CMS certification 190004
Thibodaux Regional Medical Center
602 N Acadia Road, Thibodaux, LA 70301
Thibodaux Regional Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. 81% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 22 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on 3. Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 51 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min).
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What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 995 completed surveys, 36% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
Emergency department
How long emergency patients spent here and how some time-critical care went, from CMS's timely and effective care measures, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025. CMS classes this emergency department's patient volume as medium; busier departments tend to have longer times, so the national median for departments of the same volume is shown too. These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
| Measure | This hospital | LA | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 457 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 2 h 45 min | 2 h 51 min | 2 h 9 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 16 visits sampled | 5 h 55 min | 3 h 54 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 36,488 patients | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 333 patients | 89% | 69% | 65% |
How Thibodaux Regional Medical Center compares with nearby hospitals
The closest hospitals of the same kind that CMS rates or surveys - the same city first, then the same county and ZIP area. Every figure is CMS's: the overall star rating, the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital, the median time emergency patients spent before leaving, and how many death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS found better or worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | CMS stars | Would recommend | ER median time | Vs the nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThis hospital | 3/5 | 81% | 2 h 51 min | 2 better 3 worse |
| Lady of the Sea General HospitalSame county · Cut Off | Not rated | 88% | 1 h 2 min | — |
| Ochsner St Anne General HospitalSame county · Raceland | Not rated | 85% | 2 h | 1 better |
| Physicians Medical CenterSame ZIP area · Houma | Not rated | 73% | — | No different |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - ParishSame ZIP area · Houma | 4/5 | 70% | 2 h 13 min | 2 better 2 worse |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical CenterSame ZIP area · Houma | 3/5 | 74% | 2 h 6 min | 1 better 2 worse |
Hospitals differ in size and in how sick their patients are. CMS adjusts its outcome measures for that, but a star or a percentage is a starting point for questions, not a verdict.
Deaths
How many patients died within 30 days of admission, adjusted by CMS for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients, hospital-wide 1,829 cases | Too few cases | 5.2% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 110 cases | Too few cases | 14.8% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 220 cases | Too few cases | 13.3% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 214 cases | Too few cases | 20.3% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 175 cases | Too few cases | 16.6% | 11.9% |
| COPD 70 cases | Too few cases | 10.7% | 8.6% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 35 cases | Too few cases | 3.1% | 2.4% |
Complications
How often patients had serious complications, most of them after surgery, adjusted for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2024.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious complications, combined measure | No different | 0.9 likely 0.51 – 1.3 | 1 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 1,979 cases | No different | 0.29 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.2 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 2,737 cases | No different | 0.18 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.41 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 2,715 cases | No different | 0.29 per 1,000 likely 0.08 per 1,000 – 0.49 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 668 cases | No different | 1.99 per 1,000 likely 0.39 per 1,000 – 3.6 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 255 cases | No different | 1.55 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 3.21 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 252 cases | No different | 11.91 per 1,000 likely 3.66 per 1,000 – 20.15 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 701 cases | No different | 3.04 per 1,000 likely 0.74 per 1,000 – 5.33 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 214 cases | No different | 4.47 per 1,000 likely 0.46 per 1,000 – 8.48 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 104 cases | No different | 1.71 per 1,000 likely 0.2 per 1,000 – 3.23 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 402 cases | No different | 0.96 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.01 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
2 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Infections caught in the hospital
Standardized infection ratio: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one. Lower is better. Data from Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodstream infections from central lines (CLABSI) | No different | 1.56 likely 0.26 – 5.17 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 2.52 likely 0.8 – 6.08 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 1.32 likely 0.22 – 4.35 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | No different | 1.18 likely 0.6 – 2.11 | 1 |
2 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Readmissions and return visits
How often patients had to come back to a hospital after going home. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2023 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readmitted after a heart attack 191 cases | Too few cases | 14.8% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 426 cases | Too few cases | 20.8% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 360 cases | Too few cases | 17.9% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 176 cases | Too few cases | 18.7% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 51 cases | Too few cases | 9.7% | 11% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 105 cases | Too few cases | -32.4 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 263 cases | Too few cases | 13 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 227 cases | Too few cases | 0.6 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 59 cases | No different | 12.9 per 1,000 likely 9.5 per 1,000 – 17.4 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 185 cases | No different | 10.9 per 100 likely 8.3 per 100 – 14.1 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 185 cases | No different | 4.8 per 100 likely 3.3 per 100 – 6.8 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 343 cases | No different | 1.1 likely 0.8 – 1.4 | — |
2 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
81 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry. The same address can take in offices and clinics in the building, and a listing does not prove admitting privileges or current employment.
| Specialty | Clinicians |
|---|---|
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 16 |
| Athletic Trainer | 9 |
| Physician Assistant | 9 |
| Family | 7 |
| Emergency Medicine | 6 |
| Anesthesiology | 5 |
| Diagnostic Radiology | 3 |
| Family Medicine | 3 |
| Gastroenterology | 3 |
| Medical | 3 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 3 |
| Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology | 2 |
First 12 alphabetically
How to read this page
- Everything here is published by CMS on Care Compare. We arrange it and explain it; the star ratings and the better / worse verdicts are CMS's, not ours.
- “No different” is the most common result on most measures at most hospitals. CMS only calls a result better or worse when the difference from the national rate is statistically clear.
- Death, complication and readmission rates are adjusted by CMS for how sick patients were, so hospitals that treat sicker patients can be compared fairly.
- Infection results are ratios: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one, below 1.0 is fewer.
- These are hospital-wide results. They do not rate an individual doctor, nurse or department, and they are not medical advice.
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Common questions about Thibodaux Regional Medical Center
Is Thibodaux Regional Medical Center a good hospital?
Thibodaux Regional Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Of the 22 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on 3. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Thibodaux Regional Medical Center?
81% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 995 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Thibodaux Regional Medical Center emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 51 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). Among US emergency departments with medium patient volume, like this one, the median is 2 h 45 min. 3% of emergency patients left before being seen (US 2%). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.