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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie in Waxahachie, TX

Directions (972) 923-7000 baylorhealth.com

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Overview

About Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie is an acute care hospital in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 122 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Methodist Midlothian Medical Center, about 7.8 mi away.

CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings

4
Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, out of 5

How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:

Mortality
1 better · 6 no different
Deaths within 30 days for conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and stroke.
Safety of care
1 better · 3 no different
Infections and complications acquired in the hospital.
Readmission
7 no different · 1 worse
Unplanned returns to the hospital after discharge.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.

Emergency department

Emergency room times

212 min
Median time in the ER before leaving (OP-18b)
3.0%
Left before being seen (OP-22)
high
Emergency department volume

Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.

Safety of care

Infections and sepsis care

  • MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.80
  • Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.00
  • Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.52

81% 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.

HCAHPS survey

What patients say

  • Patient survey star rating
  • Would definitely recommend77%
  • Rated the hospital 9 or 1075%
  • Completed surveys589

Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie located?

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie is at 2400 N Interstate Highway 35e, Waxahachie, TX 75165 in Ellis County.

Does Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie have an emergency room?

Yes. Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 212 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

What is the CMS star rating of Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie?

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie 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 Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie 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 January 2025). 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 Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie?

The main phone number on record with Medicare is (972) 923-7000.

Would patients recommend Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie?

In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (589 completed surveys), 77% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 75% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.

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