Avala Hospital
Avala Hospital is a medical facility located in Covington, LA. This hospital has been recognized for Outstanding Patient Experience Award™, Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award™, and more.
Patient Experience Rating
17% higher than the national average
Awards
Healthgrades awards tell you which hospitals deliver superior quality care. Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance using objective quality measures including clinical outcomes and patient safety, as well as patient experience.
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Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ (2024, 2023, 2022)
Top in the nation for overall patient experience based on nine measures related to doctor and nurse communication, hospital cleanliness and noise levels, and medication and post-discharge care instructions
Specialty Clinical Quality Awards
Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award™ (2025)
Superior clinical outcomes in hospital outpatient total knee and total hip replacement
Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™ (2024)
Superior clinical outcomes in knee and hip replacement, back and neck surgery and rotator cuff surgery.
Hospital Quality
Clinical Ratings
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Complication Based Ratings
Hip Replacement
In Hospital
Total Knee Replacement
In Hospital
Complication Based Ratings
Outpatient Back and Neck Surgery (except Spinal Fusion)
In Hospital
Outpatient Total Hip Replacement
In Hospital
Outpatient Rotator Cuff Repair
In Hospital
Outpatient Total Knee Replacement
In Hospital
Specialty Excellence Awards
Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award™
2025
Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™
2024
Complication Based Ratings
Spinal Fusion
In Hospital
Patient Experience
Patient experience measures tell you how patients felt about the care they received at the hospital. These measures are based on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
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National Average
Communication with nurses
Percent of patients who said that nurses always listened to them and explained things well
Communication with doctors
Percent of patients who said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well
Responsiveness of hospital staff
Percent of patients who said they always received help quickly from hospital staff
Care Transition
Percent of patients who said they understood their care needs when they left the hospital
Communication about medicines
Percent of patients who said that staff always explained medicines before giving them to patients
Discharge Information
Percent of patients who said they were given information about recovering at home
Avala Hospital
National Average
Quietness
Percent of patients who said the area around their rooms was always kept quiet at night
Cleanliness
Percent of patients who said their room and bathroom were always kept clean
Providers
Provider Reviews
Apr 20 2025
Review for Dr. Darr
Dr Palo is an exemplary physician and is one of my favorite doctors. I have trusted my care to him for over four years. His practice has exhibited excellence as they treated me for hip pain.
Gail Nunez Mar 27 2025
Review for Dr. Palo
I absolutely love Dr Rudd. Very easy to talk with and he explains everything to you.
Brandy Lepine Mar 24 2025
Review for Dr. Rudd
Dr Rider ordered an MRI and Xrays of my lumbar spine after Oschner and an urgent care took xrays and said I had L3 and L4 compression fractures. He looked at his MRI and xrays. Said I was healed (even though they were broken a month prior and it takes at least 3 months to heal) and he ordered PT and...
Martha Wilkinson Mar 19 2025
Review for Dr. Rider
Location
Avala Hospital
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Avala Hospital located?
Avala Hospital is located at 67252 Industry Ln, Covington, LA 70433. Find other locations and directions on Healthgrades.
Has Avala Hospital won any recent awards from Healthgrades?
Yes, Avala Hospital has been awarded with Outstanding Patient Experience Award™, Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award™, and Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™ in the past two years.
Is Avala Hospital highly rated with patients?
88% patients recommend this hospital. See Healthgrades for detailed clinical ratings by specialty.
Does Avala Hospital score well in safety ratings?
Healthgrades tracks outcome ratings for 11 hospital services. View more details here.
How do I get in at Avala Hospital?
Phone number, appointment information, and directions can be found on Healthgrades Avala Hospital profile..
How does Avala Hospital rank in terms of safety and outcomes?
Healthgrades provides detailed information on hospital safety and outcomes for patients. Click here to learn more about hospital safety.
I wholeheartedly recommend Dr. Kevin Darr to anyone seeking orthopedic care. Dr. Darr has been my orthopedic doctor for many years, and I am so very grateful once again to him and his entire staff for my most recent procedure.I recently underwent total knee replacement and cannot express strongly...