Alexandria VA Medical Center in Pineville, LA
Also known as Alexandria VA Health Care System, VA
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About Alexandria VA Medical Center
Alexandria VA Medical Center is a vA medical center in Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. It reports its ownership to Medicare as the Veterans Health Administration. It does not report emergency services to Medicare. It does not currently have a CMS Overall Star Rating, which usually means it reports too few measures to be rated. It has 54 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Central Louisiana State Hospital, about 2.3 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.
What patients say
- Would definitely recommend78%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1083%
- Completed surveys51
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
31.35429, -92.43404
Nearest hospitals with an emergency room
- Rapides Regional Medical Center211 4th Street, Alexandria, LA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital2.9 mi
- Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital3330 Masonic Drive, Alexandria, LA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.2 mi
- Alexandria Hospital5900 Coliseum Blvd, Alexandria, LA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.0 mi
Nearby hospitals
- Central Louisiana State Hospital242 W Shamrock Street, Pineville, LAPsychiatric hospital2.3 mi
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Alexan104 North Third Street, Alexandria, LARehabilitation hospital2.8 mi
- Rapides Regional Medical Center211 4th Street, Alexandria, LA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital2.9 mi
- Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Alexandria2621 North Bolton Avenue, Alexandria, LAPsychiatric hospital3.4 mi
- Christus Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital651 North Bolton Ave, Alexandria, LAAcute care hospital3.6 mi
- Riverside Hospital of Louisiana13 Heyman Lane, Alexandria, LALong-term care hospital4.9 mi
- Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital3330 Masonic Drive, Alexandria, LA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.2 mi
- Longleaf Hospital44 Versailles Blvd, Alexandria, LAPsychiatric hospital6.0 mi
- Alexandria Hospital5900 Coliseum Blvd, Alexandria, LA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.0 mi
- Compass Behavioral Center of Alexandria, Inc6410 Masonic Drive, Alexandria, LAPsychiatric hospital8.6 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Alexandria VA Medical Center located?
Alexandria VA Medical Center is at 2495 Shreveport Highway 71 N, Pineville, LA 71360 in Rapides Parish.
Does Alexandria VA Medical Center have an emergency room?
Alexandria VA Medical Center does not report emergency services to Medicare. The nearest listed hospital with an emergency room is Rapides Regional Medical Center, about 2.9 mi away. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Alexandria VA Medical Center?
Alexandria VA Medical Center does not have a current CMS Overall Star Rating. CMS only rates hospitals that report enough measures; critical access, psychiatric, VA and many small hospitals are often unrated, which says nothing about their quality.
What is the phone number of Alexandria VA Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (318) 473-0010.
Would patients recommend Alexandria VA Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (51 completed surveys), 78% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 83% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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