SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM Ratings and Reviews

About SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM

SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in EDINBURG, TX. Its type of ownership is Proprietary. The facility's Medicare ID is 450119. It does provide emergency services. There are 364 medical professionals and 160 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM, emergency patients were charged $28,727. This is higher than the state average of $27,898. It is also higher than the national average of $25,828.

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Infection Rates
Hospital Comparison
Nearby Skilled Nursing Facilities
List of Associated Doctors

Patient Survey Results

Below is information compiled by CMS on the percentage of patients who respond to specific treatments and a comparison of the results for SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question	Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	73 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	8 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well	19 %
Nurse communication - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Nurse communication - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" treated them with courtesy and respect	81 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	6 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	13 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them	68 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	9 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" listened carefully to them	23 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	70 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	10 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	20 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well	71 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	10 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" communicated well	19 %
Doctor communication - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Doctor communication - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" treated them with courtesy and respect	78 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	8 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	14 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" listened carefully to them	69 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	11 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" listened carefully to them	20 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	67 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	12 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	21 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted	52 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted	19 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted	29 %
Staff responsiveness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Staff responsiveness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	50 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	18 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	32 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	55 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	19 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	26 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them	57 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them	25 %
Patients who reported that staff "Usually" explained about medicines before giving it to them	18 %
Communication about medicines - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Communication about medicines - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" communicated what the medication was for	71 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated what the medication was for	13 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" communicated what the medication was for.	16 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects	43 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects	38 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" discussed possible side effects	19 %
Patients who reported that NO, they were not given information about what to do during their recovery at home	20 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home	80 %
Discharge information - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Discharge information - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that NO, they did not discuss whether they would need help after discharge	24 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge	76 %
Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	16 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	84 %
Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	41 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	10 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	49 %
Care transition - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Care transition - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who "Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	46 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	13 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	41 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	43 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	9 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	48 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	35 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	8 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	57 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean	71 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean	10 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean	19 %
Cleanliness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Cleanliness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Always" quiet at night	59 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night	12 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night	29 %
Quietness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Quietness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 6 or lower on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	14 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	23 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	63 %
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Overall hospital rating - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospital	11 %
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital	63 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	26 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM, Compare to National and State Averages

Understanding how much a hospital is going to cost is extremely difficult. Hospitals themselves actively obscure what they charge and have negotiated different rates with different insurers. Then you have the problem of the wide variety of treatments which the SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM provides.

To provide some standard metric to compare hospital costs, CMS publishes the MSPB (or "Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary"). Even though you may not be on Medicare, this metric may still be useful. The MSPB is expressed as a percentage compared to the national average for costs that Medicare incurs. A percentage higher than 100% means the hospital charges more than the national average while a percentage less than 100% means the hospital charges less than the national average.

MSPB for SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM: Not Available

Detailed table for spending and period for patients at SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM:

Type	Amount
Home Health Agency (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$29
Hospice (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$1
Inpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$52
Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$119
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$21
Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$13
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$712
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$12,460
Outpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Skilled Nursing Facility (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Durable Medical Equipment (During Index Hospital Admission)	$15
Carrier (During Index Hospital Admission)	$1,575
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$519
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$214
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$7,177
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$868
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$2,856
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$117
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,980
Total (Complete Episode)	$28,727

Infection Rates at SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM

These measures show how often patients at SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM contract certain infections during the course of their medical treatment, when compared to other hospitals nationally.

Infection Type	Score / Compare to National Average
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.28 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.25 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	10,777.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	11.12 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	7.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	0.63 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.60 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.55 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	14,825.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	17.16 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	17.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	0.99 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit	0.20 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	1.22 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	305.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	9.06 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	5.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery	0.55 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures	77.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	0.63 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	0.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	Not Available / Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	0.16 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	1.22 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	151,100.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	7.94 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	4.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia	0.50 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.16 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	0.37 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	143,674.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	89.37 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	22.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.25 / Better

How SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM Compares to Other Similar Facilities

This is how SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM compares to other similar hospitals nationally based on data provided to CMS.

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Percentages of Complications and Deaths at SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM

Measure	Score	Compared to National Rates
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients	NA	Not Enough Data
Death rate for heart attack patients	11.2%	SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	3.1%	SAME
Death rate for COPD patients	6.6%	SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients	10%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	17.5%	SAME
Death rate for stroke patients	16.6%	SAME
Pressure ulcer rate	1.39%	Worse
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	167.88%	SAME
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.22%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.09%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	1.74%	SAME
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.42%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	7.08%	SAME
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	3.84%	SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate	5.64%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	1.85%	SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	0.82%	SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	1.15%	SAME

Skilled Nursing Facilities Near SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM

Many hospital patients are not ready to return home after a hospital visit. If recovery is going to be protracted, doctors will often advise that the patients recuperate at a skilled nursing facility. Below is a list of the skilled nursing homes near SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.

Facility Name	Overall Rating
The Heights of Alamo	5:
Alfredo Gonzalez Texas State Veterans Home	5:
Mcallen Transitional Care Center	5:
Windsor Las Palmas Nursing and Rehabilitation Cent	5:
Grand Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare	5:
San Juan Nursing Home Inc	5:
Mission Valley Nursing and Transitional Care	5:
Village Healthcare and Rehabilitation	5:
Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Edinb	5:
Windsor Arbor View	5:
Mid Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation	4:
Mission Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	4:
Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Mcall	3:
Mcallen Nursing Center	3:
Edinburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	3:
Weslaco Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Orchard Park Post Acute Nursing and Rehabilitation	2:
Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Hidalgo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Valley Grande Manor	1:
Colonial Manor Advanced Rehab and Healthcare	1:
Las Alturas De Penitas	1:

Medical Groups Affiliated with SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM

There are 364 doctors and 160 medical groups that are affiliated with SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

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