Louisiana hospital Medicare penalties
Which Louisiana hospitals Medicare is penalizing for infections and patient-safety problems in fiscal year 2026, and which had more readmissions than expected.
Safety penalty (HAC)25 of 8230% · U.S. 24%
Excess readmissions54 of 67Above expected on 1+ condition
In the programs82Louisiana hospitals
Fiscal year2026Penalty year
Every Louisiana hospital in the programs
Penalized hospitals first. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | HAC penalty | Readmissions above expected | VBP score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe | 1% cut | 5 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.17 | – |
| Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell | 1% cut | 5 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.15 | 18.3 |
| Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport | 1% cut | 4 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.20 | 13.3 |
| Ochsner St MaryMorgan City | 1% cut | 3 of 3Highest: COPD 1.03 | 20.3 |
| Avoyelles HospitalMarksville | 1% cut | 2 of 2Highest: Pneumonia 1.06 | – |
| Citizens Medical CenterColumbia | 1% cut | 2 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.06 | 47.8 |
| Claiborne Memorial Medical CenterHomer | 1% cut | 2 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.08 | 42.8 |
| Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette | 1% cut | 2 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.23 | 27.3 |
| Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles | 1% cut | 2 of 5Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.04 | 28.8 |
| Lasalle General HospitalMidway | 1% cut | 2 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.02 | – |
| Minden Medical CenterMinden | 1% cut | 2 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.07 | – |
| University Medical CenterLafayette | 1% cut | 2 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.07 | 38.6 |
| Acadian Medical CenterEunice | 1% cut | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.03 | 33.3 |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical CenterHouma | 1% cut | 1 of 2Highest: Pneumonia 1.05 | 65.4 |
| LSU Medical Center-Univ HospShreveport | 1% cut | 1 of 4Highest: Heart attack 1.01 | 18.4 |
| Morehouse General HospitalBastrop | 1% cut | 1 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.02 | – |
| Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThibodaux | 1% cut | 1 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.00 | 33 |
| University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans | 1% cut | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.00 | 24.3 |
| Winn Parish Medical CenterWinnfield | 1% cut | 1 of 1Highest: Pneumonia 1.02 | – |
| Abbeville General HospitalAbbeville | 1% cut | 0 of 2 | 35.5 |
| Physicians Medical CenterHouma | 1% cut | – | – |
| Richardson Medical CenterRayville | 1% cut | 0 of 1 | – |
| Springhill Medical CenterSpringhill | 1% cut | 0 of 2 | – |
| West Calcasieu Cameron HospitalSulphur | 1% cut | 0 of 4 | 24.3 |
| Woman's HospitalBaton Rouge | 1% cut | – | 33.3 |
| CHRISTUS Schumpert Health SystemShreveport | No | 5 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.10 | 30.8 |
| North Oaks Medical CenterHammond | No | 4 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.14 | 14.4 |
| Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas | No | 4 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.09 | 33.8 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, INCLafayette | No | 4 of 5Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.09 | 29.8 |
| Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans | No | 4 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.10 | 32.4 |
| Byrd Regional HospitalLeesville | No | 3 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.08 | 35.3 |
| CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria | No | 3 of 5Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.09 | 26.1 |
| CHRISTUS St Patrick HospitalLake Charles | No | 3 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.10 | 20.3 |
| Jennings American Legion HospitalJennings | No | 3 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.08 | 28.8 |
| Lane Regional Medical CenterZachary | No | 3 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.12 | 36.3 |
| Northern Louisiana Medical CenterRuston | No | 3 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.02 | 14.3 |
| St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington | No | 3 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.22 | 29.5 |
| Tulane Medical CenterNew Orleans | No | 3 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.12 | 19.5 |
| Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge | No | 2 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.29 | 28.5 |
