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Metro area

Baton Rouge, LA

CMS cut 1 of the 8 hospitals in Baton Rouge, LA with a payment decision for fiscal year 2026: 12.5%, against 24.9% nationally.

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

Baton Rouge, LA · FY2026Compared with the nation

1Hospitals cut

1

Of 8 with a payment decision

2Share cut

12.5%

−12.4 pts vs the nation (24.9%)

3Median score

−0.2711

Nation: −0.0453

4Scored on all 6

5

Of 8 scored (63%; nation 66%)

5Scored without data

0

Hospitals CMS gave its worst score on a measure

6Estimated dollars

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

Likely range $16–26K

7Per traditional Medicare stay

$2

The nation: $47

13% cut

Average Lowest score: −1.4728 Highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s line 1 of 718 here Average Lowest score: −1.4728 Highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s line 718 cut nationally · 1 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 Baton Rouge, 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. Baton Rouge, LA: 1 cut of 8 with a payment decision.
Lane Regional Medical Center, Zachary: −0.5503 · not cutOur Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge: 0.0734 · not cutBaton Rouge General Medical Center, Baton Rouge: −0.2896 · not cutWomans Hospital, Baton Rouge: 0.6160 · cutOchsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge: −0.2526 · not cutSurgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge: −0.0682 · not cutThe Spine Hospital of Louisiana, Baton Rouge: −0.9691 · not cutThe General, Baton Rouge: −1.2888 · not cut Lane Regional Medical Center, Zachary: −0.5503 · not cutOur Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge: 0.0734 · not cutBaton Rouge General Medical Center, Baton Rouge: −0.2896 · not cutWomans Hospital, Baton Rouge: 0.6160 · cutOchsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge: −0.2526 · not cutSurgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge: −0.0682 · not cutThe Spine Hospital of Louisiana, Baton Rouge: −0.9691 · not cutThe General, Baton Rouge: −1.2888 · not cut
  • 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
Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge−0.2896No
Lane Regional Medical CenterZachary−0.5503No
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge−0.2526No
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge0.0734No
Surgical Specialty Center of Baton RougeBaton Rouge−0.0682No
The GeneralBaton Rouge−1.2888No
The Spine Hospital of LouisianaBaton Rouge−0.9691No
Womans HospitalBaton Rouge0.6160Yes

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. 12.5% of hospitals here scored past CMS’s line, against 24.9% nationally; the middle score here is −0.2711, and nationally −0.0453.
0%5%10%15%20%25% −1.6 to −1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.4 to −1.2: 13% here, 1% nationally−1.2 to −1.0: 0% here, 2% nationally−1.0 to −0.8: 13% here, 4% nationally−0.8 to −0.6: 0% here, 7% nationally−0.6 to −0.4: 13% here, 10% nationally−0.4 to −0.2: 25% here, 12% nationally−0.2 to 0.0: 13% here, 14% nationally0.0 to 0.2: 13% here, 12% nationally0.2 to 0.4: 0% here, 12% nationally0.4 to 0.6: 0% here, 8% nationally0.6 to 0.8: 13% 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%5%10%15%20%25% −1.6 to −1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.4 to −1.2: 13% here, 1% nationally−1.2 to −1.0: 0% here, 2% nationally−1.0 to −0.8: 13% here, 4% nationally−0.8 to −0.6: 0% here, 7% nationally−0.6 to −0.4: 13% here, 10% nationally−0.4 to −0.2: 25% here, 12% nationally−0.2 to 0.0: 13% here, 14% nationally0.0 to 0.2: 13% here, 12% nationally0.2 to 0.4: 0% here, 12% nationally0.4 to 0.6: 0% here, 8% nationally0.6 to 0.8: 13% 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
−1.4−1.2117
−1.2−1.0051
−1.0−0.81126
−0.8−0.60204
−0.6−0.41290
−0.4−0.22357
−0.20.01407
0.00.21343
0.20.40333
0.40.60237
0.60.81173
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 (80% of its hospitals above the national median); best on CAUTI (0%).

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

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MeasureHospitals with a valueHalf
PSI 90743%
CLABSI580%
CAUTI60%
SSI540%
CDI633%
MRSA667%

Baton Rouge, LA, year by year

Every hospital in Baton Rouge, 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 Baton Rouge, LA’s hospitals cut that year, then the nation’s.

Figure 4. Baton Rouge, LA’s share cut was above the nation’s in 1 of the 11 years CMS cut anyone; 5 of its 8 hospitals have been cut at least once.
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 No hospital scored or cut 14.3% · 21.9%42.9% · 23.4%14.3% · 24.0%14.3% · 23.6%0.0% · 25.0%14.3% · 25.0%14.3% · 24.9%14.3% · 25.0%12.5% · 24.9%12.5% · 24.8%12.5% · 24.9% Ever cut: 5 Never cut: 3 201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 No hospital scored or cut 14.3% · 21.9%42.9% · 23.4%14.3% · 24.0%14.3% · 23.6%0.0% · 25.0%14.3% · 25.0%14.3% · 24.9%14.3% · 25.0%12.5% · 24.9%12.5% · 24.8%12.5% · 24.9% Ever cut: 5 Never cut: 3

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
FY20157114.3%21.9%
FY20167342.9%23.4%
FY20177114.3%24.0%
FY20187114.3%23.6%
FY2019700.0%25.0%
FY20207114.3%25.0%
FY20217114.3%24.9%
FY20227114.3%25.0%
FY202300
FY20248112.5%24.9%
FY20258112.5%24.8%
FY20268112.5%24.9%

Every hospital in Baton Rouge, 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. Baton Rouge, LA: hospital-acquired conditions, FY2026. https://paidandpenalized.org/hacrp/metro/12940/. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.