Centerwell Home Health
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ Speech✓ Social work✓ Home health aide
71/ 100
Egan-Ochsner Home Health Northshore
Home health agency · 1200 Derek Drive, Ste 202, Hammond, LA 70403
Quality of patient care star rating · Patient survey: 4★
49/ 100
Average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 03/23/2000 · CCN 197764
- Rank in Hammond
- #8 of 10 home health agencies
- Rank in Louisiana
- #119 of 166 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services · Not offered: Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 410
- Medicare spending
- 14% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 56 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 4 of 16 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 96.7% | 99% | 96.5% | About the same |
| Checked flu shot status | 23.4% | 57.1% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 92.5% | 90.8% | 88.6% | Better |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 90.7% | 90.8% | 89.7% | About the same |
| Patients improved at bathing | 93.6% | 92.6% | 90.6% | Better |
| Patients' breathing improved | 90.4% | 93.1% | 91.3% | About the same |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 89.3% | 92.1% | 88.1% | Better |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 79% | 93.6% | 94.5% | Worse |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0.6% | 1% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 72.3% | 71.2% | 71.7% | About the same |
| Health info sent to next provider | 69.8% | 80.4% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 88.7% | 91.8% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 84.1% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 11% | — | 10.8% | About the same |
Risk-adjusted rates account for how sick patients were. Data window differs by measure; see CMS for exact dates.
CMS categorization: discharge to community Better Than National Rate; preventable readmissions Same As National Rate; preventable hospitalizations Same As National Rate.
What patients say (HHCAHPS survey)
Survey results: better than the national average on 3 of 5 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 89% | 92% | 89% | About the same |
| Team communicated well | 86% | 89% | 86% | About the same |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 84% | 86% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 91% | 90% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 84% | 83% | 79% | Better |
Based on 171 completed surveys (16% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (56)
70001, 70002, 70003, 70005, 70037, 70051, 70065, 70072, 70084, 70113, 70121, 70301, 70401, 70402, 70403, 70404, 70420, 70422, 70426, 70427, 70431, 70433, 70435, 70436, 70437, 70438, 70441, 70443, 70444, 70445, 70446, 70447, 70448, 70450, 70451, 70452, 70453, 70454, 70455, 70456, 70458, 70460, 70461, 70462, 70464, 70465, 70466, 70471, 70711, 70726, 70744, 70748, 70754, 70785, 70815, 70816
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Frequently asked questions
Is Egan-Ochsner Home Health Northshore Medicare-certified?
Yes. Egan-Ochsner Home Health Northshore (CMS Certification Number 197764) has been Medicare-certified since 03/23/2000, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does Egan-Ochsner Home Health Northshore compare to other home health agencies in Hammond?
Egan-Ochsner Home Health Northshore ranks #8 of 10 home health agencies based in Hammond on the Scorecard score, with 3.5 stars.
What areas does Egan-Ochsner Home Health Northshore serve?
Egan-Ochsner Home Health Northshore reports serving 56 ZIP codes to CMS, including 70001, 70002, 70003, 70005, 70037. Call (985) 386-4958 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Egan-Ochsner Home Health Northshore. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.