| Ochsner Foundation HospitalNew Orleans | No | 2 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.10 | 25.1 |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton RougeBaton Rouge | No | 2 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.03 | 31.6 |
| Our Lady of the Angels HospitalBogalusa | No | 2 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.03 | 45 |
| Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria | No | 2 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.13 | 18.5 |
| Terrebonne General Medical CenterHouma | No | 2 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.07 | 35.3 |
| West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero | No | 2 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.04 | 21.4 |
| Acadia General HospitalCrowley | No | 1 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.02 | 26.3 |
| Beauregard Memorial HospitalDeridder | No | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.02 | 27.8 |
| Caldwell Memorial HospitalColumbia | No | 1 of 1Highest: Heart failure 1.02 | – |
| CHRISTUS Central Louisiana Surgical HospitalAlexandria | No | 1 of 1Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.30 | – |
| East Carroll Parish HospitalLake Providence | No | 1 of 1Highest: COPD 1.11 | – |
| Franklin Medical CenterWinnsboro | No | 1 of 1Highest: Pneumonia 1.00 | – |
| Iberia General Hospital and Medical CenterNew Iberia | No | 1 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.05 | 33.3 |
| Mercy Regional Medical CenterVille Platte | No | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.01 | 28.3 |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical CenterNatchitoches | No | 1 of 2Highest: Pneumonia 1.03 | 43.8 |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner LLCKenner | No | 1 of 4Highest: Heart attack 1.01 | 33.5 |
| Specialists Hospital ShreveportShreveport | No | 1 of 1Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.12 | – |
| St Bernard Parish HospitalChalmette | No | 1 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.02 | 68.8 |
| St Francis Medical CenterMonroe | No | 1 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.01 | 22 |
| Sterling Surgical HospitalSlidell | No | 1 of 1Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.14 | – |
| The GeneralBaton Rouge | No | 1 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.05 | – |
| Alexandria HospitalAlexandria | No | – | – |
| Allen Parish HospitalKinder | No | – | – |
| AvalaCovington | No | 0 of 1 | – |
| CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area HospitalLake Charles | No | – | 64.3 |
| Cypress Pointe Surgical HospitalHammond | No | – | – |
| Desoto Regional Health SystemMansfield | No | 0 of 2 | – |
| Lafayette Surgical Specialty HospitalLafayette | No | 0 of 1 | – |
| Monroe Surgical HospitalMonroe | No | – | – |
| New Orleans East HospitalNew Orleans | No | – | 42.3 |
| Oakdale Community HospitalOakdale | No | 0 of 2 | – |
| Ochsner LSU Health MonroeMonroe | No | 0 of 1 | 44 |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical CentShreveport | No | – | – |
| Omega Hospital, LLCMetairie | No | – | – |
| Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge | No | 0 of 5 | 21.7 |
| Park Place Surgical HospitalLafayette | No | – | – |
| Sabine Medical CenterMany | No | 0 of 1 | – |
| Savoy Medical CenterMamou | No | 0 of 2 | 33.3 |
| Southern Surgical HospitalSlidell | No | – | – |
| St Charles Parish HospitalLuling | No | – | 94.7 |
| St Charles Surgical HospitalNew Orleans | No | – | – |
| Surgical Specialty Center of Baton RougeBaton Rouge | No | 0 of 1 | – |
| The Spine Hospital of LouisianaBaton Rouge | No | – | – |
Questions
Which Louisiana hospitals does Medicare penalize for patient safety?
25 of 82 Louisiana hospitals in the program (30%, vs 24% nationally) have their Medicare payments cut 1% in fiscal year 2026: Glenwood Regional Medical Center, Slidell Memorial Hospital, Willis Knighton Medical Center, Ochsner St Mary, Avoyelles Hospital, Citizens Medical Center, Claiborne Memorial Medical Center, Lafayette General Medical Center, Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, Lasalle General Hospital, Minden Medical Center, University Medical Center and 13 more.
What does a readmission ratio above 1.00 mean?
It means the hospital's Medicare patients were readmitted within 30 days more often than CMS expected for similar patients. In Louisiana, 54 of 67 rated hospitals were above 1.00 on at least one condition.
HAC: the quarter of hospitals with the worst hospital-acquired condition scores get a 1% cut to Medicare inpatient payments. Readmissions: a ratio above 1.00 means more readmissions than expected; whether payments are cut depends on how the hospital compares with similar hospitals, so a ratio above 1.00 alone isn't a penalty. VBP: Value-Based Purchasing total performance score out of 100. How the penalties work.