Christus Coushatta Health Care Center
A critical access hospital in Coushatta, Louisiana 71019
1635 Marvel Street, Coushatta, Louisiana 71019. (318) 932-2000.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 20, 2026.
- 4of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- Not rated patient survey rating
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
- 25 beds
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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 Jul 23, 2025: a complaint inspection.
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jul 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.
Jul 23, 2025: complaint inspection2 deficiencies
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Nursing Services
The inspectors’ words, 441 words
“NURSING SERVICES CFR(s): Nursing services must meet the needs of patients. (1) A registered nurse must provide (or assign to other personnel) the nursing care of each patient, including patients at a SNF level of care in a swing-bed CAH. The care must be provided in accordance with the patient’s needs and the specialized qualifications and competence of the staff available. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 17450 Based on record review and interview, the CAH failed to ensure a registered nurses provided, or assigned other personnel, the nursing care of each patient. This was evidenced by the failure to clarify a vague physician order for 1 (Patient #1) of 2 patients with wound care orders (Patient #1, #2) in a total sample of 3 (Patient #1, 2, 3). Findings: Review of the medical record for Patient #1 revealed an admit date of 04/15/2025. Review of the history and physical, dated 04/15/2025, revealed diagnoses including status post left total knee replacement complicated by quadriceps tendon rupture recently repaired on 04/11/2025. The history and physical further stated that the patient was admitted to the CAH with a hinged knee brace in full extension with plans for PT/OT. Review of physician orders dated 4/15/2025 revealed to change dressing if saturated with sterile technique and cleanse before redressing. This order did not indicate the specific type of dressing or cleansing product to use. Review of the initial nursing assessment dated 04/15/2025 at 8:00 PM revealed the patient had a wound to the left anterior knee. The wound was not visualized due to surgical dressing. The knee was wrapped in ACE bandage with knee immobilizer in place. Dressing was clean, dry and intact. Review of the nurses note dated 04/25/2025 at 8:15 PM revealed patient’s daughter came to nurses station stating patient was itching at dressing site. Daughter discovered that inner dressings and immobilizer was wet. The note revealed that the drainage was yellow and thin. The note further stated that the nurse was unsure of what dressing was initially in place and that Hydrofera blue was placed over incision, secured with kerlix, covered with ABD pad and wrapped with ACE bandage. There was no documented evidence that the physician was notified in order to clarify the dressing change order dated 04/15/2025. There was no order to use Hydrofera blue on the incision. On 07/23/2025 at 10:55 AM, interview with S1DON confirmed that the nurse should have clarified the treatment order dated 04/15/2025 to determine exactly what dressing and cleaning product the physician wanted to use. S1DON further confirmed that there was no physician order to use Hydrofera blue on the patient’s wound.”
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Nursing Services
The inspectors’ words, 592 words
“NURSING SERVICES CFR(s): A registered nurse or, where permitted by State law, a physician assistant, must supervise and evaluate the nursing care for each patient, including patients at a SNF level of care in a swing-bed CAH. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 17450 Based on record review and interview, the CAH failed to ensure a registered nurse supervised and evaluated the nursing care for each patient. This was evidenced by the failure to 1) routinely and accurately assess the wounds of 1 (Patient #1) of 2 patients (Patient #1, 2) with wounds and 2) notify the physician of a patient’s decline in wound status (Patient #1) in a total sample of 3 (Patient #1, 2, 3). Findings: Review of the medical record for Patient #1 revealed an admit date of 04/15/2025. Review of the history and physical, dated 04/15/2025, revealed diagnoses including status post left total knee replacement complicated by quadriceps tendon rupture recently repaired on 04/11/2025. The history and physical further stated that the patient was admitted to the CAH with a hinged knee brace in full extension with plans for PT/OT. Review of physician orders dated 4/15/2025 revealed to change dressing if saturated with sterile technique and cleanse before redressing. Review of the initial nursing assessment dated 04/15/2025 at 8:00 PM revealed the patient had a wound to the left anterior knee. The wound was not visualized due to surgical dressing. The knee was wrapped in ACE bandage with knee immobilizer in place. Dressing was clean, dry and