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Whitfield Medical Surgical Hospital vs Lifecare Hospitals vs Shriners Hosps for Children

Side by side on Medicare (CMS) ratings, patient survey results, ER times, infections, readmissions and more.

Hospital comparison: Whitfield Medical Surgical Hospital, Lifecare Hospitals and Shriners Hosps for Children
3 hospitals Whitfield Medical Surgical Hospital Pearl, MS ✕ Remove Lifecare Hospitals Shreveport, LA ✕ Remove Shriners Hosps for Children Shreveport, LA ✕ Remove
Overview
Location Pearl, MS Shreveport, LA Shreveport, LA
Hospital type Acute care Long-term
Ownership Government - State Proprietary
Emergency room Yes – –
Beds – 65 45
Ratings
Google rating – 5.0 of 5 (2 reviews) 5.0 of 5 (73 reviews)
Timely care
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better 33% – –
Medicare programs
Hospital-acquired condition penalty1% payment cut this year Not penalized – –
Medicare spending per patient1.00 = national median 0.54 – –

"Better" or "worse" means CMS found a statistically significant difference from the national rate. Figures without a verdict are shown for context; small differences may be chance. A dash means CMS has no result for that hospital, often because it treats too few patients for that measure. About the data.

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How to compare hospitals

Start with the CMS overall star rating, which rolls up deaths, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. Then look at the measures that matter for your situation: infection and complication results before surgery, maternity measures if you're expecting, and ER times for emergencies.

Most hospitals are "no different from national" on most measures. A single "worse" result covers one measure over a past period; ask the hospital about it rather than ruling it out. In an emergency, go to the nearest emergency room or call 911.