Ochsner Medical Center Ranked Top Hospital in Louisiana

METAIRIE – Ochsner Medical Center was rated the best hospital in Louisiana, according to a U.S. News & World Report analysis that ranked the top medical facilities in states and metro areas.

The New Orleans hospital is nationally ranked in one adult specialty and one children’s specialty, the U.S. News study reported.

The news website crafted the study because Americans often cannot travel long distances for care and must choose among the top hospitals within their metro area or state.

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The hospital rankings are based on a facility’s performance within ratings for specialty adult care, such as geriatrics or cancer care, and its scores on 10 procedures/conditions analyzed in the study, according to U.S. News.

U.S. Hospitals Rated Best in Their States

State Top Hospital City Location Treatment Details
Alabama University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital Birmingham Nationally ranked in 8 adult specialties
Alaska Alaska Native Medical Center Anchorage High performing in 1 procedure/condition
Arizona Mayo Clinic-Phoenix Phoenix National ranked in 11 adult specialties
Arkansas UAMS Medical Center Little Rock Nationally ranked in 1 adult specialty
California City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center Duarte Nationally ranked in 1 adult specialty
Colorado UC Health University of Colorado Hospital Aurora Nationally ranked in 9 adult specialties
Connecticut Yale New Haven Hospital New Haven Nationally ranked in 9 adult specialties and 7 children’s specialties
Delaware Christiana Care Hospitals Newark Nationally ranked in 1 adult specialty
Florida H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Tampa Nationally ranked in 3 adult specialties
Georgia Emory University Hospital Atlanta Nationally ranked in 8 adult specialties
Hawaii Queen’s Medical Center Honolulu High performing in 8 adult specialties and 9 procedures/conditions
Idaho St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center Boise High performing in 1 adult specialty and 9 procedures/conditions
Illinois Rush University Medical Center Chicago Nationally ranked in 11 adult specialties
Indiana Indiana University Health Medical Center Indianapolis Nationally ranked in 3 adult specialties and 10 children’s specialties
Iowa University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City Nationally ranked in 4 adult specialties and 5 children’s specialties
Kansas University of Kansas Hospital Kansas City Nationally ranked in 6 adult specialties
Kentucky University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital Lexington Nationally ranked in 1 adult specialty and 2 children’s specialties
Louisiana Ochsner Medical Center New Orleans Nationally ranked in 1 adult specialty and 1 children’s specialty
Maine Maine Medical Center Portland High performing in 1 adult specialty and 10 procedures/conditions
Maryland Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore Nationally ranked in 15 adult specialties and 10 children’s specialties
Massachusetts Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Nationally ranked in 16 adult specialties and 5 children’s specialties
Michigan University of Michigan Hospitals-Michigan Medicine Ann Arbor Nationally ranked in 13 adult specialties and 10 children’s specialties
Minnesota Mayo Clinic Rochester Nationally ranked in 15 adult specialties and 8 children’s specialties
Mississippi Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson High performing in 1 adult specialty and 6 procedures/conditions
Missouri Barnes-Jewish Hospital St. Louis Nationally ranked in 11 adult specialties
Montana St. Patrick Hospital Missoula High performing in 1 adult specialty and 3 procedures/conditions
Nebraska Nebraska Medicine-Nebraska Medical Center Omaha Nationally ranked in 2 adult specialties
Nevada Carson Tahoe Health-Carson City Carson City High performing in 3 procedures/conditions
New Hampshire Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon High performing in 1 adult specialty and 8 procedures/conditions
New Jersey Morristown Medical Center Morristown Nationally ranked in 3 adult specialties
New Mexico Presbyterian Hospital Albuquerque High performing in 4 procedures/conditions
New York New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell New York Nationally ranked in 15 adult specialties and 8 children’s specialties
North Carolina Duke University Hospital Durham Nationally ranked in 11 adult specialties and 9 children’s specialties
North Dakota Sanford Medical Center Fargo Fargo High performing in 1 adult specialty and 6 procedures/conditions
Ohio Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus Nationally ranked in 9 adult specialties
Oklahoma Integris Baptist Medical Center Oklahoma City High performing in 5 procedures/conditions
Oregon OHSU Hospital Portland Nationally ranked in 6 adult specialties and 6 children’s specialties
Pennsylvania UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh Nationally ranked in 11 adult specialties
Rhode Island Miriam Hospital Providence Nationally ranked in 1 adult specialty
South Carolina MUSC Health-University Medical Center Charleston Nationally ranked in 3 adult specialties and 4 children’s specialties
South Dakota Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center Sioux Falls Nationally ranked in 2 adult specialties
Tennessee Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville Nationally ranked in 7 adult specialties and 10 children’s specialties
Texas Houston Methodist Hospital Houston Nationally ranked in 11 adult specialties
Utah University of Utah Hospital Salt Lake City Nationally ranked in 2 adult specialties
Vermont University of Vermont Medical Center Burlington High performing in 4 procedures/conditions
Virginia University of Virginia Medical Center Charlottesville High performing in 6 adult specialties and 9 procedures/conditions
Washington Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Seattle Nationally ranked in 1 adult specialty
West Virginia West Virginia University Hospital Morgantown Nationally ranked in 1 adult specialty and 1 children’s specialty
Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Hospitals Madison Nationally ranked in 6 adult specialties and 2 children’s specialties
Wyoming Aspen Mountain Medical Center Rock Springs

Source: USNews.com

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