Acadian Medical Center
An acute care hospital in Eunice, Louisiana 70535
3501 Highway 190 East, Eunice, Louisiana 70535. (337) 580-7903.
- Medicare payments cut under the HAC Reduction Program (fiscal year 2026)
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 20, 2026.
- 3of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 3of 5 patient survey rating
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years
- 49 beds
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean3
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
The last inspection on record was on Sep 16, 2025: a complaint inspection.
1 deficiency cited in the last three years.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Sep 16, 2025: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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Chief Executive Officer
The inspectors’ words, 596 words
“CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CFR(s): 482.12(b) The governing body must appoint a chief executive officer who is responsible for managing the hospital. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 44495 Based on record review and interview, the CEO impeded the survey process and failed to provide requested documentation related to the management of the hospital. The deficient practice is evidenced by failure of the CEO to provide documentation the facility was current with payments of state employment taxes and federal employee Social Security and Medicare withholdings as required by state and federal laws. Findings: Review of the Governing Body Bylaws, no date of initiation or review, but provided to the surveyor as the current bylaws, revealed in part, “ The CEO shall be selected and employed by Corporation, after consultation with the Board, and shall be its direct executive representative in the management of the Hospital. The CEO shall have authority, and be held responsible for administering the Hospital in all of its activities, subject only to such policies as may be adopted and such or as may be issued by the Corporation, He/ She shall act as the authorized representative of the Board and Corporation if Corporation has not formally designated some other person for the specific purpose. Corporation, through the CEO, shall be solely responsible for the selection of key management personnel for the operation of the Hospital.” And “Chief Executive Officer’s Responsibility-6.3(g)-Supervising business affairs to ensure that funds are collected and expended to the best possible advantage.” During the entrance conference, the surveyor requested documentation to verify the facility was paying applicable state employment taxes and federal employee Social Security and Medicare withholdings as required by law. During tour of the facility, interviewed employees verified they were aware of financial issues related to the owner of the hospital and verified many of the departments had experienced shortages of supplies which had not yet affected patient care. S5 and S6 verified there had been no problems with payment of the employees, but were neither were sure about the payment of unemployment taxes and Social Security and Medicare withholdings as well as contributions to the employee retirement plans. On 09/16/2025 at 12:25 PM, the surveyor reviewed the provided documents requested during the entrance conference. Review of the documents failed to reveal tax and withholding documents and the documents were request for a second time. At the time of request, S3 stated she was not sure she could get them from corporate. In interview on 09/16/2025 at 2:50 PM, S1CEO verified that the facility had many unpaid debts and each month he “decided which bills would be paid.” S1CEO stated he did not have documentation of the tax and withholding payments, but stated he had paid the taxes and withholdings each month as required by law. S1CEO acknowledged that there had been shortages of supplies and the facility often had to rely on supplies from “sister” hospitals. S1CEO stated that at times the pharmaceutical supplier would refuse to send ordered medications because the facility was too far in debit, and then he would partially pay the debt, and the supplier would then begin to fill requested orders. S1CEO verified the hospital owed money to many suppliers including those providing laboratory and pathology services. S1CEO also verified the quarterly payments to the electric company were only partial payments At the time of exit,09/16/2025 at 4:00 PM, the requested documents had not been provided and the surveyor was not provided alternative evidence of compliance with submission of state employment and federal employee Social Security and Medicare with holdings.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2025 | Complaint inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
How do patients fare?
- CMS’s overall CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System. for it is 3 of 5.
- Of the measures behind its CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System., CMS counts against the national value: mortality, 0 better and 0 worse of 4; safety of care, 0 better and 0 worse of 2; readmission, 1 better and 0 worse of 6.
- Patients rate it 3 of 5 in CMS’s patient survey (147 surveys completed, Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025): 65% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 68% would definitely recommend it.
- Infections, compared by CMS with the national benchmark (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025): C. diff infections, no different than national benchmark.
- CMS’s patient safety composite for serious complications, PSI 90, Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2024: no different than the national value.
- Deaths within 30 days, as CMS gives them (Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025): heart failure 10.8%, pneumonia 15%, COPD 7.2%. CMS gives no comparison with the national rate for them in this release.
