HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast in Pasadena, TX
Also known as Pasadena Bay Shore Hospital
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About HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast
HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast is an acute care hospital in Pasadena, Harris County, Texas. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. 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 341 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 Surgery Specialty Hospitals of America Se Houston, about 0.5 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 0.66
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.00
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.00
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.63
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.76
82% 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 1067%
- Completed surveys708
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
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Nearby hospitals
- Surgery Specialty Hospitals of America Se Houston4301 B Vista, Pasadena, TX · Emergency roomAcute care hospital0.5 mi
- Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Pasadena4001 Preston Avenue, Pasadena, TXPsychiatric hospital1.2 mi
- St Luke's Patients Medical Center4600 East Sam Houston Parkway South, Pasadena, TX · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.2 mi
- Kindred Hospital (Bay Area)4801 East Sam Houston Parkway South, Pasadena, TXHospital2.3 mi
- Sacred Oak Medical Center11500 Space Center Boulevard, Houston, TXPsychiatric hospital3.7 mi
- Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital11800 Astoria Boulevard, Houston, TX · Level III traumaHospital5.9 mi
- Ad Hospital East, LLC12950 East Freeway, Suite 100, Houston, TX · Emergency roomAcute care hospital7.4 mi
- HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake500 W Medical Center Blvd, Webster, TX · Level II traumaAcute care hospital7.9 mi
- Medical Behavioral Hospital of Clear Lake, LLC16850 Buccaneer Ln, Clear Lake City, TXPsychiatric hospital8.5 mi
- UTMB Health Clear Lake Campus Hospital200 Blossom Street, Webster, TX · Level III traumaHospital9.0 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast located?
HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast is at 4000 Spencer Hwy, Pasadena, TX 77504 in Harris County.
Does HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast have an emergency room?
Yes. HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 122 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast?
HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast 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 HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast 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 HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (713) 359-1000.
Would patients recommend HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (708 completed surveys), 64% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 67% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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