HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center in Houston, TX
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About HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center
HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Houston, Harris County, Texas. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 444 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. Houston Medical Center-Amg Specialty Hospital 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 2.18
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.87
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.11
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.58
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.13
63% 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 recommend63%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1066%
- Completed surveys778
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
29.72251, -95.38814
Nearby hospitals
- Houston Medical Center-Amg Specialty Hospital1300 Binz St, 3rd Floor, Houston, TXLong-term care hospitalSame campus
- Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center6411 Fannin, Houston, TX · Level I traumaAcute care hospital0.7 mi
- Harris Health1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX · Level I traumaAcute care hospital0.8 mi
- Ben Taub General Hospital1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX · Emergency roomHospital0.9 mi
- Kindred Hospital Houston Medical Center6441 Main St, Houston, TXLong-term care hospital0.9 mi
- Harris County Psychiatric Center2800 Macgregor Way, Houston, TXPsychiatric hospital1.0 mi
- Houston Methodist Hospital6565 Fannin, Houston, TX · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.0 mi
- Tirr Memorial Hermann1333 Moursund Ave, Houston, TXRehabilitation hospital1.0 mi
- Houston VA Medical Center2002 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX · Emergency roomVA medical center1.2 mi
- Baylor St Lukes Medical Center6720 Bertner Ave, Ste Mc1-266, Houston, TX · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.2 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center located?
HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center is at 1313 Hermann Dr, Houston, TX 77004 in Harris County.
Does HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 75 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center?
HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center 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 HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the Texas trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (713) 527-5019.
Would patients recommend HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (778 completed surveys), 63% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 66% 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 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.
- What Is a Trauma Center? Levels I to V ExplainedWhat each trauma center level provides, who designates and verifies them, pediatric trauma centers and how trauma systems route patients.