intact. Further review of the twice daily nursing assessments revealed no documented evidence that the patient’s wound dressing was assessed on 04/18/2025 (day shift) and 04/20/2025 (night shift). The assessments had indicated the dressing was clean, dry and intact until 04/25/2025 at 8:15 PM. Review of the nurses note dated 04/25/2025 at 8:15 PM revealed patient’s daughter came to nurses station stating patient was itching at dressing site. Daughter discovered that inner dressings and immobilizer was wet. The note revealed that the drainage was yellow and thin. The note further stated that the nurse was unsure of what dressing was initially in place and that Hydrofera blue was placed over incision, secured with kerlix, covered with ABD pad and wrapped with ACE bandage. There was no documented evidence that the physician was notified of the change in condition of the wound. Review of the nurses note dated 04/27/2025 at 7:05 AM revealed “slight drainage stain noted to dressing” on the lower knee area. Dressing intact and knee immobilizer remained in place. There was no documented evidence that the physican was notified of the change in condition of the wound or that the dressing was changed. Review of the next nursing assessment dated 04/27/2025 at 8:00 PM revealed left knee dressing was clean, dry and intact. However, the previous assessment (04/27/2025 at 7:05 AM) indicated there was a drainage stain to the dressing. On 07/23/2025 at 11:15 AM, interview with S1DON revealed that the patient’s wound dressing should have been assessed twice daily (once per 12 hour shift), during the routine nursing assessments. S1DON further confirmed that there was no documented evidence that the physician was notified of the change in condition in the wound on 04/25/2025 at 8:15 PM, when the patient’s daughter found the dressings and immobilizer wet or on 04/27/2025 at 7:05 AM, when the nurse found drainage stains on the dressing. The surveyor requested a policy indicating frequency and description of wound/dressing assessments per nursing staff, but S1DON stated there was no policy to be located.”
All 2 inspections in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Jul 23, 2025 | Complaint inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Standard inspection | No deficiencies 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 4 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 1; readmission, 0 better and 0 worse of 4.
- CMS gives no 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.: “Results are not available for this reporting period.”
- Infections, compared by CMS with the national benchmark (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025): C. diff infections, no different than national benchmark.
- Deaths within 30 days, as CMS gives them (Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025): heart failure 11.9%, pneumonia 14.9%, COPD 8.8%. 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%, pneumonia 16.8%, COPD 19.5%. CMS gives no comparison with the national rate for them in this release.
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 |
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| Overall ratingCMS’s overall hospital quality star rating, 1 to 5 | 4 of 5 |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the hospital’s patients (HCAHPS), 1 to 5 | Not rated |
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Medicare-certified critical access hospital since Jul 1, 2004.
- Ownership: voluntary non-profit - private.
- It is accredited by DNV, whose surveys stand in for the state’s routine inspections.
- 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.
- Voluntary non-profit - Private.
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’s HAC Reduction Program file has no result for it: the program covers general acute care hospitals Medicare pays under its inpatient prospective payment system.
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years came from inspections 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.
What do patients say about their care?
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for hospitals.
- 63% 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?
- Christus Health owns 100% directly since Feb 1, 1999.
- 7 owners or officers are people: Jason Miller (corporate officer); Ernie Sadau (other role (CMS gives no detail)); Aloysia C Ducote (corporate director); Sonia Acosta (corporate director); Monte Wilson (corporate officer); Monte Wilson (managing employee (on the payroll)); Fadi V Nasrallah (corporate director).
- CMS’s Provider of Services file records 1 change of ownership, the latest on Jan 1, 2005.
- 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 |
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| Christus Health | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Feb 1, 1999 |
How does it compare nearby?
- No other hospital CMS lists is in Red River Parish.
CMS, Hospital General Information. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
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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