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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
201South Texas Health SystemEdinburg, TX · Acute care−0.44%4210.3%11.4%15.9%1.18106 min1.05870Compare
T202Doctors Hospital Of LaredoLaredo, TX · Acute care−0.45%4310.5%10.5%15.9%0.83124 min0.89183Compare
T202Scenic Mountain Medical CenterBig Spring, TX · Acute care−0.45%———13.2%15.1%0.99120 min1.21146Compare
T204Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round RockRound Rock, TX · Acute care−0.47%4411.7%8.6%13.9%0.95195 min0.99277Compare
T204Christus St Michael Health SystemTexarkana, TX · Acute care−0.47%3414.1%13.3%14.8%0.84147 min1.07724Compare
T204El Campo Memorial HospitalEl Campo, TX · Acute care−0.47%33—11.9%14.7%0.99124 min1.1349Compare
T207Houston Methodist Sugarland HospitalSugar Land, TX · Acute care−0.48%5410.3%6.9%14.6%0.64204 min0.99340Compare
T207BSA HospitalAmarillo, TX · Acute care−0.48%2313.2%11.4%14.8%1.19215 min1.06445Compare
T207The Hospitals Of Providence - East CampusEl Paso, TX · Acute care−0.48%2213.8%13.7%15.1%0.91158 min1.02238Compare
T210HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood, TX · Acute care−0.49%3110.1%8.8%15.8%0.91118 min1.10620Compare
T210Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston, TX · Acute care−0.49%3312.4%9.9%14.8%1.02243 min1.001,515Compare
T210Huntsville Memorial HospitalHuntsville, TX · Acute care−0.49%23—9.9%15.4%1.05194 min1.13144Compare
213Medical City Las ColinasIrving, TX · Acute care−0.50%42—11.2%14.7%1.03134 min0.98100Compare
T214Memorial Hermann Sugar Land HospitalSugar Land, TX · Acute care−0.52%4311.7%9.9%16.1%0.98193 min0.93179Compare
T214Christus Santa Rosa Medical CenterSan Antonio, TX · Acute care−0.52%3313.0%9.0%14.4%1.34170 min1.10601Compare
T214Baylor Scott And White Medical Center SunnyvaleSunnyvale, TX · Acute care−0.52%2212.6%12.7%15.4%0.87228 min1.0270Compare
T214CHI St Lukes Health Memorial LufkinLufkin, TX · Acute care−0.52%2411.2%10.2%16.0%1.08164 min1.04279Compare
T214Tops Surgical Specialty HospitalHouston, TX · Acute care−0.52%—4——14.4%0.95—0.9815Compare
T219Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital PlanoPlano, TX · Acute care−0.54%4311.9%10.5%14.9%1.02174 min1.07339Compare
T219Parkview Regional HospitalMexia, TX · Acute care−0.54%———9.4%14.9%0.9689 min0.9459Compare
221Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - DallasDallas, TX · Acute care−0.56%5410.2%9.3%15.2%0.83—0.9761Compare
222The Medical Center Of Southeast TexasPort Arthur, TX · Acute care−0.57%3312.2%11.1%15.2%1.07190 min1.11216Compare
223Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- WaxahachieWaxahachie, TX · Acute care−0.58%4410.6%12.6%15.6%1.05212 min1.09134Compare
224Medical City North HillsNorth Richland Hills, TX · Acute care−0.61%2312.1%11.4%15.3%1.08127 min1.02140Compare
T225HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster, TX · Acute care−0.62%4212.9%8.1%16.2%1.06118 min1.06528Compare
T225White Rock Medical CenterDallas, TX · Acute care−0.62%2——11.1%16.4%1.13203 min1.04232Compare
T227United Regional Health Care SystemWichita Falls, TX · Acute care−0.63%3413.1%11.3%15.6%1.34172 min1.18565Compare
T227Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus Of LPDS HealthcEl Paso, TX · Acute care−0.63%2211.8%11.6%15.5%0.80127 min1.07642Compare
229Corpus Christi Medical Center,TheCorpus Christi, TX · Acute care−0.64%439.5%7.5%14.5%1.08135 min1.04631Compare
230Christus Southeast Texas- St ElizabethBeaumont, TX · Acute care−0.66%4311.6%11.3%15.1%0.87195 min1.09487Compare
231Hunt Regional Medical CenterGreenville, TX · Acute care−0.68%2312.1%11.4%16.2%1.33176 min1.05192Compare
232Longview Regional Medical CenterLongview, TX · Acute care−0.69%3312.1%10.9%15.9%0.85135 min1.04230Compare
233CHI St Luke's Health BrazosportLake Jackson, TX · Acute care−0.72%4310.6%11.5%15.1%0.91152 min1.04165Compare
234Resolute Health HospitalNew Braunfels, TX · Acute care−0.76%4312.8%10.9%15.3%0.90136 min1.11128Compare
235North Austin Medical CenterAustin, TX · Acute care−0.77%3210.7%10.1%14.4%0.85163 min1.01511Compare
T236Baylor Scott & White Medical Center At IrvingIrving, TX · Acute care−0.80%5311.1%7.7%14.8%0.85155 min1.00288Compare
T236Medical City DentonDenton, TX · Acute care−0.80%4212.1%8.4%15.5%0.88130 min1.04208Compare
T236The Hospitals Of Providence Transmountain CampusEl Paso, TX · Acute care−0.80%2212.9%10.8%15.3%1.04176 min0.97114Compare
239Seton Medical Center Harker HeightsHarker Heights, TX · Acute care−0.82%4412.0%9.8%16.3%0.88174 min1.0183Compare
T240Medical City Fort WorthFort Worth, TX · Acute care−0.83%2311.6%7.9%16.9%0.93114 min1.09320Compare
T240VHS Harlingen Hospital Company LLCHarlingen, TX · Acute care−0.83%2212.0%7.9%14.6%1.08145 min1.04578Compare
242Sierra Medical CenterEl Paso, TX · Acute care−0.84%2211.9%11.0%14.7%1.11160 min1.06283Compare
243Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston, TX · Acute care−0.85%5410.9%6.1%14.8%0.61173 min1.10358Compare
244AdventHealth Central TexasKilleen, TX · Acute care−0.89%3412.6%12.9%15.9%0.86148 min1.00232Compare
245Nacogdoches Memorial HospitalNacogdoches, TX · Acute care−0.90%23—10.3%15.4%0.97174 min1.08231Compare
T246Christus Good Shepherd Medical CenterLongview, TX · Acute care−0.92%449.4%8.6%16.4%0.82146 min1.01574Compare
T246University Of Texas Medical Branch GalvestonGalveston, TX · Acute care−0.92%3311.8%8.6%16.0%1.09190 min1.061,236Compare
T248Medical City ArlingtonArlington, TX · Acute care−0.93%2211.3%8.6%16.2%0.91131 min1.04420Compare
T248UT Health East Texas Athens HospitalAthens, TX · Acute care−0.93%2412.0%14.8%16.2%0.94155 min1.08127Compare
T250Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Lake PointeRowlett, TX · Acute care−0.94%4312.5%11.7%15.6%0.88142 min1.02148Compare

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).