Hospitals & Nursing Homes in Louisiana

Last updated: March 2026.

At a glance

161
Hospitals
266
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 55 min
Richardson Medical Center Rayville 58 min
St. Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg 1h 14m
Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie 1h 14m
Ochsner St. Mary Morgan City 1h 18m
Avoyelles Hospital Marksville 1h 19m
Bayou Bend Health System Franklin 1h 20m
East Carroll Parish Hospital Lake Providence 1h 21m
Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan 1h 22m
Hood Memorial Hospital Amite 1h 23m

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 Gen Med Ctr, Snf Baton Rouge 1.69
Sage Rehabilitation Hospital Snf Baton Rouge 1.20
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

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