UT Health East Texas Carthage Hospital in Carthage, TX
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About UT Health East Texas Carthage Hospital
UT Health East Texas Carthage Hospital is an acute care hospital in Carthage, Panola 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 5 out of 5. It has 42 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD.
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
50% 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
- Would definitely recommend72%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1085%
- Completed surveys57
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
32.16703, -94.34600
Frequently asked questions
Where is UT Health East Texas Carthage Hospital located?
UT Health East Texas Carthage Hospital is at 409 Cottage Rd, Carthage, TX 75633 in Panola County.
Does UT Health East Texas Carthage Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. UT Health East Texas Carthage Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 93 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 Carthage Hospital?
UT Health East Texas Carthage Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 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 Carthage 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 Carthage Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (903) 693-3841.
Would patients recommend UT Health East Texas Carthage Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (57 completed surveys), 72% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 85% 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.
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