Avg rating3.4
Kenner
3 hospitals
Avg rating2.2
Slidell
3 hospitals
Avg rating2.9
Bastrop
2 hospitals
Avg rating3
Breaux Bridge
2 hospitals
Avg rating3.5
Bunkie
2 hospitals
Avg rating3.2
Columbia
2 hospitals
Avg rating2.3
Deridder
2 hospitals
Avg rating3.3
Ferriday
2 hospitals
Avg rating2.8
Jennings
2 hospitals
Avg rating3.6
Leesville
2 hospitals
Avg rating2.9
Lutcher
2 hospitals
Avg rating3
Metairie
2 hospitals
Avg rating3.6
Opelousas
2 hospitals
Avg rating3.3
Pineville
2 hospitals
Avg rating2
Ruston
2 hospitals
Avg rating3
Abbeville
1 hospitals
Avg rating3
Amite
1 hospitals
Avg rating2
Arcadia
1 hospitals
Avg rating4
Bernice
1 hospitals
Avg rating1
Bogalusa
1 hospitals
Avg rating2.7
Bossier City
1 hospitals
Avg rating2.8
Broussard
1 hospitals
Avg rating3
Chalmette
1 hospitals
Avg rating2.7
Church Point
1 hospitals
Avg rating1
Coushatta
1 hospitals
Avg rating3.3
Crowley
1 hospitals
Avg rating3.3
Cut Off
1 hospitals
Avg rating2.5
Delhi
1 hospitals
Avg rating2.3
Denham Springs
1 hospitals
Avg rating3
Dequincy
1 hospitals
Avg rating3
Donaldsonville
1 hospitals
Avg rating4.5
Eunice
1 hospitals
Avg rating2.9
Farmerville
1 hospitals
Avg rating2.5
Fort Johnson
1 hospitals
Avg rating
Franklin
1 hospitals
Avg rating2
Franklinton
1 hospitals
Avg rating2.3
Gonzales
1 hospitals
Avg rating3.6
Greensburg
1 hospitals
Avg rating1
Homer
1 hospitals
Avg rating2.7
Independence
1 hospitals
Avg rating
Jackson
1 hospitals
Avg rating3.3
Jena
1 hospitals
Avg rating2.1
Jonesboro
1 hospitals
Avg rating3.5
Kaplan
1 hospitals
Avg rating3.5
Kentwood
1 hospitals
Avg rating3
Kinder
1 hospitals
Avg rating2.2
Lacombe
1 hospitals
Avg rating2
Lake Providence
1 hospitals
Avg rating1
Laplace
1 hospitals
Avg rating2
Lecompte
1 hospitals
Avg rating
Luling
1 hospitals
Avg rating3
Mamou
1 hospitals
Avg rating2.5
Mandeville
1 hospitals
Avg rating2.8
Mansfield
1 hospitals
Avg rating3.5
Many
1 hospitals
Avg rating2.7
Marksville
1 hospitals
Avg rating2.2
Marrero
1 hospitals
Avg rating3.3
Minden
1 hospitals
Avg rating2.5
Morgan City
1 hospitals
Avg rating2.3
Napoleonville
1 hospitals
Avg rating1
Natchitoches
1 hospitals
Avg rating3
New Iberia
1 hospitals
Avg rating2.2
New Roads
1 hospitals
Avg rating2.5
Oak Grove
1 hospitals
Avg rating2
Oakdale
1 hospitals
Avg rating2.2
Olla
1 hospitals
Avg rating
Raceland
1 hospitals
Avg rating3
Rayville
1 hospitals
Avg rating2.8
Saint Francisville
1 hospitals
Avg rating1
Springhill
1 hospitals
Avg rating3.3

By county

Acadia County · Allen County · Ascension County · Assumption County · Avoyelles County · Beauregard County · Bienville County · Bossier County · Caddo County · Calcasieu County · Caldwell County · Claiborne County · Concordia County · De Soto County · E. Baton Rouge County · East Carroll County · East Feliciana County · Evangeline County · Franklin County · Iberia County · Jackson County · Jefferson County · Jeffrson Davis County · Lafayette County · Lafourche County · Lasalle County · Lincoln County · Livingston County · Madison County · Morehouse County · Natchitoches County · Orleans County · Ouachita County · Pointe Coupee County · Rapides County · Red River County · Richland County · Sabine County · St. Bernard County · St. Charles County · St. Helena County · St. James County · St. John Baptist County · St. Landry County · St. Martin County · St. Mary County · St. Tammany County · Tangipahoa County · Terrebonne County · Union County · Vermilion County · Vernon County · Washington County · Webster County · West Carroll County · West Feliciana County · Winn County

How are these ratings calculated?

The CMS five-star quality rating comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Read our plain-language explainer for hospitals to understand exactly what each star means — and what it does not.

Data as of June 20, 2026 · Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.