LAKE AREA MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1801849104
General Acute Care Hospital in Lake Charles, LA

Q: What is the provider's specialty?

The provider's specialty is General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.

Active since May 18, 2006

4200 NELSON RD, LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605(337) 474-6370(337) 475-4143 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: April 25, 2014. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 19, 2026.

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About Lake Area Medical Center NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

LAKE AREA MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1801849104) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana and active in the NPI registry since May 2006. The organization lists Laurie Holtsford, Director, Business Office Services, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1801849104

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameWOMEN & CHILDRENS HOSPITAL LLC

Location Address4200 NELSON RDLake Charles, LA 70605-4118

Mailing Address4200 Nelson RdLake Charles, LA 70605-4118 · (337) 474-6370 · Fax (337) 475-4143

Phone(337) 474-6370

Fax(337) 475-4143

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialLaurie HoltsfordDirector, Business Office Services · (615) 465-7488

Enumeration DateMay 18, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateApril 25, 2014

✔ NPI 1801849104 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in LA · 287

Definition

An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.

4200 NELSON RD, Lake Charles, LA 70605

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsLake Area Medical Center

Other Identifiers 2

Medicaid1767671LA

Medicare OSCAR/certification190201

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital (CMS certification number 190201), from CMS Care Compare.

Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Lake Charles, LA

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number190201

Location4200 Nelson RoadLake Charles, LA 70605 · Calcasieu County · (337) 474-6370

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

4/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

4/5

Doctor communication

5/5

Staff responsiveness

4/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

3/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

4/5

Overall hospital rating

4/5

Recommend hospital

4/5

Star ratings summarize responses from patients surveyed after discharge, collected through the CMS HCAHPS program.

Complications & Deaths 16

CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite

0.97 No different than national

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate

0.86 No different than national

Postoperative wound dehiscence rate

1.86 No different than national

Postoperative sepsis rate

Cases too small to report

Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate

3.82 No different than national

Postoperative respiratory failure rate

9.75 No different than national

Infections 1

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

0 observed cases · 2.506 predicted · 4,612 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 10

Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate

Cases too small to report

Rate of readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide)

91 No different than national

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate

Cases too small to report

Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients

Cases too small to report

Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery

242 No different than national

Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

67 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 11

Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle

100%

Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle

85%

Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle

92%

Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock

78%

Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing

Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients

83%

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

121%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 20

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

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