Hospitals with Lowest Heart Attack Emergency Return Rate in Louisiana
Number of excess emergency department visits and unplanned readmissions within 30 days of discharge for heart attack patients. Lower rates indicate better post-discharge care coordination.
27 hospitals reportingin LouisianaLower score = Better
Louisiana — Heart Attack Emergency Return Rate at a Glance
16.95days per patient
Louisiana Average
7.14days per patient
US National Average
27
Hospitals Reporting
11%
Better than National
Louisiana performs worse than the US average for heart attack emergency return rate. The state average (16.95 days per patient) is 9.81 higher than the national average (7.14 days per patient). Lower scores indicate fewer adverse events.
Louisiana Hospital Rankings — Heart Attack Emergency Return Rate
| # | Hospital | City | Score | CMS Stars | vs National Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOURO INFIRMARY | NEW ORLEANS | -32.20days per patient | ★★★★★ | Better than national avg |
| 2 | BATON ROUGE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER | BATON ROUGE | -17.90days per patient | ★★★★★ | Better than national avg |
| 3 | OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER - BATON ROUGE | BATON ROUGE | -17.20days per patient | ★★★★★ | |
| 4 | ST TAMMANY PARISH HOSPITAL | COVINGTON | -16.40days per patient | ★★★★★ | Better than national avg |
| 5 | THIBODAUX REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | THIBODAUX | -14.80days per patient | ★★★★★ | |
| 6 | LANE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | ZACHARY | -14.60days per patient | ★★★★★ | |
| 7 | LAKE CHARLES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | LAKE CHARLES | -11.40days per patient | ★★★★★ | |
| 8 | OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER ACUTE | NEW ORLEANS | -11.00days per patient | ★★★★★ | |
| 9 | OUR LADY OF THE LAKE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | BATON ROUGE | -5.30days per patient | ★★★★★ | |
| 10 | OVERTON BROOKS VA MEDICAL CENTER (SHREVEPORT) | SHREVEPORT | -3.70days per patient | ★★★★★ | |
| 11 | OUR LADY OF LOURDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC | LAFAYETTE | 4.60days per patient | ★★★★★ | |
| 12 | WILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER | SHREVEPORT | 9.60days per patient | ★★★★★ | |
| 13 | NORTHERN LOUISIANA MEDICAL CENTER | RUSTON | 9.90days per patient | ★★★★★ | |
| 14 | GLENWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | WEST MONROE | 10.40days per patient | ★★★★★ | |
| 15 | CHRISTUS ST FRANCES CABRINI HOSPITAL | ALEXANDRIA | 13.50days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |
| 16 | OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER | LAFAYETTE | 14.60days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |
| 17 | ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER | MONROE | 18.50days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |
| 18 | OPELOUSAS GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM | OPELOUSAS | 19.30days per patient | ★★★★★ | |
| 19 | CHRISTUS SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER HEALTH SYSTEM | SHREVEPORT | 34.60days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |
| 20 | SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | SLIDELL | 35.00days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |
| 21 | RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | ALEXANDRIA | 41.80days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |
| 22 | CHRISTUS OCHSNER ST PATRICK HOSPITAL | LAKE CHARLES | 43.70days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |
| 23 | OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-KENNER | KENNER | 58.00days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |
| 24 | TERREBONNE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER - PARISH | HOUMA | 60.90days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |
| 25 | SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM | NEW ORLEANS | 65.60days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |
| 26 | NORTH OAKS MEDICAL CENTER | HAMMOND | 77.20days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |
| 27 | EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL | METAIRIE | 85.00days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |