BATON ROUGE, La. – Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge has been recognized on Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals 2026 list. This ranking highlights leading medical facilities around the world, providing readers with trusted, country-specific evaluations to help them find the best care tailored to their needs and location.
Inclusion on this list underscores a deep, ongoing commitment to clinical excellence, patient safety and exceptional healthcare delivery, as well as hospital quality metrics and patient experience data.
“Having our Baton Rouge hospital included in Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals 2026 list reflects the commitment of every team member at the facility,” said Chuck Daigle, CEO, Ochsner Baton Rouge. “We’re especially proud of our quality outcomes and patient experience data, which are crucial measures of our performance. Our pledge is to continue raising the standard of care we provide.”
The annual evaluation by Newsweek and global data platform Statista assessed more than 2,500 hospitals across 32 countries for 2026. Each hospital was rigorously reviewed and given a score based on four primary data sources. The criteria included recommendations from tens of thousands of medical experts, including doctors, hospital managers and other healthcare professionals. The scoring also factored in hospital quality metrics, existing patient experience data and Statista’s Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Implementation Survey.
These standardized, validated questionnaires were completed by patients to measure well-being and overall quality of life.
