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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent vs Sabine County Hospital vs Desoto Regional Health System vs Intensive Specialty Hospital

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

Hospital comparison: Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent, Sabine County Hospital, Desoto Regional Health System and Intensive Specialty Hospital
4 hospitals Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent Shreveport, LA ✕ Remove Sabine County Hospital Hemphill, TX ✕ Remove Desoto Regional Health System Mansfield, LA ✕ Remove Intensive Specialty Hospital Shreveport, LA ✕ Remove
Overview
Location Shreveport, LA Hemphill, TX Mansfield, LA Shreveport, LA
Hospital type Acute care Critical Access Acute care Long-term
Ownership Voluntary Non-Profit - Private Proprietary Voluntary Non-Profit - Private Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Emergency room No Yes Yes No
Beds – – 49 143
Ratings
CMS overall star ratingMedicare's summary of quality measures 2 of 5 – 2 of 5 –
Patient survey ratingHCAHPS summary star rating 4 of 5 – – –
Would definitely recommend 75% of patients – 71% of patients –
Nurse communicationPatient survey stars 4 of 5 – – –
Doctor communicationPatient survey stars 4 of 5 – – –
Communication about medicinesPatient survey stars 3 of 5 – – –
Discharge informationPatient survey stars 3 of 5 – – –
CleanlinessPatient survey stars 4 of 5 – – –
Quiet at nightPatient survey stars 4 of 5 – – –
Overall hospital ratingPatient survey stars 4 of 5 – – –
Would recommendPatient survey stars 4 of 5 – – –
Google rating – – 3.0 of 5 (17 reviews) 4.0 of 5 (48 reviews)
Emergency room
Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home – 1 hr 56 min 1 hr 49 min –
Left before being seen – 1% 2% –
ER volume – Low Low –
Safety
Hospital-acquired infectionsCompared with national 1 better · 0 worse of 4 compared – – –
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) Same as national – – –
Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy Same as national – – –
MRSA bloodstream infections Same as national – – –
C. diff intestinal infections Better than national – – –
Serious complications (PSI 90) Same as national – – –
Death rate: Heart failure patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted – – 11.0% –
Death rate: Pneumonia patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted – 14.8% 18.3% –
Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 3.9% 3.7% 5.4% –
Readmissions
Readmitted: Heart failureWithin 30 days – – 21.1% –
Readmitted: PneumoniaWithin 30 days – 16.7% 17.4% –
Extra days back in hospital after heart failure – – -1 –
Extra days back in hospital after pneumonia – -61.5 – –
Hospital visits within 7 days of an outpatient colonoscopy – – 12.8
Same as national
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Chemotherapy patients admitted to hospital 9.3
Same as national
– – –
Chemotherapy patients visiting the ER 5.2
Same as national
– – –
Hospital visits after outpatient surgery 1.00
As expected
– – –
Timely care
Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better – 116 min 109 min –
Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeLower is better – 128 min – –
Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better – 286 min 302 min –
Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better – 1% 2% –
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better 89% 35% 50% –
Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better 5% – – –
Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better – – 91% –
Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better – – 16% –
Maternity
Maternity safety practices (CMS SM-7) Yes – – –
Birthing-friendly designation Yes – – –
Medicare programs
Hospital-acquired condition penalty1% payment cut this year Not penalized – 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.