Bayou Rapides Medical Center is a hospital located in Alexandria, LA.
This hospital reports jointly with Rapides Women's Hospital. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific
hospital may not provide all rated services.
Hospital Profile
Address
5908 Skye Street Alexandria, Louisiana (LA)
Provider Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Proprietary
Accepts Medicare
Yes
Accepts Medicaid
Yes
HealthGrades Hospital Ratings
This hospital is not rated because it did not have the statistically required volume to be rated.
Hospital Features
Bayou Rapides Medical Center is a Short Term hospital.
The facility has 157
beds.
Total beds
157
Teaching Hospital
No
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There can be enormous quality differences between one hospital and another, and between one doctor and another.
For example, a recent study by HealthGrades found that a typical patient would have, on average, a 69 percent lower chance of dying in a five-star rated hospital compared to a one-star rated hospital.
Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for years 2006 through 2008.