Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, TX
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About Hendrick Medical Center
Hendrick Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 540 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. Continuecare Hospital at Hendrick Medical Center is on the same campus or next door.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.34
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.81
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.20
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.07
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.29
54% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend63%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1063%
- Completed surveys359
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
32.47164, -99.73119
Nearby hospitals
- Continuecare Hospital at Hendrick Medical Center1900 Pine St 7th Floor, Abilene, TXLong-term care hospitalSame campus
- Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Abilene4225 Woods Place, Abilene, TXPsychiatric hospital4.9 mi
- Hendrick Medical Center South6250 South Clack Street, Abilene, TX · Level IV traumaHospital6.7 mi
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Abilen6401 Directors Parkway, Abilene, TXRehabilitation hospital7.1 mi
- Anson General Hospital101 Avenue J, Anson, TX · Emergency roomRural emergency hospital23 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Hendrick Medical Center located?
Hendrick Medical Center is at 1900 Pine, Abilene, TX 79601 in Taylor County.
Does Hendrick Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Hendrick Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 128 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Hendrick Medical Center?
Hendrick Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Hendrick Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level III trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date March 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Texas EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Hendrick Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (325) 670-2000.
Would patients recommend Hendrick Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (359 completed surveys), 63% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 63% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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