Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical: labor and delivery in Shreveport, LA
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical is a hospital in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana that delivers babies. It handled 2,143 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (583 such births). That is below the Louisiana rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,143Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 324Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1 St Mary Place
Shreveport, LA 71101
Caddo Parish
Call (318) 626-4300 Directions
- Emergency department: No
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 324 | 336 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 53 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Louisiana, Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical has the 15th-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
- 73% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 75% 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
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical 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 Shreveport
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Knighton Medical Center, Inc. | Shreveport | 1.8 | 24% | 2,024 | Yes |
| Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System | Shreveport | 5.2 | 26% | 580 | Yes |
| Minden Medical Center | Minden | 29 | 1% | 395 | Yes |
| Longview Regional Medical Center | Longview | 57 | 22% | 2,077 | Yes |
| Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center | Longview | 57 | 26% | 1,208 | Yes |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Natchitoches | 65 | 9% | 301 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Shreveport
Hospitals in Shreveport that do not offer labor and delivery: Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport, Specialists Hospital Shreveport.
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