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Hospitals in Lake Charles, LA

According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the July 2026 CMS release, Lake Charles, Louisiana, has 5 hospitals, 3 with an emergency department. The median emergency room visit lasts 2 hr 22 min, 16 min longer than the Louisiana median of 2 hr 6 min. The shortest is at CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital (2 hr 10 min). Both rated hospitals share the same Medicare star rating of 3 out of 5.

5 hospitals 3 with an ER Calcasieu County
Hospitals 5 690 beds (3 reporting)
With an ER 3 emergency departments
Median ER visit 2 hr 22 min +16 min vs Louisiana
Average stars 3.0 / 5 2 rated by CMS
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Lake Charles hospitals

Showing all 5 hospitals

No longer listed by Medicare (closed or merged): W O Moss Regional Medical Center. These pages are kept for reference.

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ER wait times in Lake Charles

Median time in the ER for patients treated and sent home, over 12 months (CMS OP-18b). Not live waits.

HospitalMedian visitLeft before being seen
CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital 2 hr 10 min 1%
CHRISTUS St Patrick Hospital 2 hr 22 min 1%
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital 3 hr 30 min 2%
All Louisiana ER wait times

About hospitals in Lake Charles

There are 5 hospitals in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in Calcasieu County. 3 of them have an emergency department. By type: 3 acute care hospitals and 2 psychiatric hospitals.

The median ER visit for patients treated and sent home in Lake Charles lasts 2 hr 22 min, 16 min longer than the Louisiana median of 2 hr 6 min. The shortest is at CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital, 2 hr 10 min.

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Compare hospitals in Lake Charles

Two Lake Charles hospitals side by side on Medicare star ratings, patient survey results, ER times and safety.

CHRISTUS St Patrick Hospital vs Lake Charles Memorial Hospital

Community health centers near Lake Charles

Community health centers (federally qualified health centers) see patients with or without insurance and charge on a sliding scale based on income. They are not emergency rooms: call ahead for an appointment.

Source: HRSA Health Center Program (HHS).

Care after the hospital in Lake Charles

Medicare-certified dialysis centers, home health agencies and hospices, with their CMS ratings.

Dialysis centers in Lake Charles (4) Home health agencies in Lake Charles (5) Hospice care providers in Lake Charles (4)

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Find doctors in Lake Charles

Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Lake Charles, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.

Family doctors 66 Internal medicine doctors 54 OB-GYNs 26 Cardiologists 17 Orthopedic surgeons 17 All doctors in Lake Charles

People and health care in Lake Charles

From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024) for the city of Lake Charles.

Population
81,143
Median age 36.6
Hospitals per 100,000
6.2
5 hospitals listed
No health insurance
8.3%
about the U.S. rate
Age 65 and over
16.9%
about the U.S. rate
Median household income
$59,235
U.S. $80,734

What nurses earn in Louisiana

Registered Nurses · $80,230 Nurse Practitioners · $125,600 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · $57,470 Nursing Assistants · $30,510 All healthcare salaries in Louisiana
Hospitals per capita by state

Questions about hospitals in Lake Charles

How many hospitals are in Lake Charles, Louisiana?

There are 5 hospitals in Lake Charles, Louisiana. 3 of them have an emergency department.

How long is the emergency room wait in Lake Charles?

The median ER visit for patients treated and sent home in Lake Charles lasts 2 hr 22 min, based on CMS measure OP-18b. That is a median over a 12-month reporting period, not a live figure. The Louisiana median is 2 hr 6 min.

Which hospital in Lake Charles has the shortest ER wait?

CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital reports the shortest median emergency department visit in Lake Charles at 2 hr 10 min.

What is the best hospital in Lake Charles?

CHRISTUS St Patrick Hospital has 3 out of 5 stars, the highest overall rating among the 2 Lake Charles hospitals CMS rates. CMS star ratings measure quality and safety; they are not patient reviews.

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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.

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