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Natchitoches Regional Medical Center in Natchitoches, LA

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Overview

About Natchitoches Regional Medical Center

Natchitoches Regional Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. It reports its ownership to Medicare as public (hospital district or authority). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 96 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. Louisiana Extended Care Hospital of Natchitoches is on the same campus or next door.

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

158 min
Median time in the ER before leaving (OP-18b)
3.0%
Left before being seen (OP-22)
low
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

  • Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.00
  • Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.46

84% 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 recommend67%
  • Rated the hospital 9 or 1072%
  • Completed surveys228

Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.

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31.75347, -93.07917

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Natchitoches Regional Medical Center located?

Natchitoches Regional Medical Center is at 501 Keyser Ave, Natchitoches, LA 71457 in Natchitoches Parish.

Does Natchitoches Regional Medical Center have an emergency room?

Yes. Natchitoches Regional Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 158 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

What is the CMS star rating of Natchitoches Regional Medical Center?

Natchitoches Regional Medical Center 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 Natchitoches Regional Medical Center a trauma center?

We have no trauma center designation on record for Natchitoches Regional Medical Center. 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 Natchitoches Regional Medical Center?

The main phone number on record with Medicare is (318) 214-4200.

Would patients recommend Natchitoches Regional Medical Center?

In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (228 completed surveys), 67% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 72% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.