CMS certification 190045
St Tammany Parish Hospital
1202 S Tyler Street, Covington, LA 70433
St Tammany Parish Hospital has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. 79% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 24 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 4 and worse on none. Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 41 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: 1,296 completed surveys, 22% 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 high; 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 · 388 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 3 h 22 min | 2 h 41 min | 2 h 9 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 12 visits sampled | 5 h 22 min | 3 h 54 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 51,877 patients | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Stroke symptoms: brain scan read within 45 minutes Higher is better · 21 patients | 76% | 70% | 69% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 115 patients | 70% | 69% | 65% |
How St Tammany Parish Hospital 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Tammany Parish HospitalThis hospital | 4/5 | 79% | 2 h 41 min | 4 better |
| AvalaSame city | Not rated | 89% | — | No different |
| Our Lady of the Lake Surgical HospitalSame county · Slidell | Not rated | 89% | — | No different |
| Slidell Memorial HospitalSame county · Slidell | 2/5 | 64% | 3 h 23 min | 1 better 3 worse |
| Sterling Surgical HospitalSame county · Slidell | Not rated | 89% | — | 1 worse |
| Our Lady of the Angels HospitalSame ZIP area · Bogalusa | 4/5 | 76% | 2 h 15 min | No different |
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. All hospitals in Covington.
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 3,489 cases | Too few cases | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 152 cases | Too few cases | 13.5% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 373 cases | Too few cases | 11.5% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 296 cases | Too few cases | 15.6% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 237 cases | Too few cases | 11% | 11.9% |
| COPD 117 cases | Too few cases | 9.6% | 8.6% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 80 cases | Too few cases | 2.5% | 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 | 0.74 likely 0.41 – 1.07 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 31 cases | Too few cases | 3.9% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 38 cases | No different | 178.13 per 1,000 likely 117.96 per 1,000 – 238.3 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 4,109 cases | No different | 0.19 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.94 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 4,986 cases | No different | 0.26 per 1,000 likely 0.06 per 1,000 – 0.46 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 5,125 cases | No different | 0.3 per 1,000 likely 0.1 per 1,000 – 0.5 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 1,079 cases | No different | 2.55 per 1,000 likely 1.03 per 1,000 – 4.07 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 415 cases | No different | 1.39 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.97 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 412 cases | No different | 6.5 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 13.03 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 1,183 cases | No different | 3.35 per 1,000 likely 1.2 per 1,000 – 5.5 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 399 cases | No different | 3.97 per 1,000 likely 0.19 per 1,000 – 7.74 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 196 cases | No different | 1.67 per 1,000 likely 0.18 per 1,000 – 3.15 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 927 cases | No different | 0.89 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.89 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
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) | Better | 0.16 likely 0.01 – 0.76 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | Better | 0.15 likely 0.01 – 0.76 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 0.71 likely 0.18 – 1.94 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0.5 likely 0.08 – 1.66 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.53 likely 0.35 – 0.77 | 1 |
1 more measure 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 306 cases | Too few cases | 13.3% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 814 cases | Too few cases | 21.7% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 637 cases | Too few cases | 17.4% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 299 cases | Too few cases | 19.3% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 176 cases | Too few cases | 10.7% | 11% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 35 cases | Too few cases | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 152 cases | Too few cases | -14 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 410 cases | Too few cases | -6 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 302 cases | Too few cases | 16 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 448 cases | No different | 14.3 per 1,000 likely 10.9 per 1,000 – 18.9 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 586 cases | No different | 1 likely 0.8 – 1.3 | — |
3 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
129 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 |
|---|---|
| Internal Medicine | 24 |
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 19 |
| Emergency Medicine | 17 |
| Anesthesiology | 10 |
| Diagnostic Radiology | 8 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 7 |
| Family | 5 |
| Family Medicine | 5 |
| Pharmacist | 5 |
| Acute Care | 3 |
| Dietitian, Registered | 3 |
| Hospitalist | 3 |
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 St Tammany Parish Hospital
Is St Tammany Parish Hospital a good hospital?
St Tammany Parish Hospital has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Of the 24 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 4 and worse on none. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend St Tammany Parish Hospital?
79% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 1,296 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the St Tammany Parish Hospital emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 41 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). Among US emergency departments with high patient volume, like this one, the median is 3 h 22 min. 1% of emergency patients left before being seen (US 2%). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.