Methodist Charlton Medical Center in Dallas, TX
Also known as Margaret Jonsson Charlton Methodist Hospital
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About Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Methodist Charlton Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). 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 314 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 Dallas Behavioral Healthcare Hospital LLC, about 0.3 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 0.86
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.00
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.50
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.31
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 1.44
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.00
86% 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 recommend68%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1072%
- Completed surveys861
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
32.64740, -96.87634
Nearby hospitals
- Dallas Behavioral Healthcare Hospital LLC800 Kirnwood Drive, De Soto, TXPsychiatric hospital0.3 mi
- Methodist Rehabilitation Hospital3020 West Wheatland Road, Dallas, TXRehabilitation hospital0.4 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital - Dallas Downtown2700 Walker Way, DeSoto, TXHospital0.5 mi
- Hickory Trail Hospital2000 N Old Hickory Trail, DeSoto, TXPsychiatric hospital1.5 mi
- Crescent Medical Center Lancaster2600 West Pleasant Run Road, Lancaster, TX · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.8 mi
- Dallas VA Medical Center (VA North Texas Healthcare System)4500 S. Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX · Emergency roomVA medical center5.8 mi
- Methodist Dallas Medical Center1441 North Beckley Avenue, Dallas, TX · Level I traumaAcute care hospital8.5 mi
- Baylor Scott & White Emergency Hospital - Grand Prairie3095 Kingswood Boulevard, Grand Prairie, TXHospital11 mi
- Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - Dallas621 North Hall Street, Dallas, TX · Emergency roomAcute care hospital11 mi
- Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children2222 Welborn Street, Dallas, TXChildren's hospital11 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Methodist Charlton Medical Center located?
Methodist Charlton Medical Center is at 3500 W Wheatland Road, Dallas, TX 75237 in Dallas County.
Does Methodist Charlton Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Methodist Charlton Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 213 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Methodist Charlton Medical Center?
Methodist Charlton Medical Center 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 Methodist Charlton Medical Center 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 Methodist Charlton Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (214) 947-7777.
Would patients recommend Methodist Charlton Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (861 completed surveys), 68% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 72% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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