Hospital · Short-term acute hospital
Who owns Opelousas General Health System?
539 East Prudhomme Street · Opelousas, LA · 70570
Overview
Opelousas General Health System is a short-term acute hospital in Opelousas, Louisiana, operated by Opelousas General Hospital Authority. St. Landry Parish has 3 hospitals, 5 nursing homes and 4 urgent care centers.
Ownership
Opelousas General Health System is operated by Opelousas General Hospital Authority.
- Operator
- Opelousas General Hospital Authority
- Owner group
- Opelousas General Hospital Authority
- Ownership type
- Government (hospital district)
- Source
Ownership history
Every dated change of operator and owner for Opelousas General Health System, with the source for each.
Full ownership tree of Opelousas General Hospital Authority
Every entity between this facility and its ultimate owner, with ownership percentages and dates.
Finances
From the hospital's Medicare cost report, fiscal year ending 2025.
| Net patient revenue | $178.1M |
| Operating expenses | $198.0M |
| Net income | −$6.0M |
| Net income as a share of net patient revenue | -3.4% |
| Uncompensated care cost | $3.6M |
| Charity care cost | $929K |
| Medicaid net revenue | $21.8M |
| Medicare disproportionate share percentage | 30.0% |
Payer mix by inpatient days (2025)
- Commercial and other 43.2%
- Other government 28.0%
- Medicare 27.7%
- Medicaid 1.1%
Services
Top inpatient services, Medicare (2024)
| Service | Discharges | Average total payment |
|---|---|---|
| Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCC · 871 | 159 | $13K |
| Heart failure and shock with MCC · 291 | 49 | $8K |
| Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCC · 177 | 33 | $11K |
| Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with MCC · 193 | 27 | $9K |
| Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours without MCC · 872 | 22 | $7K |
Top outpatient services, Medicare (2024)
| Service | Services |
|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services · 8011 | 169 |
| Level 1 Endovascular Procedures · 5191 | 107 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures · 5115 | 102 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage · 5072 | 90 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services · 5374 | 84 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. Small counts are suppressed by CMS.
Location and market
- Address
- 539 East Prudhomme Street · Opelousas, LA · 70570
- County
- St. Landry Parish
- State
- Louisiana
3 off-site locations
Campuses, off-site emergency departments and outpatient departments under this hospital's certification.
Nearby hospitals
| Name | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Oceans Behavioral Hospital Of Opelousas | Opelousas | 2.4 mi |
| Acadia St Landry | Church Point | 13.1 mi |
| Mercy Regional Medical Center | Ville Platte | 15.0 mi |
| Acadian Medical Center | Eunice | 18.8 mi |
| Vermilion Behavioral Health Systems | Lafayette | 18.9 mi |
| Genesis Behavioral Hospital | Breaux Bridge | 19.9 mi |
Sources and identifiers
- Operator: CMS Hospital Enrollments and All Owners (PECOS): hospital ownership graph
- Finances and payer mix: CMS hospital cost reports (HCRIS), fiscal year 2025
- Services: CMS Medicare inpatient and outpatient utilization
- Ownership type and beds: CMS Provider of Services file
- Location: CMS and Census Bureau geography
- CMS certification number
- 190017
- NPI
- 1447230388
- Last confirmed
- 2026-10-23
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