Non-profit hospitals in Louisiana: revenue, profit and executive pay
What 30 non-profit hospital organizations covering 33 Louisiana hospitals reported to the IRS on their public Form 990: how much they took in, what they spent and what they paid their leaders.
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Non-profit hospital organizations
30 organizations
They file for 33 Louisiana hospitals listed on this site and together reported $13.3 billion in revenue.
Took in more than they spent
83%
25 reported a surplus and 5 a deficit. The typical margin (surplus as a share of revenue) was 7.3%, against 2.9% nationally.
Largest non-profit hospitals in Louisiana
By total revenue on the latest Form 990. The percentage is the margin: how much of each dollar was left after expenses.
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
New Orleans
$5.1 billion
Margin 0.7% · Dec 2022
Our Lady of the Lake Hospital Inc
Baton Rouge
$1.7 billion
Margin 5.5% · Jun 2023
Willis-knighton Medical Center
Shreveport
$1.4 billion
Margin 1.0% · Sep 2023
Lafayette General Medical Center Inc
Lafayette
$681.9 million
Margin 7.2% · Dec 2023
Baton Rouge General Medical Center
Baton Rouge · 2 hospitals in Louisiana
$663.4 million
Margin 5.3% · Sep 2023
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center Inc
Lafayette
$577.7 million
Margin 9.1% · Jun 2023
Every non-profit hospital organization in Louisiana
One row per Form 990 filing, with the Louisiana hospitals it covers. Click a column to sort. Officer pay is the total for all current officers, directors, trustees and key employees together, not one person.
Surplus is revenue minus expenses; a negative figure is a deficit. Net assets are what the organization owns minus what it owes. When a health system files one return for several hospitals, the figures are the system's totals, which may include hospitals in other states.
How Louisiana compares with the U.S.
The typical non-profit hospital organization in Louisiana kept 7.3% of its revenue after expenses, higher than the national median of 2.9%.
| Measure | Louisiana | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Median margin | 7.3% | 2.9% |
| Share with a surplus | 83% | 65% |
| Median revenue | $69.0 million | $124.0 million |
| Median officer pay (total) | $1.1 million | $1.3 million |
Questions about non-profit hospitals in Louisiana
What are the largest non-profit hospitals in Louisiana?
By revenue on their latest IRS Form 990: Ochsner Clinic Foundation ($5.1 billion), Our Lady of the Lake Hospital Inc ($1.7 billion), Willis-knighton Medical Center ($1.4 billion), Lafayette General Medical Center Inc ($681.9 million), Baton Rouge General Medical Center ($663.4 million). Some of these filings cover a whole health system, including hospitals in other states.
How much do non-profit hospitals in Louisiana make?
The 30 non-profit hospital organizations we matched in Louisiana reported $13.3 billion in combined revenue on their latest Form 990. 25 reported a surplus (more revenue than expenses) and 5 a deficit. The typical (median) margin was 7.3%, higher than the U.S. median of 2.9%.
Which non-profit hospital in Louisiana pays its officers the most?
Ochsner Clinic Foundation reported the highest total: $40.1 million. That is the combined pay of all its current officers, directors, trustees and key employees, not one person. Pay for each named executive is in the full filing.
Do non-profit hospitals in Louisiana pay taxes?
Non-profit hospitals are exempt from federal income tax and usually from state and local property and sales taxes. In return they are expected to provide community benefits, such as charity care, and must file a public Form 990 with the IRS each year.
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Source: IRS Form 990 data (Exempt Organizations Business Master File and SOI annual extracts). Organizations are matched to hospitals by legal name and address. Figures are as filed for the latest available tax year. For-profit and government hospitals don't file a Form 990, so they are not listed. About the data.