St Joseph Medical Center in Houston, TX
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About St Joseph Medical Center
St Joseph Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Houston, Harris County, Texas. It reports its ownership to Medicare as physician-owned. It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 744 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 Houston Medical Center-Amg Specialty Hospital, about 2.1 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 infectionsNo different · SIR 0.51
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.50
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.00
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.00
61% 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 recommend55%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1058%
- Completed surveys267
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
29.74817, -95.36671
Nearby hospitals
- Houston Medical Center-Amg Specialty Hospital1300 Binz St, 3rd Floor, Houston, TXLong-term care hospital2.1 mi
- HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center1313 Hermann Dr, Houston, TX · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.2 mi
- Harris County Psychiatric Center2800 Macgregor Way, Houston, TXPsychiatric hospital2.5 mi
- Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center6411 Fannin, Houston, TX · Level I traumaAcute care hospital2.9 mi
- Harris Health1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX · Level I traumaAcute care hospital2.9 mi
- Ben Taub General Hospital1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX · Emergency roomHospital3.1 mi
- Kindred Hospital Houston Medical Center6441 Main St, Houston, TXLong-term care hospital3.1 mi
- Tirr Memorial Hermann1333 Moursund Ave, Houston, TXRehabilitation hospital3.2 mi
- Houston Methodist Hospital6565 Fannin, Houston, TX · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.2 mi
- Houston VA Medical Center2002 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX · Emergency roomVA medical center3.2 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is St Joseph Medical Center located?
St Joseph Medical Center is at 1401 St. Joseph Parkway, Houston, TX 77002 in Harris County.
Does St Joseph Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. St Joseph Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 180 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of St Joseph Medical Center?
St Joseph Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 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 St Joseph Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level III 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 St Joseph Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (713) 757-1000.
Would patients recommend St Joseph Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (267 completed surveys), 55% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 58% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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