South Texas Health System in Edinburg, TX
Also known as South Texas Behavioral Health Center
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About South Texas Health System
South Texas Health System is an acute care hospital in Edinburg, Hidalgo 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 235 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 Cornerstone Regional Hospital, about 1.0 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 infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.00
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.82
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.10
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.85
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.55
72% 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 recommend67%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1067%
- Completed surveys1,529
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
26.26332, -98.18314
Nearby hospitals
- Cornerstone Regional Hospital2302 Cornerstone Boulevard, Edinburg, TX · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.0 mi
- Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley2820 W Michaelangelo Drive, Edinburg, TX · Emergency roomChildren's hospital1.1 mi
- Behavioral Hospital at Renaissance5510 Raphael Drive, Edinburg, TXPsychiatric hospital1.3 mi
- Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance5501 South Mccoll, Edinburg, TX · Level I traumaAcute care hospital1.5 mi
- Solara Specialty Hospital McAllen301 West Expressway 83-8th Floor, Mc Allen, TXLong-term care hospital5.8 mi
- Rio Grande Regional Hospital101 E Ridge Rd, McAllen, TX · Level III traumaAcute care hospital5.9 mi
- Mission Regional Medical Center900 South Bryan Road, Mission, TX · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital9.2 mi
- Valley Baptist Micro - Hospital Weslaco1021 West Interstate, Weslaco, TXHospital13 mi
- Knapp Medical Center1401 East Eight Street, Weslaco, TX · Level III traumaAcute care hospital15 mi
- Weslaco Regional Rehabilitation Hospital LLC906 James Street, Weslaco, TXRehabilitation hospital15 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is South Texas Health System located?
South Texas Health System is at 1102 W Trenton Road, Edinburg, TX 78539 in Hidalgo County.
Does South Texas Health System have an emergency room?
Yes. South Texas Health System reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 106 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of South Texas Health System?
South Texas Health System 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 South Texas Health System 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 South Texas Health System?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (956) 632-4000.
Would patients recommend South Texas Health System?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,529 completed surveys), 67% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 67% 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.