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Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center named among Forbes Top Hospitals 2026
National recognition highlights quality care and patient experience in Acadiana
LAFAYETTE, La. –Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center was named one of Forbes Top Hospitals 2026, the publication’s first national assessment of hospital performance. This recognition highlights hospitals that demonstrate strong performance across quality outcomes, patient experience, value and best practices.
Forbes’s national assessment of hospital performance
The Forbes Top Hospitals 2026 list was created to help individuals and families navigate the healthcare system and identify high-performing hospitals. The rating system was produced alongside healthcare measurement experts and is built on validated data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Provider Data Catalog.
Forbes Top Hospitals evaluation criteria
2,500 general acute care hospitals met initial criteria for consideration
762 hospitals nationwide were named to the final list
56 performance measures were used to evaluate quality, outcomes, value and patient experience
This recognition places Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center among hospitals nationwide that consistently meet high standards across multiple dimensions of care.
“It is an honor for Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center to be named one of the top hospitals in the country for 2026 on Forbes’s inaugural assessment of hospital performance,” said Patrick Gandy, CEO, Ochsner Lafayette General. “Every OLGMC team member, from doctors and nurses to support staff, goes to work with the goal of giving our patients the best experience possible while they are in our care. It is because of these dedicated, hard-working individuals that we receive honors such as this.”
Excellence in patient care
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center (OLGMC) is the largest full-service medical center in Acadiana. The OLGMC team is dedicated to delivering compassionate, patient-centered care through a wide range of services, including emergency care, heart and stroke treatment, cancer care, and family birthing services. Over its century-long tenure, the hospital’s team has continued to demonstrate an unwavering commitment to improving the health and well-being of the Acadiana community.
For more information about the Ochsner Lafayette General region, please visit https://www.ochsner.org/lafayette/.
Media Contact: pr@ochsner.org
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About Ochsner Lafayette General
Ochsner Lafayette General has more than 5,500 employees and serves 220,000 patients per year. The organization includes Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center (Ochsner LGMC); Ochsner Lafayette General Orthopedic Hospital; Ochsner Lafayette General Surgical Hospital; Ochsner St. Martin Hospital; Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics (Ochsner UHC); Ochsner Acadia General Hospital; Ochsner Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital; Ochsner American Legion Hospital; and a number of clinics, urgent cares and professional centers. Ochsner LGMC is the only Level II Trauma Center in Southwest Louisiana. Both Ochsner LGMC and Ochsner UHC are major teaching hospitals, providing graduate medical education across many disciplines. To learn more, visit Ochsner.org/Lafayette.
About Ochsner Health
Ochsner Health is the leading nonprofit healthcare provider in Louisiana, Mississippi and across the Gulf South, delivering expert care at its 47 hospitals and more than 370 health and urgent care centers. Ochsner is nationally recognized for inspiring healthier lives and stronger communities through expertise, quality and digital connectivity. In 2024, more than 40,000 dedicated team members and 4,900 employed and affiliated physicians at Ochsner cared for 1.6 million people from every state in the nation and 63 countries. To learn more about how Ochsner empowers people to get well and stay well, visit www.ochsner.org.