- Readmissions within 30 days, as CMS gives them (Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2025): heart failure 22.2%, pneumonia 16.3%, COPD 19.9%. CMS gives no comparison with the national rate for them in this release.
- After outpatient care, compared by CMS: unplanned hospital visits after a colonoscopy, no different than the national rate; unplanned hospital visits after outpatient surgery, no different than expected.
- Emergency department patients spent a median of 116 minutes there before leaving (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025), and 1% left before being seen.
- 83% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock got the care CMS measures, SEP-1 (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025).
- Medicare’s spending per patient here is 1.16 times the national median (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024).
CMS, Hospital General Information, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital, Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital, Timely and Effective Care - Hospital and Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary - Hospital. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, Complications and Deaths - Hospital and Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital. Released Sep 30, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall ratingCMS’s overall hospital quality star rating, 1 to 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the hospital’s patients (HCAHPS), 1 to 5 | 3 of 5 |
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Medicare-certified acute care hospital since May 11, 2020.
- Ownership: proprietary.
- It is not accredited by a private organisation, so the state carries out its routine inspections for Medicare.
- No For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. deficiency on record in the last three years.
- Proprietary.
CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, Hospital General Information. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been penalized?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospitals.
- CMS cut its Medicare payments by 1% for fiscal year 2026 under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, which does so for the quarter of hospitals that fare worst on conditions patients get in hospital.
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years came from an inspection that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated yearly.
CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | What | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Medicare payment reduction (HAC Reduction Program) | Fiscal year 2026: 1% of Medicare payments |
What do patients say about their care?
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for hospitals.
- In CMS’s patient survey, patients rate how well its nurses communicated 2 of 5.
- 56% of its health care workers got a flu shot (Oct 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025).
CMS, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital and Timely and Effective Care - Hospital. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- Cameron Investments LLC owns 16% directly since Apr 30, 2018.
- Allegiance Health Management Inc. runs it.
- 12 owners or officers are people: David Ingram (managing employee (on the payroll), 100%); David Ingram (runs it (operational or managerial control), 100%); Janice Jones (managing employee (on the payroll), 100%); Janice Jones (runs it (operational or managerial control), 100%); Rock Bordelon (owns 5% or more directly, 80%); Donald Cameron (owns 5% or more through other companies, 16%); Donald Cameron (corporate director); Donald Cameron (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Rock Bordelon (corporate director); Rock Bordelon (runs it (operational or managerial control)); David Ingram (corporate officer); Janice Jones (corporate officer).
- CMS’s Provider of Services file records no change of ownership.
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, Hospital All Owners and Hospital Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Investments LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 16% | Apr 30, 2018 |
| Allegiance Health Management Inc. | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Apr 30, 2018 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 3 hospitals CMS lists in St. Landry Parish, 2 have an overall star rating from CMS: 1 rated 3 of 5, 1 rated 2 of 5.
- CMS rates this one 3 of 5.
CMS, Hospital General Information. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Place | Overall star rating |
|---|---|
| Opelousas General Health System | 2 |
| Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Opelousas | Not given |
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospitals, so none are shown. The one payment cut CMS publishes for each hospital, under its Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, is shown where it applies.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- Most hospitals are accredited by a private organisation (The Joint Commission, DNV and others) whose routine inspections stand in for the state’s; those reports aren’t public, and QCOR holds only the state’s surveys: no inspection on record here doesn’t mean none took place.
- QCOR says its hospital inspection data are complete only through September 17, 2026, while it moves to a new system.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for hospitals.
- In its September 2026 release CMS gives no comparison with the national rate for death and readmission rates, though it gives the rates.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information (xubh-q36u).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital.
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital (77hc-ibv8).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Complications and Deaths - Hospital (ynj2-r877).
Released Sep 30, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital (632h-zaca).
Released Sep 30, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Timely and Effective Care - Hospital (yv7e-xc69).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary - Hospital (rrqw-56er).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program (yq43-i98g).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated yearly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities (Hospital_and_other.DATA.Q3_2026.csv).
Released Oct 14, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies (Hospital_2567s_2010_to_2026YTD.xlsx).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital All Owners (Hospital_All_Owners_2026.09.29.csv).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital Enrollments (Hospital_Enrollments_2026.09.29.csv).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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