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Hospitals in Shreveport, LA

As of the July 2026 CMS release, Shreveport, Louisiana, has 15 hospitals, 6 with an emergency department. The median emergency room visit lasts 3 hr 32 min, 1 hr 26 min longer than the Louisiana median of 2 hr 6 min. The shortest is at CHRISTUS Schumpert Health System (2 hr 45 min). 2 of its 6 rated hospitals share the top Medicare star rating of 3 out of 5.

15 hospitals 6 with an ER Caddo County
Hospitals 15 2,628 beds (10 reporting)
With an ER 6 emergency departments
Median ER visit 3 hr 32 min +1 hr 26 min vs Louisiana
Average stars 2.3 / 5 6 rated by CMS

There are 15 hospitals in Shreveport, Louisiana, in Caddo County. 6 of them have an emergency department. By type: 6 acute care hospitals, 3 psychiatric hospitals, 2 long-term care hospitals and 1 VA acute care hospital (type not recorded for 3).

The median emergency department visit in Shreveport lasts 3 hr 32 min, 1 hr 26 min longer than the Louisiana median of 2 hr 6 min. The shortest is at CHRISTUS Schumpert Health System, 2 hr 45 min.

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No longer listed by Medicare (closed or merged): Doctors' Hosp of Shreveport. These pages are kept for reference.

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Two Shreveport hospitals side by side on Medicare ratings, patient reviews, ER times and safety.

CHRISTUS Schumpert Health System vs Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent CHRISTUS Schumpert Health System vs LSU Medical Center-Univ Hosp CHRISTUS Schumpert Health System vs Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (Shreveport) LSU Medical Center-Univ Hosp vs Willis Knighton Medical Center LSU Medical Center-Univ Hosp vs Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent vs Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (Shreveport) LSU Medical Center-Univ Hosp vs Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (Shreveport) Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent vs Willis Knighton Medical Center CHRISTUS Schumpert Health System vs Willis Knighton Medical Center

Community health centers near Shreveport

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 Shreveport

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

Dialysis centers in Shreveport (13) Home health agencies in Shreveport (6) Hospice care providers in Shreveport (5)

Find doctors in Shreveport

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

Internal medicine doctors 177 Family doctors 111 Cardiologists 61 OB-GYNs 61 Orthopedic surgeons 47 Psychiatrists 39 General surgeons 36 Neurologists 36 Nephrologists 33 Oncologists 31 Ophthalmologists 31 Gastroenterologists 31 ENT doctors 30 Pulmonologists 29 Podiatrists 15 Urologists 14 Neurosurgeons 11 Cardiothoracic surgeons 11 All doctors in Shreveport

People and health care in Shreveport

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

Population
180,982
Median age 37.9
Hospitals per 100,000
8.3
15 hospitals listed
No health insurance
8%
about the U.S. rate
Age 65 and over
17.8%
above the U.S. 17.2%
Median household income
$48,699
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
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Questions about hospitals in Shreveport

How many hospitals are in Shreveport, Louisiana?

There are 15 hospitals in Shreveport, Louisiana. 6 of them have an emergency department.

How long is the emergency room wait in Shreveport?

The median emergency department visit in Shreveport lasts 3 hr 32 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 Shreveport has the shortest ER wait?

CHRISTUS Schumpert Health System reports the shortest median emergency department visit in Shreveport at 2 hr 45 min.

Which hospital in Shreveport has the best Medicare star rating?

CHRISTUS Schumpert Health System has 3 out of 5 stars, the highest overall rating among the 6 Shreveport hospitals CMS rates.

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.