Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville in Brownsville, TX
Also known as Brownsville Medical Center
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About Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville
Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville is an acute care hospital in Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. 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 240 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 Valley Regional Medical Center, about 4.3 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
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 1.20
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.18
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.07
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.58
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.61
56% 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 recommend57%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1057%
- Completed surveys428
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
25.91747, -97.51142
Nearby hospitals
- Valley Regional Medical Center100 A Alton Gloor, Brownsville, TX · Level III traumaAcute care hospital4.3 mi
- South Texas Rehabiltation Hospital425 East Alton Gloor Blvd, Brownsville, TXRehabilitation hospital4.5 mi
- Solara Specialty Hospitals Harlingen508 Victoria Lane, Harlingen, TXLong-term care hospital19 mi
- Palms Behavioral Health613 Victoria Lane, Harlingen, TXPsychiatric hospital20 mi
- Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company LLC2101 Pease St, Harlingen, TX · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital20 mi
- Valley Baptist Medical Center2101 Pease Street, Harlingen, TX · Level II traumaHospital20 mi
- Rio Grande State Center1401 Rangerville Road, Harlingen, TXPsychiatric hospital21 mi
- Harlingen Medical Center5501 South Expressway 77, Harlingen, TX · Emergency roomAcute care hospital22 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville located?
Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville is at 1040 W Jefferson St, Brownsville, TX 78520 in Cameron County.
Does Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville have an emergency room?
Yes. Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 136 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville?
Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville 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 Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville 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 Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (956) 544-1400.
Would patients recommend Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (428 completed surveys), 57% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 57% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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