Womans Hospital in Baton Rouge, LA
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About Womans Hospital
Womans Hospital is an acute care hospital in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 168 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is The Neuromedical Center Rehabilitation Hospital, L, about 3.4 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 1.57
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.80
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.05
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.32
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyWorse than national · SIR 2.42
79% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend83%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1083%
- Completed surveys330
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
30.38400, -91.03686
Nearby hospitals
- The Neuromedical Center Rehabilitation Hospital, L10101 Park Rowe Avenue, Baton Rouge, LARehabilitation hospital3.4 mi
- The Spine Hospital of Louisiana10105 Park Row Circle, Suite 250, Baton Rouge, LAAcute care hospital3.4 mi
- Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge8080 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge, LAAcute care hospital3.7 mi
- Apollo Behavioral Health Hospital, L L C9938 Airline Hwy, Baton Rouge, LAPsychiatric hospital3.9 mi
- Baton Rouge Rehab Hospital8595 United Plaza Blvd, Baton Rouge, LARehabilitation hospital4.0 mi
- Baton Rouge Specialty Hospital5130 Mancuso Lane, Baton Rouge, LALong-term care hospital4.0 mi
- Baton Rouge General Medical Center8585 Picardy Ave, Baton Rouge, LA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.0 mi
- Sage Rehabilitation Hospital8000 Summa Ave, Baton Rouge, LARehabilitation hospital4.1 mi
- Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center5000 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital4.4 mi
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge17000 Medical Center Dr, Baton Rouge, LA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.6 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Womans Hospital located?
Womans Hospital is at 100 Woman'S Way, Baton Rouge, LA 70817 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Does Womans Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Womans Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 147 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Womans Hospital?
Womans Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Womans Hospital a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Womans Hospital. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the Louisiana trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Womans Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (225) 927-1300.
Would patients recommend Womans Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (330 completed surveys), 83% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 83% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.