Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock in Bay Saint Louis, MS
Also known as Hancock Medical Center
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About Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock
Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock is an acute care hospital in Bay Saint Louis, Hancock County, Mississippi. It reports its ownership to Medicare as public (local government). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 102 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, about 15 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
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.52
64% 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 recommend74%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1075%
- Completed surveys176
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
30.31752, -89.35543
Nearby hospitals
- Memorial Hospital at Gulfport4500 13th Street, Gulfport, MS · Level II traumaAcute care hospital15 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital-Gulf Coast, Inc4500 13th Street, 3rd Floor, Gulfport, MSLong-term care hospital15 mi
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital, Partner4500 13th Street, Suite 900, Gulfport, MSRehabilitation hospital15 mi
- Gulfport Behavioral Health System11150 US Highway 49 North, Gpt, MSPsychiatric hospital18 mi
- Singing River Gulfport15200 Community Road, Gulfport, MS · Emergency roomAcute care hospital18 mi
- Oceans Behavioral Hospital- Biloxi180 Debuys Road, Building C, Biloxi, MSPsychiatric hospital22 mi
- Ochsner Medical Center - North Shore100 Medical Center Drive, Slidell, LA · Emergency roomHospital23 mi
- Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital1700 W Lindberg Drive, Slidell, LA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital24 mi
- Highland Community Hospital130 Highland Pkwy, Picayune, MS · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital24 mi
- Sterling Surgical Hospital989 Robert Blvd, Slidell, LAAcute care hospital25 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock located?
Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock is at 149 Drinkwater Blvd, Bay Saint Louis, MS 39520 in Hancock County.
Does Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock have an emergency room?
Yes. Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock 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 Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock?
Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 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 Medical Center-Hancock a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level IV 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 Mississippi 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 Medical Center-Hancock?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (228) 467-8600.
Would patients recommend Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (176 completed surveys), 74% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 75% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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