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Hospitals in Texas with the smallest Medicare readmissions penalties

268 Texas hospitals ranked by readmissions penalty in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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268 hospitals ranked in Texas by readmissions penalty; 199 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalReadmissions penaltyhigher is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average−0.34%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T151Ascension Seton HaysKyle, TX · Acute care−0.23%3311.3%9.4%14.4%0.79163 min1.06154Compare
T151Dallas Medical CenterDallas, TX · Acute care−0.23%33——13.7%0.94137 min1.04155Compare
T153UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.Dallas, TX · Acute care−0.24%4410.3%7.0%15.9%1.13300 min0.98826Compare
T153St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin, TX · Acute care−0.24%3310.9%10.6%15.2%0.98138 min1.06363Compare
T155Houston Methodist West HospitalHouston, TX · Acute care−0.26%5412.0%9.3%15.1%0.78190 min1.01302Compare
T155UT Health East Texas Carthage HospitalCarthage, TX · Acute care−0.26%5——11.7%14.4%—93 min0.8642Compare
T155Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, TX · Acute care−0.26%3311.5%10.3%14.4%0.97188 min1.091,040Compare
T155Shannon Medical CenterSan Angelo, TX · Acute care−0.26%3314.0%11.8%14.5%1.02144 min1.04616Compare
T155Ascension ProvidenceWaco, TX · Acute care−0.26%2311.8%13.8%14.2%1.12223 min0.98237Compare
160Dallas Regional Medical CenterMesquite, TX · Acute care−0.27%3313.0%10.7%14.8%1.13166 min1.06172Compare
T161Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio, TX · Acute care−0.28%4311.9%10.9%15.4%0.69166 min1.04292Compare
T161HCA Houston Healthcare PearlandPearland, TX · Acute care−0.28%3212.2%11.1%15.2%1.00134 min0.9953Compare
T161HCA Houston Healthcare NorthwestHouston, TX · Acute care−0.28%2212.6%9.9%15.6%1.14147 min1.07423Compare
164CHI St Lukes Health Memorial LivingstonLivingston, TX · Acute care−0.29%44—11.0%14.5%0.95134 min0.9766Compare
T165Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DentonDenton, TX · Acute care−0.30%5412.3%9.3%14.5%0.89158 min1.05255Compare
T165HCA Houston Healthcare Medical CenterHouston, TX · Acute care−0.30%4211.9%9.1%14.9%1.0575 min1.02508Compare
T167Baylor Scott And White Medical Center McKinneyMc Kinney, TX · Acute care−0.31%4412.0%8.5%15.5%0.77218 min1.06192Compare
T167De Tar Hospital NavarroVictoria, TX · Acute care−0.31%2214.1%11.6%14.5%0.83128 min1.16278Compare
T169Baylor Scott And White All Saints Medical CenterFort Worth, TX · Acute care−0.32%4312.2%8.3%15.8%1.23233 min1.02538Compare
T169Methodist HospitalSan Antonio, TX · Acute care−0.32%439.9%8.4%15.8%1.17138 min1.041,048Compare
T169Methodist Hospital For SurgeryAddison, TX · Acute care−0.32%44——14.4%0.96121 min1.0332Compare
T172CHI St Joseph Health Regional HospitalBryan, TX · Acute care−0.33%2314.4%10.5%14.9%0.90158 min1.07316Compare
T172Wilson N Jones Regional Medical CenterSherman, TX · Acute care−0.33%2311.7%10.5%14.6%1.06156 min1.15241Compare
T174St Luke's The Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands, TX · Acute care−0.34%3411.6%11.1%14.6%0.96166 min1.06241Compare
T174Ennis Regional Medical CenterEnnis, TX · Acute care−0.34%————14.8%0.99120 min0.9860Compare
T176Ascension Seton NorthwestAustin, TX · Acute care−0.35%43—8.5%14.4%0.87173 min1.08124Compare
T176Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth SouthFort Worth, TX · Acute care−0.35%3311.9%9.7%14.2%1.05188 min1.05386Compare
178The Hospital At Westlake Medical CenterAustin, TX · Acute care−0.36%—3——14.2%0.90—1.0123Compare
179The Heart Hospital Baylor DentonDenton, TX · Acute care−0.37%5411.7%9.7%15.0%0.92119 min1.0622Compare
T180St David's Medical CenterAustin, TX · Acute care−0.38%4311.2%8.4%15.0%1.05160 min1.06625Compare
T180Memorial Hermann Northeast HospitalHumble, TX · Acute care−0.38%3313.1%10.3%15.0%1.12235 min0.99257Compare
T180Paris Regional Medical CenterParis, TX · Acute care−0.38%1213.4%11.6%15.4%0.79124 min1.06368Compare
T183Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College StatiCollege Station, TX · Acute care−0.39%4412.8%10.9%14.9%0.86208 min0.99146Compare
T183Nacogdoches Medical CenterNacogdoches, TX · Acute care−0.39%3412.9%10.5%15.9%0.94156 min0.99150Compare
T183University Medical CenterLubbock, TX · Acute care−0.39%2313.1%10.7%14.6%1.09189 min1.16503Compare
T183Midland Memorial HospitalMidland, TX · Acute care−0.39%1314.5%15.1%14.9%1.12193 min1.15540Compare
T183Wadley Regional Medical CenterTexarkana, TX · Acute care−0.39%—————————Compare
T188Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San MarcosSan Marcos, TX · Acute care−0.40%4311.0%10.1%14.2%0.85143 min1.15302Compare
T188Medical City LewisvilleLewisville, TX · Acute care−0.40%3312.4%12.1%15.4%0.90122 min1.10202Compare
T188Starr County Memorial HospitalRio Grande City, TX · Acute care−0.40%2———15.1%—188 min1.0148Compare
T191Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - FriscoFrisco, TX · Acute care−0.41%34——15.1%1.11112 min1.0825Compare
T191Palestine Regional Medical CenterPalestine, TX · Acute care−0.41%13—15.6%15.5%1.05136 min1.10161Compare
T193Mission Regional Medical CenterMission, TX · Acute care−0.42%4311.5%9.6%15.2%0.95152 min0.95297Compare
T193Woodland Heights Medical CenterLufkin, TX · Acute care−0.42%3212.4%11.0%16.4%1.06147 min1.00117Compare
T193Valley Regional Medical CenterBrownsville, TX · Acute care−0.42%2210.7%10.9%15.0%1.13176 min0.97214Compare
T196Houston Methodist Clear Lake HospitalNassau Bay, TX · Acute care−0.43%5410.7%9.1%15.2%0.84155 min1.08178Compare
T196Ascension Seton Medical Center AustinAustin, TX · Acute care−0.43%3310.4%9.6%14.3%0.83184 min1.01521Compare
T196Baptist Beaumont HospitalBeaumont, TX · Acute care−0.43%3312.5%10.6%15.8%0.99207 min1.03483Compare
T196Christus Spohn Hospital BeevilleBeeville, TX · Acute care−0.43%22—10.8%15.4%0.98146 min1.1669Compare
T196Foundation Surgical Hospital Of San AntonioSan Antonio, TX · Acute care−0.43%————14.2%0.92—0.9320Compare

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

Readmissions penalty
Change to Medicare payments under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, which cuts payments (by up to 3%) to hospitals with more readmissions than expected. 0% means no penalty..
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).