Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, TX
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About Knapp Medical Center
Knapp Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Weslaco, Hidalgo County, Texas. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 227 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. Weslaco Regional Rehabilitation Hospital LLC 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 0.00
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.00
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.17
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.47
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.86
69% 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 1063%
- Completed surveys418
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
26.15207, -97.97861
Nearby hospitals
- Weslaco Regional Rehabilitation Hospital LLC906 James Street, Weslaco, TXRehabilitation hospitalSame campus
- Valley Baptist Micro - Hospital Weslaco1021 West Interstate, Weslaco, TXHospital1.9 mi
- South Texas Health System1102 W Trenton Road, Edinburg, TX · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital15 mi
- Rio Grande Regional Hospital101 E Ridge Rd, McAllen, TX · Level III traumaAcute care hospital15 mi
- Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley2820 W Michaelangelo Drive, Edinburg, TX · Emergency roomChildren's hospital15 mi
- Behavioral Hospital at Renaissance5510 Raphael Drive, Edinburg, TXPsychiatric hospital15 mi
- Solara Specialty Hospital McAllen301 West Expressway 83-8th Floor, Mc Allen, TXLong-term care hospital16 mi
- Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance5501 South Mccoll, Edinburg, TX · Level I traumaAcute care hospital16 mi
- Cornerstone Regional Hospital2302 Cornerstone Boulevard, Edinburg, TX · Emergency roomAcute care hospital16 mi
- Rio Grande State Center1401 Rangerville Road, Harlingen, TXPsychiatric hospital17 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Knapp Medical Center located?
Knapp Medical Center is at 1401 East Eight Street, Weslaco, TX 78596 in Hidalgo County.
Does Knapp Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Knapp Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 133 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Knapp Medical Center?
Knapp Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 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 Knapp 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 Knapp Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (956) 968-8567.
Would patients recommend Knapp Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (418 completed surveys), 63% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 63% 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.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- 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.