West Feliciana Parish Hospital CAHSt Francisville, LA
- Time ZoneCST
- CountyWest Feliciana
- Emergency CapableYes
- FIPS22125
- Area Code225
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients spend an average of 1 hour 37 minutes in the emergency department at West Feliciana Parish Hospital CAH. That is 40 minutes shorter than the Louisiana average of 2 hours 17 minutes.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with West Feliciana Parish Hospital CAH. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Timely and effective care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
West Feliciana Parish Hospital CAH's emergency department is classed by CMS as low volume.
| Measure | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Typical time in the ER before going homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving, for ER patients sent home (not counting mental health patients or transfers). Lower is better. 344 patients. | 97 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 17 patients. | 83 min | 257 min |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 24 patients. | 192 min | 287 min |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 5,654 patients. | 1% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 260 patients. | 58% | 78% |
CMS publishes these process-of-care measures without a better/worse verdict, so the U.S. figure is shown for context; small differences, or results based on few patients, may not mean much. About the data.
Federal rules require hospitals to publish their prices, including the rates they've negotiated with each insurer and their cash prices. West Feliciana Parish Hospital CAH lists them here:
From the hospital's price transparency file (www.wfph.org/cms-hpt.txt), checked Oct 10, 2026. For an estimate of what you'll pay, ask the hospital or your insurer; Medicare's averages are on our procedure cost pages.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Oct 2024
As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare Louisiana hospital finances.
Who owns West Feliciana Parish Hospital CAH
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as The Hospital Service District of West Feliciana Parish Louisiana, a non-profit organization.
58 doctors and other clinicians list West Feliciana Parish Hospital CAH as a hospital affiliation in Medicare's clinician directory.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
The area around West Feliciana Parish Hospital CAH
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: West Feliciana is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 16.
Mental health: Parts of West Feliciana are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 12.
Dental: Parts of West Feliciana are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 16.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Louisiana earn a median $80,230 a year. Healthcare salaries in Louisiana.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. Louisiana shortage areas