Mortality

The ultimate measure of hospital quality is patient survival. We believe you should know how hospitals compare before you choose a hospital. Standardized data on patient survival is available for Louisiana hospitals using the Risk Adjusted Mortality Index (RAMI). The US national average for Risk Adjusted Mortality Index is set at 1.0. An index lower than 1.0 means the hospital is doing a better job saving lives than the national average for similar hospitals and patients; an index higher than 1.0 means more patients are dying than are expected, according to the data and statistics. So think of this like golf – the lowest scores are the best.

Ochsner compared 2012 mortality data for the 7 Ochsner hospitals and hospitals in the New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Northshore, Bayou, Lake Charles, Alexandria, Shreveport and Monroe areas.

So what does this really mean for you?

All 7 Ochsner hospitals had better survival scores than most hospitals in the Louisiana comparison group. That’s not a coincidence. That’s the power of the Ochsner network.

As the region's largest health system, Ochsner has access to the most sophisticated expertise, resources, technology, and services – and we share that information with all hospitals in our system, relentlessly working to improve the quality of care at Ochsner hospitals in every community.

That’s powerful medicine. We call it healthcare with peace of mind.