Hill Country Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg, TX
Also known as Methodist Hospital Hill Country
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About Hill Country Memorial Hospital
Hill Country Memorial Hospital is an acute care hospital in Fredericksburg, Gillespie 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 84 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 Kerrville VA Medical Center, about 22 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
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.00
65% 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 recommend72%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1074%
- Completed surveys420
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
30.26208, -98.88080
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Hill Country Memorial Hospital located?
Hill Country Memorial Hospital is at 1020 South State Highway 16, Fredericksburg, TX 78624 in Gillespie County.
Does Hill Country Memorial Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Hill Country Memorial Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 156 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Hill Country Memorial Hospital?
Hill Country Memorial Hospital 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 Hill Country Memorial 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 Hill Country Memorial Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (830) 997-4353.
Would patients recommend Hill Country Memorial Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (420 completed surveys), 72% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 74% 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.