UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital in Athens, TX
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About UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital
UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital is an acute care hospital in Athens, Henderson County, Texas. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 127 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
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.00
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.14
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.99
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.00
80% 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 recommend72%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1072%
- Completed surveys322
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
32.17133, -95.84404
Frequently asked questions
Where is UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital located?
UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital is at 2000 South Palestine St, Athens, TX 75751 in Henderson County.
Does UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 155 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital?
UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 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 UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital 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 UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (903) 676-1000.
Would patients recommend UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (322 completed surveys), 72% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 72% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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