Scenic Mountain Medical Center in Big Spring, TX
Also known as Shannon Medical Center - Big Spring
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About Scenic Mountain Medical Center
Scenic Mountain Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Big Spring, Howard 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 146 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is West Texas VA Medical Center, about 1.3 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
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.76
61% 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
- Would definitely recommend45%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1053%
- Completed surveys50
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
32.24002, -101.49207
Nearby hospitals
- West Texas VA Medical Center300 West Veterans Boulevard, Big Spring, TXVA medical center1.3 mi
- Big Spring State Hospital1901 North US Highway 87, Big Spring, TXPsychiatric hospital2.1 mi
- Big Spring State Hospital1901 North Highway 87, Big Spring, TXPsychiatric hospital7.3 mi
- Martin County Hospital District600 E Interstate 20 PO Box 640, Stanton, TX · Emergency roomCritical access hospital19 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Scenic Mountain Medical Center located?
Scenic Mountain Medical Center is at 1601 W 11th Place, Big Spring, TX 79720 in Howard County.
Does Scenic Mountain Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Scenic Mountain 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 Scenic Mountain Medical Center?
Scenic Mountain 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 Scenic Mountain 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 Scenic Mountain Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (432) 263-1211.
Would patients recommend Scenic Mountain Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (50 completed surveys), 45% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 53% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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