Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital: labor and delivery in Lake Charles, LA
Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital is a hospital in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana that delivers babies. It handled 974 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 32% delivered by C-section (266 such births). That is above the Louisiana rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 32%First-birth C-section rate
- 974Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 76Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
Birth services at Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
4200 Nelson Road
Lake Charles, LA 70605
Calcasieu Parish
Call (337) 474-6370 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 32% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 76 | 336 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 39 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Louisiana, Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital has the 32nd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 38 hospitals that report one.
The first-birth C-section rate counts first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby. Complication rates are adjusted for patient risk. Our data explains each number.
What patients say
- Patient survey summary: 4 of 5 stars
- 79% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 74% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Birthing-Friendly designation
Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Lake Charles
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital | Lake Charles | 3.5 | 30% | 1,371 | Yes |
| West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital | Sulphur | 7.9 | – | 221 | Yes |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital | Jennings | 35 | 32% | 495 | Yes |
| Beauregard Memorial Hospital | Deridder | 46 | 31% | 375 | Yes |
| The Medical Center of Southeast Texas | Port Arthur | 47 | 45% | 309 | Yes |
| Baptist Beaumont Hospital | Beaumont | 53 | 40% | 1,452 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Lake Charles
More in Calcasieu Parish
- West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital (Sulphur)
Hospitals in Lake Charles that do not offer labor and delivery: Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital.
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