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Womans Hospital in Baton Rouge, LA

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Overview

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.

CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings

4
Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, out of 5

How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:

Mortality
1 no different
Deaths within 30 days for conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and stroke.
Safety of care
1 better · 4 no different · 1 worse
Infections and complications acquired in the hospital.
Readmission
5 no different
Unplanned returns to the hospital after discharge.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.

Emergency department

Emergency room times

147 min
Median time in the ER before leaving (OP-18b)
0.0%
Left before being seen (OP-22)
medium
Emergency department volume

Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.

Safety of care

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.

HCAHPS survey

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.

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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.