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Shriners Hosps for Children vs Intensive Specialty Hospital vs River Oaks Hospital vs Specialists Hospital Shreveport

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

Hospital comparison: Shriners Hosps for Children, Intensive Specialty Hospital, River Oaks Hospital and Specialists Hospital Shreveport
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Overview
Location Shreveport, LA Shreveport, LA New Orleans, LA Shreveport, LA
Hospital type Long-term Psychiatric Acute care
Ownership Voluntary Non-Profit - Private Proprietary Proprietary
Emergency room – No No Yes
Beds 45 143 100 –
Ratings
Patient survey ratingHCAHPS summary star rating – – – 4 of 5
Would definitely recommend – – – 82% of patients
Nurse communicationPatient survey stars – – – 3 of 5
Doctor communicationPatient survey stars – – – 4 of 5
Communication about medicinesPatient survey stars – – – 3 of 5
Discharge informationPatient survey stars – – – 4 of 5
CleanlinessPatient survey stars – – – 3 of 5
Quiet at nightPatient survey stars – – – 5 of 5
Overall hospital ratingPatient survey stars – – – 4 of 5
Would recommendPatient survey stars – – – 5 of 5
Google rating 5.0 of 5 (73 reviews) 4.0 of 5 (48 reviews) 3.0 of 5 (119 reviews) 4.0 of 5 (26 reviews)
Safety
Serious complications (PSI 90) – – – Same as national
Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted – – – 3.7%
Readmissions
Readmitted: Hip or knee replacementWithin 30 days – – – 5.6%
Hospital visits after outpatient surgery – – – 1.00
As expected
Timely care
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better – – – 59%
Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better – – – 16%
Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better – – – 13%
Medicare programs
Hospital-acquired condition penalty1% payment cut this year – – – Not penalized
Medicare spending per patient1.00 = national median – – – 1.02

"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.