Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport in Shreveport, LA
Also known as Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Saint Mary Medical Center
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About Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport is an acute care hospital in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 244 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. Pam Health Specialty Hospital of Shreveport is on the same campus or next door.
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 1.44
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.67
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.12
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.91
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 2.02
47% 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 recommend69%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1069%
- Completed surveys548
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
32.48167, -93.76165
Nearby hospitals
- Pam Health Specialty Hospital of Shreveport1541 Kings Hwy, 10th Fl, Shreveport, LALong-term care hospitalSame campus
- Physicians Behavioral Hospital2025 Desoto St, Shreveport, LAPsychiatric hospital0.8 mi
- Willis Knighton Medical Center2600 Greenwood Road, Shreveport, LA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.0 mi
- Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent1 St Mary Place, Shreveport, LAAcute care hospital1.0 mi
- Intensive Specialty Hospital1800 Irving Place, Shreveport, LALong-term care hospital1.3 mi
- Specialists Hospital Shreveport1500 Line Avenue, Shreveport, LAAcute care hospital1.5 mi
- Brentwood Hospital1006 Highland Avenue, Shreveport, LAPsychiatric hospital2.0 mi
- Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (Shreveport)510 East Stoner Avenue, Shreveport, LA · Emergency roomVA medical center2.6 mi
- Shreveport Rehabilitation Hospital LLC1451 Fern Circle, Shreveport, LARehabilitation hospital3.3 mi
- Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System1453 E Bert Kouns Industrial Drive, Shreveport, LA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.6 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport located?
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport is at 1541 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130 in Caddo Parish.
Does Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport have an emergency room?
Yes. Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 247 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport?
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 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 Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date March 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Louisiana EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (318) 675-5058.
Would patients recommend Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (548 completed surveys), 69% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 69% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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