UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital in Tyler, TX
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About UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital
UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital is an acute care hospital in Tyler, Smith County, Texas. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 424 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. UT Health East Texas Rehabilitation 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 0.68
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.52
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.18
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.37
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.51
75% 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 recommend67%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1065%
- Completed surveys1,615
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
32.33868, -95.29183
Nearby hospitals
- UT Health East Texas Rehabilitation Hospital701 Olympic Plaza Circle, Tyler, TXRehabilitation hospitalSame campus
- Christus Mother Frances Hospital800 East Dawson, Tyler, TX · Level II traumaAcute care hospital0.3 mi
- Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital1814 Roseland Boulevard, Tyler, TX · Emergency roomAcute care hospital0.8 mi
- Christus Trinity Mother Frances Rehab, A Partner O3131 Troup Hwy, Tyler, TXRehabilitation hospital1.8 mi
- CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital8389 South Broadway Avenue, Tyler, TXHospital5.7 mi
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler11937 US Highway 271, Tyler, TX · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital7.6 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital located?
UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital is at 1000 South Beckham Ave, Tyler, TX 75701 in Smith County.
Does UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional 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 UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital?
UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital 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 UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I 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 UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (903) 597-0351.
Would patients recommend UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,615 completed surveys), 67% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 65% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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