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Hospitals in Texas with the lowest CABG surgery death rate
79 Texas hospitals ranked by CABG surgery death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Baylor University Medical Center, The Heart Hospital Baylor Denton, Memorial Hermann Hospital System. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | CABG surgery death ratelower is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Pneumonia death ratelower is better | COPD death ratelower is better | Stroke death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Compare |
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| National average | 2.4% | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.2% | 8.6% | 11.9% | 15.0% | ||
| 1 | Baylor University Medical Center | 1.4%, 98th percentile | — | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 9.8%, 99th percentile | 9.5%, 24th percentile | 8.9%, 94th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Baylor University Medical Center |
| 2 | The Heart Hospital Baylor Denton | 1.5%, 96th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | — | — | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare The Heart Hospital Baylor Denton |
| 3 | Memorial Hermann Hospital System | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 14.2%, 66th percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 11.5%, 53rd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Memorial Hermann Hospital System |
| T4 | Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 14.3%, 64th percentile | 9.9%, 16th percentile | 9.0%, 93rd percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton |
| T4 | Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital Plano | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 9.3%, 99th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 12.1%, 91st percentile | — | — | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital Plano |
| T4 | Methodist Hospital | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 9.9%, 96th percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | 10.8%, 66th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare Methodist Hospital |
| T4 | Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 14.4%, 63rd percentile | 8.2%, 58th percentile | 7.7%, 99th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth |
| T4 | Medical City Plano | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 13.9%, 70th percentile | 10.2%, 12th percentile | 12.0%, 44th percentile | 16.5%, 3rd percentile | Compare Medical City Plano |
| T9 | Houston Methodist Hospital | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 6.0%, 100th percentile | 8.0%, 100th percentile | 6.4%, 96th percentile | 9.2%, 91st percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Houston Methodist Hospital |
| T9 | Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 14.4%, 2nd percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 13.2%, 80th percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | 9.2%, 91st percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital |
| T9 | St David's Medical Center | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 13.2%, 80th percentile | 6.4%, 96th percentile | 8.4%, 97th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare St David's Medical Center |
| T9 | Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 14.7%, 58th percentile | 9.1%, 34th percentile | 11.2%, 58th percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | Compare Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas |
| T9 | Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 12.9%, 83rd percentile | 8.1%, 61st percentile | 9.7%, 85th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano |
| T9 | Texoma Medical Center | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 11.2%, 96th percentile | 6.4%, 96th percentile | 12.4%, 37th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | Compare Texoma Medical Center |
| T9 | UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 7.0%, 98th percentile | 9.1%, 100th percentile | 6.1%, 98th percentile | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. |
| T9 | HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 13.2%, 80th percentile | 9.9%, 16th percentile | 9.5%, 88th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood |
| T9 | St Luke's The Woodlands Hospital | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 14.3%, 64th percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | 13.8%, 20th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare St Luke's The Woodlands Hospital |
| T9 | Sierra Medical Center | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 17.4%, 19th percentile | — | 11.5%, 53rd percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Sierra Medical Center |
| T19 | HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 14.7%, 58th percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 11.8%, 47th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | Compare HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake |
| T19 | Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin |
| T19 | Medical Center Hospital | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 17.8%, 15th percentile | 9.3%, 28th percentile | 16.8%, 5th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Medical Center Hospital |
| T19 | Medical City Dallas Hospital | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 13.9%, 4th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 17.2%, 21st percentile | 11.0%, 6th percentile | 11.2%, 58th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Medical City Dallas Hospital |
| T23 | Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 7.7%, 96th percentile | 12.8%, 84th percentile | 6.4%, 96th percentile | 8.5%, 96th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital |
| T23 | Baylor Scott And White All Saints Medical Center | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 12.4%, 88th percentile | 8.8%, 41st percentile | 11.1%, 60th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare Baylor Scott And White All Saints Medical Center |
| T23 | Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | — | — | — | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington |
| T23 | Ascension Seton Hays | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 15.0%, 52nd percentile | 11.3%, 4th percentile | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Ascension Seton Hays |
