St David's Medical Center in Austin, TX
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About St David's Medical Center
St David's Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Austin, Travis 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 4 out of 5. It has 371 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. The nearest other listed hospital is Dell Seton Med Center at the University of Tx, about 1.2 mi away.
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 infectionsNo different · SIR 0.66
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.26
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.19
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.40
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.43
75% 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 recommend75%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1073%
- Completed surveys1,827
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
30.29080, -97.72675
Nearby hospitals
- Dell Seton Med Center at the University of Tx601 E 15th Street, Austin, TX · Level I traumaAcute care hospital1.2 mi
- Austin State Hospital4110 Guadalupe, Austin, TXPsychiatric hospital1.2 mi
- Heart Hospital of Austin3801 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, TX · Level IV traumaHospital1.3 mi
- Dell Children's Medical Center4900 Mueller Blvd, Austin, TX · Level I traumaChildren's hospital1.4 mi
- Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin1201 W 38th St, Austin, TX · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital1.5 mi
- Central Texas Rehabilitation Hospital700 W 45th St, Austin, TXRehabilitation hospital1.5 mi
- Seton Shoal Creek Hospital3501 Mills Avenue, Austin, TXPsychiatric hospital1.7 mi
- Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Round Rock4207 Burnet Rd, Austin, TXLong-term care hospital1.8 mi
- Arise Austin Medical Center3003 Bee Caves Road, Austin, TX · Emergency roomHospital4.3 mi
- Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital6818 Austin Ctr Blvd Suite 100, Austin, TX · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.4 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is St David's Medical Center located?
St David's Medical Center is at 919 E 32nd St, Austin, TX 78705 in Travis County.
Does St David's Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. St David's Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 160 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of St David's Medical Center?
St David's Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 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 St David's 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 St David's Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (512) 476-7111.
Would patients recommend St David's Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,827 completed surveys), 75% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 73% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.