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East Carroll Parish Hospital vs Winn Parish Medical Center vs West Carroll Memorial Hospital

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

Hospital comparison: East Carroll Parish Hospital, Winn Parish Medical Center and West Carroll Memorial Hospital
3 hospitals East Carroll Parish Hospital Lake Providence, LA ✕ Remove Winn Parish Medical Center Winnfield, LA ✕ Remove West Carroll Memorial Hospital Oak Grove, LA ✕ Remove
Overview
Location Lake Providence, LA Winnfield, LA Oak Grove, LA
Hospital type Acute care Acute care Critical Access
Ownership Government - Hospital District Or Authority Proprietary Proprietary
Emergency room Yes Yes Yes
Beds 11 103 –
Ratings
Would definitely recommend – 61% of patients 83% of patients
Google rating 2.0 of 5 (3 reviews) 3.0 of 5 (14 reviews) –
Emergency room
Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home 1 hr 29 min 1 hr 40 min 2 hr 25 min
Left before being seen 1% 1% 1%
ER volume Low Low Low
Safety
Death rate: Pneumonia patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 17.4% 20.0% –
Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 4.3% 5.4% 3.8%
Readmissions
Readmitted: Heart failureWithin 30 days – – 21.2%
Readmitted: PneumoniaWithin 30 days 17.4% 16.3% 18.2%
Readmitted: COPD (chronic lung disease)Within 30 days 20.5% – 20.4%
Extra days back in hospital after pneumonia +75.9 +4.8 –
Hospital visits within 7 days of an outpatient colonoscopy – 13.1
Same as national
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Timely care
Sepsis: got all recommended early treatmentHigher is better – 44% –
Septic shock: full treatment within 3 hoursHigher is better – 43% –
Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better 89 min 100 min 145 min
Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeLower is better 132 min – 290 min
Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better 166 min 198 min 278 min
Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better 1% 1% 1%
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better 23% 11% 21%
Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better 29% 25% 18%
Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better – 86% 86%
Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better – – 58%
Maternity
Maternity safety practices (CMS SM-7) No – –
Medicare programs
Hospital-acquired condition penalty1% payment cut this year Not penalized Penalized –
Medicare spending per patient1.00 = national median 0.93 1.23 –

"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.