| T23 | North Austin Medical Center | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 16.8%, 26th percentile | 11.0%, 6th percentile | 8.8%, 95th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare North Austin Medical Center |
| 28 | Houston Methodist West Hospital | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 15.1%, 51st percentile | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | 9.4%, 89th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Houston Methodist West Hospital |
| T29 | South Texas Health System | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 12.9%, 83rd percentile | 6.3%, 97th percentile | 13.5%, 23rd percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare South Texas Health System |
| T29 | Ascension Providence | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 13.8%, 9th percentile | 16.8%, 26th percentile | 8.1%, 61st percentile | 14.9%, 12th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Ascension Providence |
| T31 | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 14.0%, 69th percentile | 6.8%, 91st percentile | 9.8%, 84th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple |
| T31 | Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 6.9%, 99th percentile | 11.1%, 96th percentile | 6.3%, 97th percentile | 8.4%, 97th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital |
| T31 | Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 7.6%, 96th percentile | 9.3%, 99th percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 11.5%, 53rd percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | Compare Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital |
| T31 | Covenant Medical Center | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 13.3%, 10th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 15.2%, 50th percentile | 13.0%, 1st percentile | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 13.5%, 98th percentile | Compare Covenant Medical Center |
| T31 | Methodist Charlton Medical Center | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 14.5%, 61st percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | 15.5%, 10th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Methodist Charlton Medical Center |
| T36 | Citizens Medical Center | 2.5%, 38th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 18.4%, 11th percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 16.6%, 6th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Citizens Medical Center |
| T36 | Medical City Fort Worth | 2.5%, 38th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 7.9%, 95th percentile | 14.3%, 64th percentile | 9.1%, 34th percentile | 14.3%, 16th percentile | 16.9%, 1st percentile | Compare Medical City Fort Worth |
| T36 | UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital | 2.5%, 38th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 13.8%, 72nd percentile | 11.8%, 3rd percentile | 14.5%, 14th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital |
| T36 | VHS Harlingen Hospital Company LLC | 2.5%, 38th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 7.9%, 95th percentile | 13.4%, 77th percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | 11.5%, 53rd percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare VHS Harlingen Hospital Company LLC |
| 40 | Medical City Denton | 2.6%, 33rd percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 16.5%, 30th percentile | 7.2%, 85th percentile | 13.3%, 25th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Medical City Denton |
| T41 | Christus Mother Frances Hospital | 2.7%, 28th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 15.3%, 48th percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 11.7%, 49th percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | Compare Christus Mother Frances Hospital |
| T41 | Doctors Hosptal At Renaissance | 2.7%, 28th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 15.1%, 51st percentile | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | 9.9%, 82nd percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Doctors Hosptal At Renaissance |
| T41 | St David's South Austin Medical Center | 2.7%, 28th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 18.3%, 12th percentile | 8.9%, 38th percentile | 11.4%, 54th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare St David's South Austin Medical Center |
| T41 | Lubbock Heart Hospital LP | 2.7%, 28th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 14.4%, 6th percentile | 14.6%, 60th percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | — | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Lubbock Heart Hospital LP |
| T45 | Baylor St Lukes Medical Center | 2.8%, 24th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 7.2%, 98th percentile | 11.7%, 93rd percentile | — | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Baylor St Lukes Medical Center |
| T45 | Methodist Richardson Medical Center | 2.8%, 24th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 14.8%, 56th percentile | 9.3%, 28th percentile | 13.0%, 28th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Methodist Richardson Medical Center |
| T45 | HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe | 2.8%, 24th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 15.8%, 40th percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | 14.1%, 17th percentile | 16.9%, 1st percentile | Compare HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe |
| T48 | Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center | 2.9%, 22nd percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 8.2%, 93rd percentile | 12.3%, 89th percentile | 12.3%, 1st percentile | 9.6%, 86th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center |
| T48 | University Health System | 2.9%, 22nd percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 13.3%, 79th percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | 12.3%, 39th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare University Health System |
| T48 | Midland Memorial Hospital | 2.9%, 22nd percentile | 14.5%, 2nd percentile | 15.1%, 3rd percentile | 19.5%, 6th percentile | 10.0%, 15th percentile | 18.3%, 3rd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Midland Memorial Hospital |
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.
- CABG surgery death rate
- 30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
- Pneumonia death rate
- 30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
- COPD death rate
- 30-day death rate for COPD patients.
- Stroke death rate
- 30-day death rate for stroke 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.