Ochsner Clinic Foundation

Doing business as Ochsner Medical Center Acute

Hospital in New Orleans, LA, Medicare certification number 190036. CMS publishes 67 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 190036The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier
Status: Active
Provider type: Hospital – Short-term
Listed by Care Compare as: Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Control type: Private (not for profit)
Participating since: Jul 1, 1966
Last certification: Oct 28, 2023
Beds: 959
Overall star rating: 4 of 5Care Compare
Address: 1516 Jefferson Hwy
New Orleans, LA 70121
(504) 842-3000

NPI records for this facility (CCN to NPI Mapping) 1

Ochsner Clinic Foundation

dba Ochsner Medical Center Acute
- General Acute Care Hospital
- New Orleans, LA
- NPI 1811973100
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.59 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.14 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.41 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating As expected3 of 5
- State average 3.75 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.8 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.64 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 4.25 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 4 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.66 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Affiliated providers 2,879

Page 8 of 116Medicare Care Compare

Clinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.

Shannon Baudouin, FNP
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- River Ridge, LA
- NPI 1972053197
Erin E Bauer, CRNA
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Orlando, FL
- NPI 1144244393
Katherine Baumgarten, MD
- Infectious Disease Physician
- New Orleans, LA
- NPI 1972569168
Jennifer Pellegrin Baur, MD
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
- New Orleans, LA
- NPI 1891985362
Lydia Angela Louise Bazzano, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Dallas, TX
- NPI 1083705768
Michael J Becker, MD
- Neurology Physician
- Lacombe, LA
- NPI 1992703920
Barbara Fonte Beckham, FNP
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Mandeville, LA
- NPI 1366906372
Priscilla Becnel
- Internal Medicine Physician
- New Orleans, LA
- NPI 1679919971
Updesh Bedi, M.D.
- Interventional Cardiology Physician
- Gretna, LA
- NPI 1669678892
Brigette Cognevich Belair, CRNA
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Metairie, LA
- NPI 1487695276
Charles Belair, CRNA
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Terrytown, LA
- NPI 1679500789
Mark Alan Bell, MD
- Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
- New Orleans, LA
- NPI 1407383029
Francine Belleville, MD
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- New Orleans, LA
- NPI 1952529695
Kenechukwu Ben-Okafor, MD
- Family Medicine Physician
- New Orleans, LA
- NPI 1366115826
Joseph D Benevento, MD
- Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
- New Orleans, LA
- NPI 1093840944
Regina Fracchia Benner, CRNA
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Metairie, LA
- NPI 1851404651
Robin Ray Bennett, M.D.
- Nephrology Physician
- Alexandria, LA
- NPI 1437142437
William Bennett, M.D., PH.D.
- Interventional Cardiology Physician
- Slidell, LA
- NPI 1023288792
Catherine Rose Benoit, PA-C
- Physician Assistant
- New Orleans, LA
- NPI 1790233286
Michael E Benoit
- Physician Assistant
- Metairie, LA
- NPI 1609017771
Kaley Bent, PA
- Physician Assistant
- Kenner, LA
- NPI 1497439269
Jeffrey R Benzing, DPM
- Foot Surgery Podiatrist
- Bay St Louis, MS
- NPI 1255332458
Tracy G Benzing, DPM
- Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist
- Bay St Louis, MS
- NPI 1225020498
Kimberly Conway Berel, NP
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Slidell, LA
- NPI 1568854115
Jill Marissa Berger, MD
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
- Gretna, LA
- NPI 1497054399

Complications and deaths 20

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected0.86
- State average 1.03 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 2,712 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected1.15
- State average 1.01 (computed here)
- National average 1
- No different than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications As expected173.07
- State average 180.93 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 172 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected2.5
- State average 2.98 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 50 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected10.1
- State average 8.87 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 123 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected12.1
- State average 12.23 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 159 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected10.6
- State average 11.75 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 596 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected12.2
- State average 15.92 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 419 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected11.3
- State average 13.32 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 878 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected3.4
- State average 4.41 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 8,405 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.21
- State average 0.22 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 10,838 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.18
- State average 0.27 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 11,193 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected2.65
- State average 3.49 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 3,022 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.27
- State average 1.66 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 1,392 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected3.06
- State average 2.44 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 2,824 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected9.85
- State average 9.86 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 1,336 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected4.94
- State average 5.32 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 1,367 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected2.87
- State average 1.79 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 893 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate Worse1.34
- State average 0.63 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- Worse than the national rate
- 9,200 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected3.4
- State average 4.25 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 72 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Infections 6

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better0.21
- State average 0.5
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) Better0.3
- State average 0.63
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.18
- State average 0.28
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.74
- State average 0.99
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy Worse3.74
- State average 1.68
- National average 1
- Worse than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected1.11
- State average 0.83
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 6.3
- State average 10.74 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 6.9
- State average 6.13 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024

Spending per patient 1

Medicare Care Compare

Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 0.99
- State average 1.06
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 16

Medicare Care Compare

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter 84
- State average 75.75 (computed here)
- National average 74.05 (computed here)
- 197 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 92
- State average 93.29 (computed here)
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 638 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 71
- State average 69
- National average 65
- 113 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 179
- State average 136
- National average 168
- 399 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better 174
- State average 129
- National average 162
- 386 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better 275
- State average 234
- National average 257
- 13 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 98
- State average 96.9 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 789 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 98
- State average 94
- National average 93
- 120 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 88
- State average 70
- National average 78
- 10,842 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Left before being seen 1
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 195,341 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 17
- State average 15
- National average 15
- 13,207 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 88
- State average 78
- National average 73
- 40 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 100
- State average 89
- National average 87
- 21 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 83
- State average 83
- National average 81
- 115 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 89
- State average 93
- National average 93
- 71 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) 65
- State average 49.71 (computed here)
- National average 46.51 (computed here)
- 31 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (14)

Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better — 7
Emergency department volume — very high
Global Malnutrition Composite Score — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan — 5
Head CT results — 1
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 13

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected14.2
- State average 14.58 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 606 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected21.7
- State average 21.73 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 2,168 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 24.2
- State average 8.04 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 192 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 24.2
- State average 8.45 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 724 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 31.3
- State average 9.85 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 443 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected17.5
- State average 17.35 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 1,209 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected6.4
- State average 5.47 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 663 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected9.6
- State average 10.51 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 663 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected5.1
- State average 5.92 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 64 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected13.3
- State average 11.93 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 116 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected20.4
- State average 19.78 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 603 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) Better9.9
- State average 12.9 (computed here)
- National average 13
- Better than the national rate
- 3,298 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected0.8
- State average 0.96 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 1,666 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4

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Sources for this page

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NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification and the names of the providers listed above.

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