Harris Health

Hospital in Houston, TX, Medicare certification number 450289. CMS publishes 58 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 450289The 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: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Control type: Hospital district or authority
Participating since: Jul 1, 1966
Last certification: Jul 8, 2022
Beds: 975
Overall star rating: 3 of 5Care Compare
Address: 1504 Taub Loop
Houston, TX 77030
(713) 873-2000

NPI records for this facility 1

Harris County Hospital District
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Houston, TX
- NPI 1205900370
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.71 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.67 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse3 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 Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.28 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.32 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse2 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 Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.27 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Complications and deaths 16

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected0.94
- State average 1.03 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 412 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected1.08
- State average 0.97 (computed here)
- National average 1
- No different than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications As expected175.71
- State average 166 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 34 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected9.7
- State average 10.52 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 48 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected15.4
- State average 14.69 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 29 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected9.5
- State average 12.01 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 75 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected3.4
- State average 3.89 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 870 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.19
- State average 0.21 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 1,814 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.25
- State average 0.26 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 1,877 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.63
- State average 3.34 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 475 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected2.06
- State average 1.62 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 105 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.29
- State average 2.31 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 476 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected14.51
- State average 10.06 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 100 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
- 97 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.69
- State average 1.77 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 99 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.26
- State average 0.52 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 1,636 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (4)

Death rate for CABG surgery patients — 1
Death rate for COPD patients — 1
Death rate for heart attack patients — 1
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients — 1

Infections 6

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.65
- State average 0.35
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) As expected1.14
- State average 0.48
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.25
- State average 0.24
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.85
- State average 0.6
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy As expected0
- State average 0.92
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery Worse1.94
- State average 0.73
- National average 1
- Worse than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 6.5
- State average 7.72 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 4
- 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) 0.98
- State average 1.03
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 15

Medicare Care Compare

Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 49
- State average 68
- National average 65
- 474 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 370
- State average 150
- National average 168
- 368 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 367
- State average 145
- National average 162
- 329 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better 596
- State average 233
- National average 257
- 31 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 99
- State average 92
- National average 93
- 71 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 89
- State average 74
- National average 78
- 15,030 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia 4
- State average 6.38 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- 55,531 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 99
- State average 93.78 (computed here)
- National average 93.49 (computed here)
- 4,123 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 3
- State average 1
- National average 2
- 165,987 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 5
- State average 14
- National average 15
- 2,623 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 46
- State average 74
- National average 73
- 186 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 84
- State average 89
- National average 87
- 68 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 77
- State average 83
- National average 81
- 474 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 95
- State average 93
- National average 93
- 251 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 97
- State average 78.56 (computed here)
- National average 82.23 (computed here)
- 13,663 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (15)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 — 5
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better — 1
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy — 5
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
Head CT results — 1
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events — 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

Unplanned visits 9

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected14.4
- State average 14.48 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 58 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected21
- State average 21.26 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 189 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 40.2
- State average -1.32 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 56 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 83.1
- State average 2.42 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- More days than average per 100 discharges
- 29 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected16.7
- State average 17.32 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 80 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected5.6
- State average 5.29 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 99 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected9.3
- State average 10.89 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 99 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected18.8
- State average 19.85 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 110 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected12.7
- State average 13.1 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 57 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (5)

Hospital return days for heart attack patients — 1
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement — 1
Rate of readmission for CABG — 1
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery — 1

Sources for this page

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NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification.

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