Willis Knighton Medical Center, Inc.

CCN

190111The 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

Sep 27, 1967

Last certification

Nov 23, 2025

Beds

926

Overall star rating

3 of 5Care Compare

Address

2600 Greenwood Road
Shreveport, LA 71103
(318) 212-4000

• Willis Knighton Medical Center, Inc.

  dba WK Bossier Health Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Bossier City, LA
  • NPI 1003968579
  Medicare enrollment
• Willis Knighton Medical Center, Inc.

  dba Willis Knighton South Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Shreveport, LA
  • NPI 1124170691
  Medicare enrollment
• Willis Knighton Medical Center, Inc.

  dba WK Pierremont Health Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Shreveport, LA
  • NPI 1275685539
  Medicare enrollment
• Willis Knighton Medical Center, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Shreveport, LA
  • NPI 1568461572
  Medicare enrollment

Parts of this facility that Medicare certifies under a number of their own, such as a psychiatric or rehabilitation unit.

• Willis Knighton Behavorial Medicine Unit Hospital, CCN 19S111
• Willis-Knighton Medical Center Inpatient rehabilitation facility, CCN 19T111, 19 measures, 6 providers

• 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 Worse2 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 Better4 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

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

• Emery Leigh Aaron, PA-C

  • Physician Assistant
  • Ruston, LA
  • NPI 1942907852
• David Abdehou, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Shreveport, LA
  • NPI 1568471993
• Halim Salim Abou-Faycal, MD

  • Infectious Disease Physician
  • Shreveport, LA
  • NPI 1942241708
• Christian Saz Shiva Abrahim, MD

  • Cardiovascular Disease Physician
  • Shreveport, LA
  • NPI 1316490824
• Zulqarnain Abro, MD

  • Nephrology Physician
  • Shreveport, LA
  • NPI 1740465798
• Samuel K Abshire, MD

  • Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
  • Haynesville, LA
  • NPI 1407883820
• Noell S Ackel, PA

  • Physician Assistant
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • NPI 1114479680
• Mary Tillman Acosta, WHNP-BC

  • Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
  • Shreveport, LA
  • NPI 1356759153
• Michael T Acurio, MD

  • Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician
  • Bossier City, LA
  • NPI 1982606356
• India G Adams-Pickens

  • Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
  • Irving, TX
  • NPI 1265189609
• James L. Adams

  • Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
  • Shreveport, LA
  • NPI 1649258716
• Marissa Adams

  • Physician Assistant
  • Shreveport, LA
  • NPI 1972900033
• Ashley Elaine Addy, NP

  • Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Shreveport, LA
  • NPI 1487221149
• Humberto I Aguilar, M.D.

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • Shreveport, LA
  • NPI 1366432577
• David Brent Aguillard, CRNA

  • Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
  • Dallas, TX
  • NPI 1811073513
• Julia Obehi Aigbogun, MD

  • Neurology Physician
  • Shreveport, LA
  • NPI 1326608035
• Mohammad-Hesam Akbarian-Tefaghi, MD

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Shreveport, LA
  • NPI 1801328034
• Furqan Akhtar, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Shreveport, LA
  • NPI 1518354836
• Daniel B Albert, CRNA

  • Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
  • Shreveport, LA
  • NPI 1255322327
• Mary Melissa Albritton, M.D.

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician
  • Bossier City, LA
  • NPI 1275744112
• Nadejda Alekseeva, MD

  • Psychiatry Physician
  • Shreveport, LA
  • NPI 1538298005
• Ajit Alexander, MD

  • Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
  • Shreveport, LA
  • NPI 1861888760
• Calvin D. Alexander, M.D.

  • Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
  • Shreveport, LA
  • NPI 1780689224
• Ahmed Abdellatif Ibrahim M Algohiny, M.D

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Shreveport, LA
  • NPI 1922747518
• Sablaa Ali, D.O.

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician
  • Alexandria, LA
  • NPI 1548500333

• Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected0.89
  • State average 1.03 (computed here)
  • National average 1.06
  • No different than the national rate
  • 2,857 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.96
  • 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 expected187.83
  • State average 180.93 (computed here)
  • National average 173.3
  • No different than the national rate
  • 231 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected4.7
  • State average 2.98 (computed here)
  • National average 2.4
  • No different than the national rate
  • 164 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Death rate for COPD patients As expected9.6
  • State average 8.87 (computed here)
  • National average 8.6
  • No different than the national rate
  • 474 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Death rate for heart attack patients As expected11.7
  • State average 12.23 (computed here)
  • National average 11.9
  • No different than the national rate
  • 328 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Death rate for heart failure patients As expected11.1
  • State average 11.75 (computed here)
  • National average 11.1
  • No different than the national rate
  • 935 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected17
  • State average 15.92 (computed here)
  • National average 15.2
  • No different than the national rate
  • 1,084 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Death rate for stroke patients As expected15.7
  • State average 13.32 (computed here)
  • National average 11.9
  • No different than the national rate
  • 655 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
  • 7,514 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2024
• Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.18
  • State average 0.22 (computed here)
  • National average 0.21
  • No different than the national rate
  • 16,900 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.32
  • State average 0.27 (computed here)
  • National average 0.27
  • No different than the national rate
  • 16,837 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected2.7
  • State average 3.49 (computed here)
  • National average 3.52
  • No different than the national rate
  • 3,700 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.8
  • State average 1.66 (computed here)
  • National average 1.67
  • No different than the national rate
  • 1,888 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected1.72
  • State average 2.44 (computed here)
  • National average 2.34
  • No different than the national rate
  • 3,631 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected10.9
  • State average 9.86 (computed here)
  • National average 9.42
  • No different than the national rate
  • 2,078 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Postoperative sepsis rate As expected5.95
  • State average 5.32 (computed here)
  • National average 5.27
  • No different than the national rate
  • 1,759 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.86
  • State average 1.79 (computed here)
  • National average 1.77
  • No different than the national rate
  • 1,007 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.4
  • State average 0.63 (computed here)
  • National average 0.63
  • No different than the national rate
  • 13,808 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected4.1
  • State average 4.25 (computed here)
  • National average 4.1
  • No different than the national rate
  • 86 patients
  • Period from 04/01/2023

• Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.78
  • State average 0.5
  • National average 1
  • No different than national benchmark
  • Period from 10/01/2024
• Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.88
  • State average 0.63
  • National average 1
  • No different than national benchmark
  • Period from 10/01/2024
• Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.57
  • State average 0.28
  • National average 1
  • Better than the national benchmark
  • Period from 10/01/2024
• MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.99
  • State average 0.99
  • National average 1
  • No different than national benchmark
  • Period from 10/01/2024
• SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy As expected1.2
  • State average 1.68
  • National average 1
  • No different than national benchmark
  • Period from 10/01/2024
• SSI - Colon Surgery As expected0.93
  • State average 0.83
  • National average 1
  • No different than national benchmark
  • Period from 10/01/2024

• Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 15.9
  • State average 10.74 (computed here)
  • National average 5.83 (computed here)
  • Period from 07/01/2024
• Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 5.2
  • State average 6.13 (computed here)
  • National average 8.08 (computed here)
  • Period from 07/01/2024

• Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 1.17
  • State average 1.06
  • National average 0.99 (computed here)
  • Period from 01/01/2024

• Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter 67
  • State average 75.75 (computed here)
  • National average 74.05 (computed here)
  • 146 patients
  • Period from 01/01/2024
• Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 93
  • State average 93.29 (computed here)
  • National average 92.79 (computed here)
  • 580 patients
  • Period from 01/01/2024
• Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 66
  • State average 69
  • National average 65
  • 2,347 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 182
  • State average 136
  • National average 168
  • 1,831 patients
  • Period from 10/01/2024
• Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 510
  • State average 284
  • National average 287
  • 50 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 177
  • State average 129
  • National average 162
  • 1,723 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 238
  • State average 234
  • National average 257
  • 58 patients
  • Period from 10/01/2024
• Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 94
  • State average 96.9 (computed here)
  • National average 96.1 (computed here)
  • 625 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
  • 99 patients
  • Period from 01/01/2024
• Head CT results 61
  • State average 70
  • National average 69
  • 28 patients
  • Period from 10/01/2024
• Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 60
  • State average 70
  • National average 78
  • 9,213 patients
  • Period from 10/01/2024
• Left before being seen 4
  • State average 2
  • National average 2
  • 151,852 patients
  • Period from 01/01/2024
• Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 18
  • State average 15
  • National average 15
  • 9,814 patients
  • Period from 01/01/2024
• Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 76
  • State average 78
  • National average 73
  • 726 patients
  • Period from 10/01/2024
• Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 93
  • State average 89
  • National average 87
  • 468 patients
  • Period from 10/01/2024
• Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 80
  • State average 83
  • National average 81
  • 2,348 patients
  • Period from 10/01/2024
• Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 94
  • State average 93
  • National average 93
  • 1,283 patients
  • Period from 10/01/2024
• ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) 36
  • State average 49.71 (computed here)
  • National average 46.51 (computed here)
  • 44 patients
  • Period from 01/01/2024

• 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
  • 448 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2023
• Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected20.3
  • State average 21.73 (computed here)
  • National average 21.3
  • No different than the national rate
  • 1,510 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2023
• Hospital return days for heart attack patients 6.4
  • State average 8.04 (computed here)
  • National average 6.71 (computed here)
  • Average days per 100 discharges
  • 340 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Hospital return days for heart failure patients -2.7
  • State average 8.45 (computed here)
  • National average 4.02 (computed here)
  • Average days per 100 discharges
  • 1,102 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 14.1
  • State average 9.85 (computed here)
  • National average 5.65 (computed here)
  • Average days per 100 discharges
  • 1,101 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected16.6
  • State average 17.35 (computed here)
  • National average 17.3
  • No different than the national rate
  • 1,366 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2023
• Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected5.2
  • State average 5.47 (computed here)
  • National average 5.4
  • No different than the national rate
  • 466 patients
  • Period from 01/01/2024
• Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected11.2
  • State average 10.51 (computed here)
  • National average 10.7
  • No different than the national rate
  • 466 patients
  • Period from 01/01/2024
• Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected5
  • State average 5.92 (computed here)
  • National average 5.8
  • No different than the national rate
  • 77 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
  • 200 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2023
• Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected19
  • State average 19.78 (computed here)
  • National average 20
  • No different than the national rate
  • 706 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2023
• Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected12.3
  • State average 12.9 (computed here)
  • National average 13
  • No different than the national rate
  • 1,555 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
  • 1,259 patients
  • Period from 01/01/2024

• Shriners Hospitals for Children terminated
• Specialists Hospital Shreveport
• St Luke's Rehabilitation Hospital of Shreveport 2140 Midway terminated
• St Luke's Rehabilitation Hospital of Shreveport 2140 Midway terminated
• Willis Knighton Behavorial Medicine Unit
• Willis Knighton South Hosp terminated

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