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Hospitals in Texas with the lowest hospital-wide readmission rate
308 Texas hospitals ranked by hospital-wide readmission rate in the 2025 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital, Covenant Medical Center, Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 15.0% | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 1 | Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital | 13.4%, 98th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 152 min, 48th percentile | 0.85, 95th percentile | 18 | Compare Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital |
| 2 | Covenant Medical Center | 13.5%, 98th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.3%, 10th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 0.74, 97th percentile | 164 min, 39th percentile | 1.13, 5th percentile | 470 | Compare Covenant Medical Center |
| T3 | Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital | 13.6%, 97th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 7.6%, 96th percentile | 0.55, 100th percentile | 214 min, 13th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 293 | Compare Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital |
| T3 | Christus Mother Frances Hospital | 13.6%, 97th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 102 min, 89th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 612 | Compare Christus Mother Frances Hospital |
| T5 | Christus Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs | 13.7%, 97th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 140 min, 56th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 96 | Compare Christus Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs |
| T5 | Dallas Medical Center | 13.7%, 97th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | — | 0.94, 59th percentile | 137 min, 59th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 155 | Compare Dallas Medical Center |
| T7 | Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest F | 13.8%, 96th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 186 min, 26th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 630 | Compare Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest F |
| T7 | Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | 13.8%, 96th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 158 min, 43rd percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 866 | Compare Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas |
| T7 | Memorial Hermann Houston Physicians Hospital | 13.8%, 96th percentile | — | 5, 97th percentile | — | — | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 0.90, 88th percentile | 21 | Compare Memorial Hermann Houston Physicians Hospital |
| T10 | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 157 min, 44th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 118 | Compare Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial |
| T10 | Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 7.7%, 96th percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | 216 min, 13th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 230 | Compare Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital |
| T10 | Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 186 min, 26th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 151 | Compare Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance |
| T10 | Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 148 min, 50th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 99 | Compare Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound |
| T10 | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 195 min, 21st percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 277 | Compare Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock |
| T10 | Baylor University Medical Center | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 1.37, 4th percentile | 264 min, 3rd percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 914 | Compare Baylor University Medical Center |
| T16 | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 46 | Compare Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls |
| T16 | Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital Plano | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 9.3%, 99th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 0.66, 99th percentile | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 104 | Compare Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital Plano |
| T16 | Methodist Dallas Medical Center | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.6%, 7th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 229 min, 9th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 478 | Compare Methodist Dallas Medical Center |
| T16 | Texas Orthopedic Hospital | 14.1%, 91st percentile | — | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | 0.72, 98th percentile | 105 min, 86th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 42 | Compare Texas Orthopedic Hospital |
| T20 | Houston Methodist Hospital | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 6.0%, 100th percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 159 min, 43rd percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 1,299 | Compare Houston Methodist Hospital |
| T20 | Matagorda Regional Medical Center | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 114 min, 79th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 58 | Compare Matagorda Regional Medical Center |
| T20 | Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 143 min, 54th percentile | 1.15, 4th percentile | 302 | Compare Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos |
| T20 | Rio Grande Regional Hospital | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 104 min, 87th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 320 | Compare Rio Grande Regional Hospital |
| T20 | Northwest Texas Hospital | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 1.13, 5th percentile | 495 | Compare Northwest Texas Hospital |
| T20 | Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 188 min, 25th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 386 | Compare Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South |
| T20 | Ascension Providence | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 13.8%, 9th percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 223 min, 11th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 237 | Compare Ascension Providence |
| T20 | Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis | 14.2%, 89th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 88 min, 96th percentile | — | 24 | Compare Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis |
| T20 | Foundation Surgical Hospital Of San Antonio | 14.2%, 89th percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.92, 67th percentile | — | 0.93, 80th percentile | 20 | Compare Foundation Surgical Hospital Of San Antonio |
| T20 | Grace Surgical Hospital | 14.2%, 89th percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 123 | Compare Grace Surgical Hospital |
| T20 | North Central Surgical Center LLP | 14.2%, 89th percentile | — | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | 0.84, 87th percentile | 108 min, 84th percentile | 0.88, 92nd percentile | 23 | Compare North Central Surgical Center LLP |
| T20 | The Hospital At Westlake Medical Center | 14.2%, 89th percentile | — | 3, 39th percentile | — | — | 0.90, 73rd percentile | — | 1.01, 38th percentile | 23 | Compare The Hospital At Westlake Medical Center |
| T32 | UT Health East Texas Henderson Hospital | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 133 min, 62nd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 158 | Compare UT Health East Texas Henderson Hospital |
| T32 | JPS Health Network | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 612 | Compare JPS Health Network |
| T32 | Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | — | 0.98, 55th percentile | 48 | Compare Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington |
| T32 | Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 184 min, 27th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 521 | Compare Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin |
| T32 | Baptist Medical Center | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 13.6%, 7th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 1,807 | Compare Baptist Medical Center |
| T32 | Odessa Regional Medical Center | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 153 min, 47th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 230 | Compare Odessa Regional Medical Center |
| T32 | Freestone Medical Center | 14.3%, 86th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 122 min, 72nd percentile | 0.87, 93rd percentile | — | Compare Freestone Medical Center |
| T32 | Quail Creek Surgical Hospital | 14.3%, 86th percentile | — | 5, 97th percentile | — | — | 0.87, 81st percentile | — | 1.07, 14th percentile | 39 | Compare Quail Creek Surgical Hospital |
| T40 | Knapp Medical Center | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 133 min, 62nd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 233 | Compare Knapp Medical Center |
| T40 | UT Health East Texas Carthage Hospital | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 5, 94th percentile | — | — | 11.7%, 35th percentile | — | 93 min, 94th percentile | 0.86, 94th percentile | 42 | Compare UT Health East Texas Carthage Hospital |
| T40 | AdventHealth Rollins Brook | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | — | — | — | — | 104 min, 87th percentile | — | 25 | Compare AdventHealth Rollins Brook |
| T40 | Ascension Seton Northwest | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 173 min, 34th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 124 | Compare Ascension Seton Northwest |
| T40 | Ascension Seton Williamson | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 179 min, 30th percentile | 1.15, 4th percentile | 277 | Compare Ascension Seton Williamson |
| T40 | Covenant Hospital Plainview | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 156 min, 45th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 100 | Compare Covenant Hospital Plainview |
| T40 | Hill Country Memorial Hospital | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 16.0%, 1st percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 156 min, 45th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 84 | Compare Hill Country Memorial Hospital |
| T40 | Lavaca Medical Center | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | — | — | 10.3%, 64th percentile | — | 122 min, 72nd percentile | — | 25 | Compare Lavaca Medical Center |
| T40 | Methodist Hospital For Surgery | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | 0.96, 51st percentile | 121 min, 73rd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 32 | Compare Methodist Hospital For Surgery |
| T40 | Methodist Midlothian Medical Center | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 159 min, 43rd percentile | 1.12, 6th percentile | 46 | Compare Methodist Midlothian Medical Center |
| T40 | Temple VA Medical Center (VA Central Texas Healthcare System) | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | — | — | 758 | Compare Temple VA Medical Center (VA Central Texas Healthcare System) |
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).