Hospitals & Nursing Homes in Louisiana

Last updated: September 2026.

At a glance

161
Hospitals
265
Nursing homes

Want to see how Louisiana compares to the rest of the country? View the ER waits by state report or browse all CareTransparency reports.

Highlights

Top-performing facilities in Louisiana based on official federal data.

Fastest emergency rooms

Hospitals with shortest typical ER wait times (lower is better):

Hospital City Wait
Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off 1h 2m
Richardson Medical Center Rayville 1h 5m
St. Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg 1h 13m
Avoyelles Hospital Marksville 1h 17m
Hood Memorial Hospital Amite 1h 22m
Claiborne Memorial Medical Center Homer 1h 24m
Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie 1h 28m
Ochsner St. Mary Morgan City 1h 29m
East Carroll Parish Hospital Lake Providence 1h 29m
Union General Hospital Farmerville 1h 29m

Best Registered Nurse (RN) staffing

Nursing homes with most RN hours per resident per day (higher is better):

Nursing home City RN hrs
East Jefferson General Hospital - Snf Metairie 4.49
Cornerstone Post Acute Care of Bossier Bossier City 4.25
Willis-Knighton Extended Care Center Shreveport 2.01
Ochsner Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility Jefferson 1.82
Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Snf Baton Rouge 1.69
Louisiana Extended Care Hospital of Lafayette Lafayette 0.87
Adira Medical Resort Bossier City 0.76
Christwood Covington 0.74
Villa Feliciana Chronic Disease Jackson 0.71
Thibodaux Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Thibodaux 0.64

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