Lake Charles Memorial Hospital

Hospital in Lake Charles, LA, Medicare certification number 190060. CMS publishes 60 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 190060The 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 13, 2023
Beds: 407
Overall star rating: 3 of 5Care Compare
Address: 1701 Oak Park Blvd
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 494-3000

NPI records for this facility 3

Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association Inc
- Gastroenterology Physician
- Lake Charles, LA
- NPI 1285351411
Medicare enrollment
Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association Inc
- Rheumatology Physician
- Lake Charles, LA
- NPI 1659424075
Medicare enrollment
Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association Inc
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Lake Charles, LA
- NPI 1972549855
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 Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.41 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating Better4 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

Complications and deaths 19

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected0.91
- State average 1.03 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 661 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite Worse1.41
- State average 1.01 (computed here)
- National average 1
- Worse than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications As expected194.71
- State average 180.93 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 67 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected2.8
- State average 2.98 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 95 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected8.8
- State average 8.87 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 82 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected11.9
- State average 12.23 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 140 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected10.4
- State average 11.75 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 298 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected14.4
- State average 15.92 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 341 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected13.8
- State average 13.32 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 181 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate Worse5.5
- State average 4.41 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- Worse than the national rate
- 1,927 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.16
- State average 0.22 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 4,437 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.23
- State average 0.27 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 4,459 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected4.3
- State average 3.49 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 1,116 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected2.9
- State average 1.66 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 423 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.24
- State average 2.44 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 1,079 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate Worse27.64
- State average 9.86 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- Worse than the national rate
- 421 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected5.42
- State average 5.32 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 399 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.62
- State average 1.79 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 157 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.16
- State average 0.63 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 3,640 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients — 1

Infections 5

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better0.2
- 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) As expected0.25
- State average 0.63
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.46
- State average 0.28
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.83
- State average 0.99
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected0.71
- State average 0.83
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy — 13

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 15.3
- State average 10.74 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 6.3
- 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) 1.02
- State average 1.06
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 12

Medicare Care Compare

Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 47
- State average 69
- National average 65
- 191 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 218
- 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 210
- State average 129
- National average 162
- 358 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 398
- State average 234
- National average 257
- 38 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 100
- State average 94
- National average 93
- 79 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Head CT results 89
- State average 70
- National average 69
- 19 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 96
- State average 70
- National average 78
- 2,908 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Left before being seen 2
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 50,971 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 61
- State average 78
- National average 73
- 67 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 90
- State average 89
- National average 87
- 30 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 66
- State average 83
- National average 81
- 191 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 90
- State average 93
- National average 93
- 82 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (18)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 — 5
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better — 1
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy — 5
Emergency department volume — 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
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
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing — 5
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 5
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 12

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected14.7
- State average 14.58 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 170 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected18.9
- State average 21.73 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 388 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 16.3
- State average 8.04 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 145 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 1.9
- State average 8.45 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 357 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients -27.9
- State average 9.85 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 375 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected15.6
- State average 17.35 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 416 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected6.5
- State average 5.47 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 228 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected11.6
- State average 10.51 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 228 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected11.3
- State average 11.93 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 104 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected20.2
- State average 19.78 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 112 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected11.1
- State average 12.9 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 2,319 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected0.9
- State average 0.96 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 502 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (2)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement — 1

Sources for this page

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