179 hospitals in Louisiana
As of the July 2026 CMS release, Louisiana has 179 open hospitals in 91 cities, 112 of them with an emergency department. The median emergency room visit lasts 2 hr 6 min, 22 min shorter than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. 13 of the 61 hospitals Medicare rates hold 4 or 5 stars, and the state average is 2.8 stars.
Hospitals
179
in 96 Louisiana cities
With an ER
112
63% of hospitals
Louisiana has 179 open hospitals across 96 cities. By type: 84 acute care hospitals, 44 psychiatric hospitals, 27 critical access hospitals, 3 long-term care hospitals, 3 VA acute care hospitals, 2 rehabilitation hospitals, 1 rural emergency hospital, 1 children's hospital and 1 military acute care hospital (type not recorded for 13).
Louisiana's largest hospital cities
Shreveport
15 hospitals · 6 with an ER
- Median ER
- 3 hr 32 min
- Top rated
- CHRISTUS Schumpert Health System (3★)
New Orleans
12 hospitals · 7 with an ER
- Median ER
- 2 hr 37 min
- Top rated
- Ochsner Foundation Hospital (4★)
Alexandria
8 hospitals · 3 with an ER
- Median ER
- 2 hr 56 min
- Top rated
- CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini Hospital (3★)
Lafayette
8 hospitals · 5 with an ER
- Median ER
- 2 hr 23 min
- Top rated
- Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, INC (3★)
Lake Charles
5 hospitals · 3 with an ER
- Median ER
- 2 hr 22 min
- Top rated
- CHRISTUS St Patrick Hospital (3★)
Top-rated hospitals and shortest ER visits
Highest Medicare star ratings
- Springhill Medical CenterSpringhill
- Savoy Medical CenterMamou
- West Calcasieu Cameron HospitalSulphur
- Terrebonne General Medical CenterHouma
- Our Lady of the Angels HospitalBogalusa
- Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner LLCKenner
- Woman's HospitalBaton Rouge
- Natchitoches Regional Medical CenterNatchitoches
Shortest median ER visits
- Lady of the Sea General HospitalGalliano 1 hr 2 min
- Richardson Medical CenterRayville 1 hr 5 min
- St Helena Parish HospitalGreensburg 1 hr 13 min
- Avoyelles HospitalMarksville 1 hr 17 min
- Hood Memorial HospitalAmite 1 hr 22 min
- Claiborne Memorial Medical CenterHomer 1 hr 24 min
- Bunkie General HospitalBunkie 1 hr 28 min
- East Carroll Parish HospitalLake Providence 1 hr 29 min
See every Louisiana ER ranked by wait · See every Louisiana hospital ranked by stars · by patient rating · by infections and safety
All Louisiana cities with hospitals
A
- Abbeville (1)
- Alexandria (8)
- Amite (2)
- Arcadia (1)
B
- Bastrop (2)
- Baton Rouge (16)
- Bernice (1)
- Bogalusa (3)
- Bossier City (4)
- Breaux Bridge (3)
- Broussard (1)
- Bunkie (2)
D
- Delhi (1)
- Denham Springs (1)
- Dequincy (2)
- Deridder (2)
- Donaldsonville (1)
E
- Eunice (3)
F
- Farmerville (1)
- Ferriday (4)
- Fort Johnson (1)
- Fort Polk (1)
- Franklin (2)
- Franklinton (2)
G
- Galliano (1)
- Gonzales (4)
- Greensburg (2)
- Greenwell Springs (1)
I
- Independence (2)
L
- Lacombe (2)
- Lafayette (12)
- Lake Charles (7)
- Lake Providence (2)
- Laplace (1)
- Lecompte (1)
- Leesville (3)
- Luling (1)
- Lutcher (3)
M
- Mamou (1)
- Mandeville (1)
- Mansfield (1)
- Many (1)
- Marksville (1)
- Marrero (1)
- Metairie (4)
- Midway (1)
- Minden (1)
- Monroe (6)
- Morgan City (1)
N
- Napoleonville (1)
- Natchitoches (1)
- New Iberia (2)
- New Orleans (22)
- New Roads (1)
P
- Pineville (5)
- Plaquemine (1)
S
- Shreveport (18)
- Slidell (5)
- Springhill (1)
- St Francisville (1)
- Sulphur (2)
U
- Urania (1)
V
- Ville Platte (1)
- Vivian (2)
W
- West Monroe (3)
- Winnfield (1)
- Winnsboro (1)
Z
- Zachary (1)
People and health care in Louisiana
From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024).
Population
4,611,961
Median age 38
Hospitals per 100,000
3.9
179 hospitals listed · #8 of 50 states
No health insurance
7.8%
below the U.S. 8.4%
Age 65 and over
16.7%
below the U.S. 17.2%
Median household income
$60,756
U.S. $80,734
What nurses earn in Louisiana
Questions about hospitals in Louisiana
How many hospitals are in Louisiana?
There are 179 open hospitals in Louisiana across 96 cities. 112 of them have an emergency department.
Which Louisiana city has the most hospitals?
New Orleans, with 22 hospitals. Baton Rouge is next with 13.
How long is the ER wait in Louisiana?
The median emergency room visit in Louisiana lasts 2 hr 6 min, 22 min shorter than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. That is a 12-month median from CMS, not a live wait time.
How many Louisiana hospitals have 5 stars?
0 of the 61 Louisiana hospitals with a Medicare overall star rating have 5 stars, and 13 have 4 or 5 stars. The average rating is 2.8 out of 5.
Hospitals in neighboring states
Source: hospital listings from CMS and public records; emergency room wait times (measure OP-18b) and overall star ratings from CMS Care Compare. Wait times are 12-month medians, not live. Where these figures come from.
Not affiliated with CMS. For a medical emergency, call 911.