Big Bend Regional Medical Center in Alpine, TX
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About Big Bend Regional Medical Center
Big Bend Regional Medical Center is a critical access hospital in Alpine, Brewster County, Texas. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. It does not currently have a CMS Overall Star Rating, which usually means it reports too few measures to be rated. It has 25 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care.
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
98% 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. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend64%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1064%
- Completed surveys102
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
30.38450, -103.67244
Frequently asked questions
Where is Big Bend Regional Medical Center located?
Big Bend Regional Medical Center is at 2600 Highway 118 North, Alpine, TX 79830 in Brewster County.
Does Big Bend Regional Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Big Bend Regional Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 120 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Big Bend Regional Medical Center?
Big Bend Regional Medical Center does not have a current CMS Overall Star Rating. CMS only rates hospitals that report enough measures; critical access, psychiatric, VA and many small hospitals are often unrated, which says nothing about their quality.
Is Big Bend Regional Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level IV 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 Big Bend Regional Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (432) 837-3447.
Would patients recommend Big Bend Regional Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (102 completed surveys), 64% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 64% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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