Houston Methodist Hospital

Hospital in Houston, TX, Medicare certification number 450358. CMS publishes 66 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 450358The 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: Jul 1, 1966
Last certification: Apr 30, 2023
Beds: 1,299
Overall star rating: 5 of 5Care Compare
Most recent change of ownership: Jan 1, 2002 (1 total)
Address: 6565 Fannin
Houston, TX 77030
(713) 790-2221

NPI records for this facility 1

The Methodist Hospital
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Houston, TX
- NPI 1548387418
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 Better4 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 Better4 of 5
- State average 3.32 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.82 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Better5 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 expected0.61
- State average 1.03 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 4,888 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite Better0.79
- State average 0.97 (computed here)
- National average 1
- Better than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications Better103.18
- State average 166 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- Better than the national rate
- 295 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected1.9
- State average 2.71 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 347 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected6.4
- State average 8.7 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 171 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected10.6
- State average 11.91 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 210 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients Better6
- State average 10.52 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- Better than the national rate
- 1,264 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients Better8
- State average 14.69 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- Better than the national rate
- 1,183 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected9.2
- State average 12.01 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 694 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate Better2.1
- State average 3.89 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- Better than the national rate
- 9,903 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.22
- State average 0.21 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 19,542 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.22
- State average 0.26 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 21,799 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.74
- State average 3.34 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 6,560 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected2.32
- State average 1.62 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 3,371 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate Better1.12
- State average 2.31 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- Better than the national rate
- 5,787 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected7.59
- State average 10.06 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 3,564 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate Better3.27
- State average 5.23 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- Better than the national rate
- 3,513 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.87
- State average 1.77 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 1,719 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate Better0.32
- State average 0.52 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- Better than the national rate
- 18,878 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected5.1
- State average 4.14 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 202 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Infections 6

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better0.28
- 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) Better0.36
- State average 0.48
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.22
- State average 0.24
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia Better0.37
- State average 0.6
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy As expected0.52
- State average 0.92
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery Better0.38
- State average 0.73
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 10.1
- State average 7.72 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 13.8
- 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 60
- State average 68
- National average 65
- 179 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 161
- State average 150
- National average 168
- 403 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 159
- State average 145
- National average 162
- 387 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 221
- State average 233
- National average 257
- 16 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 98
- State average 93.64 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 593 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 100
- State average 92
- National average 93
- 82 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 59
- State average 74
- National average 78
- 20,467 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)
- 6,123 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 2
- State average 1
- National average 2
- 104,335 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 21
- State average 14
- National average 15
- 11,917 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 54
- State average 74
- National average 73
- 50 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 95
- State average 89
- National average 87
- 22 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 78
- State average 83
- National average 81
- 180 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 92
- State average 93
- National average 93
- 99 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 93
- State average 78.56 (computed here)
- National average 82.23 (computed here)
- 27,393 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 — 7
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 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

Unplanned visits 13

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected14.5
- State average 14.48 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 396 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected18.9
- State average 21.26 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 2,077 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 12
- State average 11.3 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 249 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients -1.5
- State average -1.32 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 1,485 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients -3.5
- State average 2.42 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 1,267 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected15.3
- State average 17.32 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 1,676 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected3.9
- State average 5.29 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 372 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected11.2
- State average 10.89 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 372 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected6.2
- State average 5.89 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 190 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected10.6
- State average 11.35 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 365 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected19.7
- State average 19.85 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 382 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected12.2
- State average 13.1 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 1,588 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery Better0.8
- State average 1.02 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- Better than expected
- 2,723 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4

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