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East Jefferson General Hospital
4200 Houma Blvd, Metairie, LA 70006
East Jefferson General Hospital has a CMS overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars. 74% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 27 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on 2. Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 37 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min).
Every figure on this page is published by CMS; we arrange and explain it, and score nothing ourselves.
What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 2,844 completed surveys, 21% 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 very 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 · 762 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 3 h 21 min | 2 h 37 min | 2 h 9 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 53 visits sampled | 4 h 25 min | 3 h 54 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 91,681 patients | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Stroke symptoms: brain scan read within 45 minutes Higher is better · 19 patients | 84% | 70% | 69% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 197 patients | 72% | 69% | 65% |
How East Jefferson General 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Jefferson General HospitalThis hospital | 2/5 | 74% | 2 h 37 min | 2 better 2 worse |
| Ochsner Medical Center-KennerSame county · Kenner | 4/5 | 67% | 2 h 27 min | 1 better 1 worse |
| West Jefferson Medical CenterSame county · Marrero | 3/5 | 72% | 2 h 27 min | 2 better 2 worse |
| Ochsner Medical Center AcuteSame county · New Orleans | 4/5 | 72% | 2 h 54 min | 7 better 4 worse |
| St Bernard Parish HospitalSame ZIP area · Chalmette | 4/5 | 71% | 3 h | 1 better |
| St Charles Parish HospitalSame ZIP area · Luling | Not rated | 77% | 1 h 54 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 Metairie.
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 5,487 cases | Too few cases | 5% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 160 cases | Too few cases | 12.3% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 409 cases | Too few cases | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 368 cases | Too few cases | 16.8% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 641 cases | Too few cases | 14.5% | 11.9% |
| COPD 89 cases | Too few cases | 8.9% | 8.6% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 93 cases | Too few cases | 2.3% | 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 | 1.09 likely 0.81 – 1.36 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 70 cases | Too few cases | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 134 cases | No different | 201.44 per 1,000 likely 162.02 per 1,000 – 240.86 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 5,870 cases | No different | 0.71 per 1,000 likely 0.12 per 1,000 – 1.3 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 6,900 cases | No different | 0.25 per 1,000 likely 0.05 per 1,000 – 0.45 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 6,995 cases | No different | 0.32 per 1,000 likely 0.12 per 1,000 – 0.51 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 2,059 cases | No different | 3.02 per 1,000 likely 1.71 per 1,000 – 4.32 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 811 cases | No different | 1.56 per 1,000 likely 0.09 per 1,000 – 3.03 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 956 cases | No different | 11.91 per 1,000 likely 6.72 per 1,000 – 17.1 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 2,058 cases | No different | 3.76 per 1,000 likely 1.84 per 1,000 – 5.68 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 869 cases | No different | 4.46 per 1,000 likely 1.25 per 1,000 – 7.66 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 493 cases | No different | 1.82 per 1,000 likely 0.4 per 1,000 – 3.24 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 1,398 cases | No different | 0.95 per 1,000 likely 0.03 per 1,000 – 1.87 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 | 0.46 likely 0.23 – 0.85 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 0.59 likely 0.31 – 1.03 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | Better | 0.36 likely 0.09 – 0.98 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | No different | 0 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0.53 likely 0.2 – 1.18 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.44 likely 0.31 – 0.6 | 1 |
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 455 cases | Too few cases | 15.8% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 1,188 cases | Too few cases | 20.7% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 868 cases | Too few cases | 17.1% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 343 cases | Too few cases | 18.5% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 193 cases | Too few cases | 12.8% | 11% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 62 cases | Too few cases | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 164 cases | Too few cases | 59.9 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 474 cases | Too few cases | 10.9 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 371 cases | Too few cases | 16.9 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 409 cases | No different | 15 per 1,000 likely 11.3 per 1,000 – 19.9 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 183 cases | No different | 10.9 per 100 likely 8.1 per 100 – 14.4 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 183 cases | No different | 6 per 100 likely 4.2 per 100 – 8.5 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 468 cases | No different | 1 likely 0.8 – 1.3 | — |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
137 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry, plus 11 residents and trainees. 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 | 21 |
| Family | 15 |
| Diagnostic Radiology | 12 |
| Internal Medicine | 12 |
| Emergency Medical Services | 11 |
| Hospitalist | 7 |
| Pharmacist | 6 |
| Emergency Medicine | 5 |
| Dietitian, Registered | 4 |
| Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology | 3 |
| Cardiovascular Disease | 3 |
| Family Medicine | 3 |
First 12 alphabetically
Money from drug and device companies
Drug and device makers have to report what they pay teaching hospitals to CMS's Open Payments program. At many teaching hospitals most of it is research funding, or royalties for inventions the hospital licensed to a company. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.
- 2019 $64,780
- 2020 $106,733
- 2021 $164,041
- 2022 $377,638
- 2023 $253,884
- 2024 $96,000
- 2025 $159,739
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Space rental and facility fees | $5,100 | 1 |
| Speaking, teaching and other services | $3,075 | 3 |
| Debt forgiveness | $1,065 | 5 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $95,873 | 9 |
| Incyte Corporation | $33,851 | 11 |
| Pfizer INC. | $21,184 | 2 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | $4,691 | 3 |
| National Marrow Donor Program | $3,075 | 3 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $780 | 1 |
| Stryker Corporation | $146 | 1 |
| Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. | $95 | 1 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| An Open-Label, Phase 4 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Dual Targeted Therapy with Vedolizumab Intravenous (IV) and Adalimumab Subcutaneo… Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $30,721 |
| Vedolizumab-4054 A Study of Vedolizumab With Tofacitinib in Adults With Ulcerative Colitis (UC) Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $28,850 |
| ENTYVIO (VEDOLIZUMAB) LONG-TERM SAFETY STUDY: AN INTERNATIONAL OBSERVATIONAL PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY COMPARING VEDOLIZUMAB TO OTHER BIOLOGIC AGENTS … Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $23,660 |
| AN OPENLABEL 3ARM MULTICENTER RANDOMIZED PHASE 3 STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF ELRANATAMAB PF06863135 MONOTHERAPY AND ELRANATAMAB DAR… PFIZER INC. | $21,184 |
| A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Combination of PI3Kd Inhibitor Parsaclisib and Ruxolitinib in Participants With … Incyte Corporation | $14,999 |
| A Prospective, Observational Cohort Study of Participants at Risk for Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease in the United States (THRIVE) Incyte Corporation | $9,896 |
| A RANDOMIZED, OPEN-LABEL, CONTROLLED, PHASE 2 STUDY OF PEVONEDISTAT, VENETOCLAX, AND AZACITIDINE VERSUS VENETOCLAX PLUS AZACITIDINE IN ADULTS WITH NE… Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $7,542 |
| Equity in Modifying Plaque Of WomEn With UndeRtreated Calcified Coronary Artery Disease Shockwave Medical, Inc | $4,691 |
Amounts are as the paying companies reported them to CMS; Open Payments data retrieved 13 Sep 2026. Full record on CMS Open Payments.
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 East Jefferson General Hospital
Is East Jefferson General Hospital a good hospital?
East Jefferson General Hospital has a CMS overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars. Of the 27 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on 2. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend East Jefferson General Hospital?
74% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 2,844 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the East Jefferson General Hospital emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 37 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). Among US emergency departments with very high patient volume, like this one, the median is 3 h 21 min. 2% of emergency patients left before being seen (US 2%). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
Does East Jefferson General Hospital receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $159,739 in payments to East Jefferson General Hospital for 2025, most of it research funding, under the federal Open Payments program. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.