Sierra Medical Center in El Paso, TX
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About Sierra Medical Center
Sierra Medical Center is an acute care hospital in El Paso, El Paso 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 2 out of 5. It has 283 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. Pam Health Rehabilitation Hospital of El Paso is on the same campus or next door.
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 0.39
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.24
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.79
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.85
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.78
42% 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 recommend64%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1063%
- Completed surveys1,319
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
31.77723, -106.47973
Nearby hospitals
- Pam Health Rehabilitation Hospital of El Paso1600 E Cliff Dr, El Paso, TXRehabilitation hospitalSame campus
- Kindred Hosptial El Paso1740 Curie Drive, El Paso, TXLong-term care hospitalSame campus
- El Paso Behavioral Health System1900 Denver Ave, El Paso, TXPsychiatric hospital0.4 mi
- Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus of Lpds Healthc1801 North Oregon Street, El Paso, TX · Level III traumaAcute care hospital1.2 mi
- The Hospitals of Providence - Memorial Campus2001 N Oregon St, El Paso, TX · Level III traumaAcute care hospital1.2 mi
- El Paso Psychiatric Center4615 Alameda Avenue, El Paso, TXPsychiatric hospital2.6 mi
- University Medical Center of El Paso4815 Alameda Ave, El Paso, TX · Level I traumaAcute care hospital2.7 mi
- El Paso Children's Hospital4845 Alameda Avenue, El Paso, TX · Emergency roomChildren's hospital2.7 mi
- William Beaumont AMG (FT Bliss)18511 Highlander Medics St, El Paso, TX · Emergency roomMilitary hospital3.2 mi
- Del Sol Medical Center10301 Gateway Boulevard West, El Paso, TX · Level II traumaHospital7.8 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Sierra Medical Center located?
Sierra Medical Center is at 1625 Medical Center Dr, El Paso, TX 79902 in El Paso County.
Does Sierra Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Sierra Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 160 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Sierra Medical Center?
Sierra Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 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 Sierra 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 Sierra Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (915) 747-4000.
Would patients recommend Sierra Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,319 completed surveys), 64% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 63% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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