Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company LLC in Harlingen, TX
Also known as Harlingen Medical Center
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About Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company LLC
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company LLC is an acute care hospital in Harlingen, Cameron 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 112 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. Valley Baptist Medical Center 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 0.57
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.21
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.23
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.93
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyWorse than national · SIR 3.77
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.25
55% 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 recommend62%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1063%
- Completed surveys727
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
26.17446, -97.67153
Nearby hospitals
- Valley Baptist Medical Center2101 Pease Street, Harlingen, TX · Level II traumaHospitalSame campus
- Palms Behavioral Health613 Victoria Lane, Harlingen, TXPsychiatric hospital0.8 mi
- Solara Specialty Hospitals Harlingen508 Victoria Lane, Harlingen, TXLong-term care hospital1.1 mi
- Harlingen Medical Center5501 South Expressway 77, Harlingen, TX · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.8 mi
- Rio Grande State Center1401 Rangerville Road, Harlingen, TXPsychiatric hospital2.5 mi
- Valley Regional Medical Center100 A Alton Gloor, Brownsville, TX · Level III traumaAcute care hospital17 mi
- South Texas Rehabiltation Hospital425 East Alton Gloor Blvd, Brownsville, TXRehabilitation hospital19 mi
- Weslaco Regional Rehabilitation Hospital LLC906 James Street, Weslaco, TXRehabilitation hospital19 mi
- Knapp Medical Center1401 East Eight Street, Weslaco, TX · Level III traumaAcute care hospital19 mi
- Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville1040 W Jefferson St, Brownsville, TX · Level III traumaAcute care hospital20 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company LLC located?
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company LLC is at 2101 Pease St, Harlingen, TX 78550 in Cameron County.
Does Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company LLC have an emergency room?
Yes. Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company LLC reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 145 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company LLC?
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company LLC 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 Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company LLC 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 Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company LLC?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (956) 389-1100.
Would patients recommend Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company LLC?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (727 completed surveys), 62% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 63% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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