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Hospitals in New Orleans, LA

According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the October 2026 CMS release, New Orleans, Louisiana, has 12 hospitals, 7 with an emergency department. The median emergency room visit lasts 2 hr 45 min, 35 min longer than the Louisiana median of 2 hr 10 min. The shortest is at New Orleans East Hospital (2 hr 21 min). The highest Medicare star rating among its 5 rated hospitals is 4 out of 5, at Ochsner Foundation Hospital.

12 hospitals 7 with an ER Orleans County
Hospitals 12 2,372 beds (7 reporting)
With an ER 7 emergency departments
Median ER visit 2 hr 45 min +35 min vs Louisiana
Average stars 2.8 / 5 5 rated by CMS
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New Orleans hospitals

Showing all 12 hospitals

No longer listed by Medicare (closed or merged): Kindred Hospital - New Orleans, Lakeland Medical Center, Methodist Behavioral Resources, New Orleans Adolescent Hospital, Ochsner Baptist Medical Center, Physicians Hospital, St Charles General Hospital, St Claude Medical Center. These pages are kept for reference.

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Best-rated hospitals in New Orleans, by Medicare stars

Ranked by the CMS overall star rating (1–5), a score built from quality and safety measures. These are not patient reviews.

#HospitalCMS starsMedian ER visit
1 Ochsner Foundation Hospital 3 hr 3 min
2 Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System —
3 Touro Infirmary 2 hr 24 min
4 Tulane Medical Center 2 hr 45 min
5 University Medical Center New Orleans 5 hr 40 min
Best hospitals in Louisiana

ER wait times in New Orleans

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
New Orleans East Hospital 2 hr 21 min 2%
Touro Infirmary 2 hr 24 min 1%
Tulane Medical Center 2 hr 45 min 2%
Ochsner Foundation Hospital 3 hr 3 min 1%
University Medical Center New Orleans 5 hr 40 min 3%
All Louisiana ER wait times

About hospitals in New Orleans

There are 12 hospitals in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans County. 7 of them have an emergency department. By type: 6 acute care hospitals, 3 psychiatric hospitals, 1 children's hospital and 1 VA acute care hospital (type not recorded for 1).

The median ER visit for patients treated and sent home in New Orleans lasts 2 hr 45 min, 35 min longer than the Louisiana median of 2 hr 10 min. The shortest is at New Orleans East Hospital, 2 hr 21 min.

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Compare hospitals in New Orleans

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

University Medical Center New Orleans vs Ochsner Foundation Hospital Ochsner Foundation Hospital vs Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System Ochsner Foundation Hospital vs Touro Infirmary Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System vs Tulane Medical Center University Medical Center New Orleans vs Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System vs Touro Infirmary Touro Infirmary vs Tulane Medical Center University Medical Center New Orleans vs Touro Infirmary University Medical Center New Orleans vs Tulane Medical Center New Orleans East Hospital vs Tulane Medical Center University Medical Center New Orleans vs New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans East Hospital vs Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System

Community health centers near New Orleans

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.

  • 0.3mi CrescentCare Mid-City 2515 Canal St, New Orleans, LA · No Aids Task Force 504-821-2601
  • 0.5mi Health Care for the Homeless-The Ozanam Inn 2239 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA · New Orleans City Human Svc 504-658-2785
  • 0.6mi EXCELTH, INC., HEALTH CARE NETWORK 1515 Poydras St, Suite 1070, New Orleans, LA · Excelth, Incorporated 504-524-1210
  • 0.7mi Tulane Adolescent Drop-In Clinic Ruth Fertel 711 N Broad St, New Orleans, LA · New Orleans City Human Svc 504-988-3002

Source: HRSA Health Center Program (HHS).

Care after the hospital in New Orleans

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

Dialysis centers in New Orleans (16) Home health agencies in New Orleans (5) Hospice care providers in New Orleans (1)

Marketplace insurers with New Orleans hospitals in network

How many of the 11 New Orleans hospitals on this page each insurer's 2027 Marketplace plans list as in network. From the insurers' provider files, loaded November 4, 2026. Networks change; confirm with your insurer.

Health insurance in Louisiana

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Find doctors in New Orleans

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

Internal medicine doctors 369 Family doctors 159 Pediatricians 130 OB-GYNs 112 Psychiatrists 103 All doctors in New Orleans

People and health care in New Orleans

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

Population
371,853
Median age 38.8
Hospitals per 100,000
3.2
12 hospitals listed
No health insurance
8.1%
about the U.S. rate
Age 65 and over
17.2%
about the U.S. rate
Median household income
$56,631
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 New Orleans

How many hospitals are in New Orleans, Louisiana?

There are 12 hospitals in New Orleans, Louisiana. 7 of them have an emergency department.

How long is the emergency room wait in New Orleans?

The median ER visit for patients treated and sent home in New Orleans lasts 2 hr 45 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 10 min.

Which hospital in New Orleans has the shortest ER wait?

New Orleans East Hospital reports the shortest median emergency department visit in New Orleans at 2 hr 21 min.

What is the best hospital in New Orleans?

Ochsner Foundation Hospital has 4 out of 5 stars, the highest overall rating among the 5 New Orleans hospitals CMS rates. CMS star ratings measure quality and safety; they are not patient reviews.

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Figures as of the October 2026 CMS release Updated automatically when CMS publishes new data Permanent link: hospitalsineachstate.com/hospitals/louisiana/new-orleans/

All Louisiana hospitals

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.