United Regional Health Care System

Hospital in Wichita Falls, TX, Medicare certification number 450010. CMS publishes 64 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 450010The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier
Status: Active
Provider type: Hospital – Short-term
Listed by Care Compare as: Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Control type: Private (not for profit)
Participating since: Nov 7, 1967
Last certification: Aug 22, 2012
Beds: 565
Overall star rating: 3 of 5Care Compare
Address: 1600 11TH Street
Wichita Falls, TX 76301
(940) 764-3055

NPI records for this facility 1

United Regional Health Care System Inc
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Wichita Falls, TX
- NPI 1023013448
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.71 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Better3 of 5
- State average 2.67 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.07 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating As expected3 of 5
- State average 2.96 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.28 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.32 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Better5 of 5
- State average 3.82 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.69 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.27 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Complications and deaths 20

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected1.01
- State average 1.03 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 1,319 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite Worse1.34
- State average 0.97 (computed here)
- National average 1
- Worse than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications As expected184.72
- State average 166 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 116 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected4.9
- State average 2.71 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 85 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected9.6
- State average 8.7 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 293 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected13.1
- State average 11.91 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 266 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected11.3
- State average 10.52 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 646 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected17.2
- State average 14.69 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 1,081 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients Better8
- State average 12.01 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- Better than the national rate
- 317 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected4.3
- State average 3.89 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 3,192 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate Worse0.45
- State average 0.21 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- Worse than the national rate
- 10,579 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.26
- State average 0.26 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 10,578 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected2.76
- State average 3.34 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 1,826 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.75
- State average 1.62 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 637 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected3.31
- State average 2.31 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 1,772 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected14.47
- State average 10.06 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 640 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected6.41
- State average 5.23 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 617 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.56
- State average 1.77 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 404 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected1.14
- State average 0.52 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 8,154 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected4.3
- State average 4.14 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 32 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Infections 5

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better0.27
- State average 0.35
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) Better0
- State average 0.48
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.1
- State average 0.24
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.27
- State average 0.6
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected1.59
- State average 0.73
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy — 13

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 7
- State average 7.72 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 6.5
- State average 6.86 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024

Spending per patient 1

Medicare Care Compare

Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 1.18
- State average 1.03
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 15

Medicare Care Compare

Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 98
- State average 92.48 (computed here)
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 264 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 69
- State average 68
- National average 65
- 625 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 176
- State average 150
- National average 168
- 404 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better 172
- State average 145
- National average 162
- 390 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 99
- State average 93.64 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 301 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 94
- State average 92
- National average 93
- 16 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Head CT results 56
- State average 67
- National average 69
- 18 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 77
- State average 74
- National average 78
- 2,790 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 99
- State average 93.78 (computed here)
- National average 93.49 (computed here)
- 1,609 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 3
- State average 1
- National average 2
- 67,763 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 16
- State average 14
- National average 15
- 4,474 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 81
- State average 74
- National average 73
- 186 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 91
- State average 89
- National average 87
- 120 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 82
- State average 83
- National average 81
- 628 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 92
- State average 93
- National average 93
- 271 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (15)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better — 1
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better — 1
Emergency department volume — very high
Global Malnutrition Composite Score — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan — 5
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 1
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 12

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected15.6
- State average 14.48 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 326 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected23.9
- State average 21.26 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 806 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 13.7
- State average 11.3 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 284 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients -25.4
- State average -1.32 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 730 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients -13.4
- State average 2.42 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 1,186 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate Worse21.5
- State average 17.32 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- Worse than the national rate
- 1,310 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected5.2
- State average 5.29 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 34 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected9.8
- State average 10.89 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 34 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected13.2
- State average 11.35 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 86 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected20.7
- State average 19.85 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 410 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected12.3
- State average 13.1 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 384 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1.1
- State average 1.02 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 652 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (2)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement — 1

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