Ochsner Lafayette Named in Forbes Top Hospitals 2026
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center, the largest full-service medical center in Acadiana, was named one of Forbes Top Hospitals 2026, the publication’s first national assessment of hospital performance.
The Forbes recognition highlights hospitals that demonstrate strong performance across quality outcomes, patient experience, value and best practices.
Forbes’s national assessment of hospital performance
The Forbes Top Hospitals 2026 list was created to help individuals and families navigate the healthcare system and identify high-performing hospitals. The rating system was produced alongside healthcare measurement experts and is built on validated data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Provider Data Catalog.
Forbes Top Hospitals evaluation criteria
- 2,500 general acute care hospitals met the initial criteria for consideration
- 762 hospitals nationwide were named to the final list
- 56 performance measures were used to evaluate quality, outcomes, value and patient experience
This recognition places Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center among hospitals nationwide that consistently meet high standards across multiple dimensions of care.
“It is an honor for Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center to be named one of the top hospitals in the country for 2026 on Forbes’s inaugural assessment of hospital performance,” said Patrick Gandy, CEO of Ochsner Lafayette General. “Every OLGMC team member, from doctors and nurses to support staff, goes to work with the goal of giving our patients the best experience possible while they are in our care. It is because of these dedicated, hard-working individuals that we receive honors such as this.”
Excellence in patient care
The OLGMC team is dedicated to delivering compassionate, patient-centered care through a wide range of services, including emergency care, heart and stroke treatment, cancer care and family birthing services. Over its century-long tenure, the hospital’s team has continued to demonstrate an unwavering commitment to improving the health and well-being of the Acadiana community.
