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Desoto Regional Health System vs East Carroll Parish Hospital vs Morehouse General Hospital vs Lifecare Hospitals

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

Hospital comparison: Desoto Regional Health System, East Carroll Parish Hospital, Morehouse General Hospital and Lifecare Hospitals
4 hospitals Desoto Regional Health System Mansfield, LA ✕ Remove East Carroll Parish Hospital Lake Providence, LA ✕ Remove Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop, LA ✕ Remove Lifecare Hospitals Shreveport, LA ✕ Remove
Overview
Location Mansfield, LA Lake Providence, LA Bastrop, LA Shreveport, LA
Hospital type Acute care Acute care Acute care Long-term
Ownership Voluntary Non-Profit - Private Government - Hospital District Or Authority Government - Hospital District Or Authority Proprietary
Emergency room Yes Yes Yes –
Beds 49 11 87 65
Ratings
CMS overall star ratingMedicare's summary of quality measures 2 of 5 – 2 of 5 –
Would definitely recommend 71% of patients – 51% of patients –
Google rating 3.0 of 5 (17 reviews) 2.0 of 5 (3 reviews) 3.0 of 5 (27 reviews) 5.0 of 5 (2 reviews)
Emergency room
Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home 1 hr 49 min 1 hr 29 min 2 hr 2 min –
Left before being seen 2% 1% 2% –
ER volume Low Low Low –
Safety
Death rate: Heart failure patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 11.0% – 11.3% –
Death rate: Pneumonia patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 18.3% 17.4% 17.8% –
Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 5.4% 4.3% 5.1% –
Readmissions
Readmitted: Heart failureWithin 30 days 21.1% – 20.9% –
Readmitted: PneumoniaWithin 30 days 17.4% 17.4% 16.9% –
Readmitted: COPD (chronic lung disease)Within 30 days – 20.5% 20.2% –
Extra days back in hospital after heart failure -1 – +47.4 –
Extra days back in hospital after pneumonia – +75.9 +63.8 –
Hospital visits within 7 days of an outpatient colonoscopy 12.8
Same as national
– 12.7
Same as national
–
Timely care
Sepsis: got all recommended early treatmentHigher is better – – 46% –
Septic shock: full treatment within 3 hoursHigher is better – – 100% –
Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better 109 min 89 min 122 min –
Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeLower is better – 132 min 245 min –
Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better 302 min 166 min 306 min –
Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better 2% 1% 2% –
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better 50% 23% 61% –
Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better – 29% 12% –
Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better 91% – 99% –
Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better 16% – – –
Maternity
Maternity safety practices (CMS SM-7) – No Yes –
Birthing-friendly designation – – Yes –
Medicare programs
Hospital-acquired condition penalty1% payment cut this year Not penalized Not penalized Penalized –
Medicare spending per patient1.00 = national median 1.02 0.93 1.16 –

"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.