CMS certification 191318
Riverland Medical Center
6569 Hwy 84, Ferriday, LA 71334
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for Riverland Medical Center. Of the 8 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on none and worse on 1.
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: Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
How Riverland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverland Medical CenterThis hospital | Not rated | — | — | 1 worse |
| Lasalle General HospitalSame ZIP area · Jena | 1/5 | — | 2 h 17 min | 3 worse |
| Avoyelles HospitalSame ZIP area · Marksville | 1/5 | 67% | 1 h 17 min | 2 worse |
| Alexandria VA Medical CenterSame ZIP area · Pineville | Not rated | 78% | — | 1 better |
| CHRISTUS Central Louisiana Surgical HospitalSame ZIP area · Alexandria | Not rated | 88% | — | No different |
| CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini HospitalSame ZIP area · Alexandria | 3/5 | 68% | 3 h 35 min | 2 better 3 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. All hospitals in Ferriday.
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 172 cases | Too few cases | 5.1% | 3.9% |
| Heart failure 31 cases | Too few cases | 13.1% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 67 cases | Too few cases | 15.9% | 15.2% |
| COPD 44 cases | Too few cases | 7.7% | 8.6% |
3 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 heart failure 35 cases | Too few cases | 22.2% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 73 cases | Too few cases | 18.2% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 67 cases | Too few cases | 21% | 20% |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 40 cases | Too few cases | 8.2 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 67 cases | Too few cases | 58 days per 100 | — |
9 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Not reported for this hospital
CMS had too few cases here to publish results for complications, infections caught in the hospital. That is common at small, rural and specialty hospitals, and says nothing either way about quality.
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 Riverland Medical Center
Is Riverland Medical Center a good hospital?
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for Riverland Medical Center. Of the 8 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on none and worse on 1. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Does Riverland Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. CMS lists emergency services at Riverland Medical Center.