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Metro area

Alexandria, LA

CMS cut 0 of the 3 hospitals in Alexandria, LA with a payment decision for fiscal year 2026: 0.0%, against 24.9% nationally.

A share of a handful of hospitals moves a long way with one hospital; read it with its counts.

Alexandria, LA · FY2026Compared with the nation

1Hospitals cut

0

Of 3 with a payment decision

2Share cut

0.0%

−24.9 pts vs the nation (24.9%)

3Median score

0.2281

Nation: −0.0453

4Scored on all 6

2

Of 3 scored (67%; nation 66%)

5Scored without data

0

Hospitals CMS gave its worst score on a measure

6Estimated dollars

$0
0.0% of the nation’s $306M, this site’s estimate

7Per traditional Medicare stay

$0

The nation: $47

0% cut

Average Lowest score: −1.4728 Highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s line 0 of 718 here Average Lowest score: −1.4728 Highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s line 718 cut nationally · 0 here
Every hospital in the nation with a payment decision, lowest score to highest, each as tall as its score (above the rule, worse than average); the solid hairlines are Alexandria, LA’s, red where CMS cut.

On the map

Each dot is a hospital in CMS’s file: red, cut; ringed, not cut; gray, no decision. Pick one to open its page.

Figure 1. Alexandria, LA: 0 cut of 3 with a payment decision.
CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini Hospital, Alexandria: 0.2281 · not cutRapides Regional Medical Center, Alexandria: 0.3123 · not cutCHRISTUS Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital, Alexandria: −0.3943 · not cutAlexandria Hospital, Alexandria: N/A · not subject CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini Hospital, Alexandria: 0.2281 · not cutRapides Regional Medical Center, Alexandria: 0.3123 · not cutCHRISTUS Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital, Alexandria: −0.3943 · not cutAlexandria Hospital, Alexandria: N/A · not subject
  • Cut
  • Not cut
  • Not subject (Maryland) or no score

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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HospitalCityTotal HAC ScorePayment reduction
Alexandria HospitalAlexandriaN/ANo
CHRISTUS Central Louisiana Surgical HospitalAlexandria−0.3943No
CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria0.2281No
Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria0.3123No

Its scores against the nation’s

The columns are this place’s hospitals; the outline is every hospital in the nation. Both are shares of their own hospitals, so a small place and the nation compare.

Figure 2. 0.0% of hospitals here scored past CMS’s line, against 24.9% nationally; the middle score here is 0.2281, and nationally −0.0453.
0%20%40%60% −1.6 to −1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.4 to −1.2: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.2 to −1.0: 0% here, 2% nationally−1.0 to −0.8: 0% here, 4% nationally−0.8 to −0.6: 0% here, 7% nationally−0.6 to −0.4: 0% here, 10% nationally−0.4 to −0.2: 33% here, 12% nationally−0.2 to 0.0: 0% here, 14% nationally0.0 to 0.2: 0% here, 12% nationally0.2 to 0.4: 67% here, 12% nationally0.4 to 0.6: 0% here, 8% nationally0.6 to 0.8: 0% here, 6% nationally0.8 to 1.0: 0% here, 4% nationally1.0 to 1.2: 0% here, 3% nationally1.2 to 1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally1.4 to 1.6: 0% here, 1% nationally1.6 to 1.8: 0% here, 0% nationally1.8 to 2.0: 0% here, 0% nationally2.0 to 2.2: 0% here, 0% nationally2.2 to 2.4: 0% here, 1% nationally CMS’s line −1.00.01.02.0 0%20%40%60% −1.6 to −1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.4 to −1.2: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.2 to −1.0: 0% here, 2% nationally−1.0 to −0.8: 0% here, 4% nationally−0.8 to −0.6: 0% here, 7% nationally−0.6 to −0.4: 0% here, 10% nationally−0.4 to −0.2: 33% here, 12% nationally−0.2 to 0.0: 0% here, 14% nationally0.0 to 0.2: 0% here, 12% nationally0.2 to 0.4: 67% here, 12% nationally0.4 to 0.6: 0% here, 8% nationally0.6 to 0.8: 0% here, 6% nationally0.8 to 1.0: 0% here, 4% nationally1.0 to 1.2: 0% here, 3% nationally1.2 to 1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally1.4 to 1.6: 0% here, 1% nationally1.6 to 1.8: 0% here, 0% nationally1.8 to 2.0: 0% here, 0% nationally2.0 to 2.2: 0% here, 0% nationally2.2 to 2.4: 0% here, 1% nationally CMS’s line −1.5−1.0−0.50.00.51.01.52.0

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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Score fromtoHereNation
−1.6−1.4040
−1.4−1.2017
−1.2−1.0051
−1.0−0.80126
−0.8−0.60204
−0.6−0.40290
−0.4−0.21357
−0.20.00407
0.00.20343
0.20.42333
0.40.60237
0.60.80173
0.81.00116
1.01.2091
1.21.4030
1.41.6021
1.61.8010
1.82.003
2.02.2013
2.22.4024

Measure by measure

For each measure, the share of this place’s hospitals with a value worse than the national median. Half would be ordinary; a stem to the right of the line is a measure where more hospitals here did worse.

Figure 3. Worst against the nation on CLABSI (100% of its hospitals above the national median); best on CDI (0%).

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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MeasureHospitals with a valueHalf
PSI 90367%
CLABSI2100%
CAUTI250%
SSI250%
CDI20%
MRSA250%

Alexandria, LA, year by year

Every hospital in Alexandria, LA with a payment decision in any year, one sliver each, one row per fiscal year; red where CMS cut it. At the right of each row: the share of Alexandria, LA’s hospitals cut that year, then the nation’s.

Figure 4. Alexandria, LA’s share cut was above the nation’s in 9 of the 11 years CMS cut anyone; 2 of its 3 hospitals have been cut at least once.
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 No hospital scored or cut 33.3% · 21.9%33.3% · 23.4%66.7% · 24.0%66.7% · 23.6%66.7% · 25.0%33.3% · 25.0%33.3% · 24.9%0.0% · 25.0%66.7% · 24.9%33.3% · 24.8%0.0% · 24.9% Ever cut: 2 Never cut: 1 201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 No hospital scored or cut 33.3% · 21.9%33.3% · 23.4%66.7% · 24.0%66.7% · 23.6%66.7% · 25.0%33.3% · 25.0%33.3% · 24.9%0.0% · 25.0%66.7% · 24.9%33.3% · 24.8%0.0% · 24.9% Ever cut: 2 Never cut: 1

Source: CMS, HACRP hospital files for fiscal years 2015 to 2026 (Provider Data Catalog, its archives and, for the oldest years, the Internet Archive’s copies), and CMS’s cut lists for FY2015 and FY2016.

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Fiscal yearHospitals with a decisionCutShare cutNation
FY20153133.3%21.9%
FY20163133.3%23.4%
FY20173266.7%24.0%
FY20183266.7%23.6%
FY20193266.7%25.0%
FY20203133.3%25.0%
FY20213133.3%24.9%
FY2022300.0%25.0%
FY202300
FY20243266.7%24.9%
FY20253133.3%24.8%
FY2026300.0%24.9%

Every hospital in Alexandria, LA

The sortable table of this place’s hospitals needs JavaScript; the CSV file holds every hospital’s values.

A penalty reflects how CMS’s formula scored relative performance; it is not a verdict on the quality of care.

Cite this page

Paid & Penalized. Alexandria, LA: hospital-acquired conditions, FY2026. https://paidandpenalized.org/hacrp/metro/10780/. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.