Lake Charles Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Lake Charles, LA
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana that delivers babies. It handled 1,371 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 30% delivered by C-section (419 such births). That is above the Louisiana rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 30%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,371Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 412Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1701 Oak Park Blvd
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Calcasieu Parish
Call (337) 494-3000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Lake Charles Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 30% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 412 | 336 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 49 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Louisiana, Lake Charles Memorial Hospital has the 28th-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
- 70% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 67% 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
Lake Charles Memorial 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital | Lake Charles | 3.5 | 32% | 974 | Yes |
| West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital | Sulphur | 10 | – | 221 | Yes |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital | Jennings | 32 | 32% | 495 | Yes |
| Beauregard Memorial Hospital | Deridder | 44 | 31% | 375 | Yes |
| The Medical Center of Southeast Texas | Port Arthur | 51 | 45% | 309 | Yes |
| Acadian Medical Center | Eunice | 52 | 18% | 480 | 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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