Athens Hospital, LLC
Doing business as Ut Health East Texas Athens Hospital
Hospital in Athens, TX, Medicare certification number 450389. CMS publishes 57 quality measures for it.
Medicare certification
Provider of Services- CCN
- 450389
- Status
- Active
- Provider type
- Hospital – Short-term
- Listed by Care Compare as
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Control type
- Private (for profit)
- Participating since
- Jul 1, 1966
- Last certification
- Apr 9, 2026
- Beds
- 127
- Overall star rating
- Most recent change of ownership
- Mar 1, 2018 (3 total)
- Address
- 2000 South Palestine St
Athens, TX 75751
(903) 676-1000
NPI records for this facility (CCN to NPI Mapping) 1
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- General Acute Care Hospital
- Athens, TX
- NPI 1417465824
Medicare enrollment
Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9
Medicare Care Compare-
Cleanliness - star rating Better4
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Communication about medicines - star rating Better3
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Discharge information - star rating Worse3
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Doctor communication - star rating Better4
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Nurse communication - star rating Better4
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Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse3
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Quietness - star rating Better4
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Recommend hospital - star rating Better4
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Summary star rating Better4
Affiliated providers 348
Medicare Care CompareClinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.
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Michael C Tobes, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician
- Athens, TX
- NPI 1811987670
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Raul Alexis Torres Heisecke, M.D.
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician
- Tyler, TX
- NPI 1952518813
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Chijioke David Ukoha, M.D
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Mesquite, TX
- NPI 1124066634
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Chijioke David Ukoha Jr.
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Athens, TX
- NPI 1417445255
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Jenni K. Underhill
- Anesthesiology Physician
- Dallas, TX
- NPI 1306945928
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Ilanko Upendran, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Tyler, TX
- NPI 1124051073
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Marc Edward Usrey, M.D.
- Hematology & Oncology Physician
- Tyler, TX
- NPI 1952504045
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Betty Louise Vale, R.N., M.S.N, NP-C
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Tyler, TX
- NPI 1356596910
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Mladjen Veselinovic, M.D.
- Infectious Disease Physician
- Tyler, TX
- NPI 1427430214
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David H Villarreal, MD
- Trauma Surgery Physician
- Fort Worth, TX
- NPI 1861417552
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R. Kent Walker, MD
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Tyler, TX
- NPI 1003877069
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Carla Cecilia Wang-Kocik, MD
- Pulmonary Disease Physician
- Tyler, TX
- NPI 1093948333
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Andre Joseph Ward, FNP
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Jacksonville, TX
- NPI 1952110447
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Mark Waweru, M.D.
- Family Medicine Physician
- Fairfield, TX
- NPI 1871918565
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Eric Weissmann
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Tyler, TX
- NPI 1104141399
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Olusegun Wilde, MD
- Emergency Medicine Physician
- Amarillo, TX
- NPI 1467416727
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Robert Clay Williams, D.O.
- Urology Physician
- Tyler, TX
- NPI 1144269697
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Tammye Willis, APRN, FNP-C
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Tyler, TX
- NPI 1598279788
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Benjamin David Wilson, M.D.
- Emergency Medicine Physician
- Las Cruces, NM
- NPI 1083909857
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Clark Alexander Wilson, MD
- Urology Physician
- Tyler, TX
- NPI 1083963334
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Richard R Yates, MD
- Infectious Disease Physician
- Tyler, TX
- NPI 1972503209
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Yi Zhao
- Internal Medicine Physician
- College Station, TX
- NPI 1588227953
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Christian Joel Zuniga, D.O.
- Family Medicine Physician
- Athens, TX
- NPI 1053722355
Complications and deaths 17
Medicare Care Compare-
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected0.99
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CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.94
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Death rate for COPD patients As expected7.9
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Death rate for heart attack patients As expected12
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Death rate for heart failure patients As expected14.8
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Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected17
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Death rate for stroke patients As expected11.9
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Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected4.7
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Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.2
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In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.25
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Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.68
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Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.66
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Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.24
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Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected8.79
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Postoperative sepsis rate As expected6.05
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Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.72
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Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.39
Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (3)
Infections 4
Medicare Care Compare-
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected0
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Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) As expected1.99
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Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.14
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SSI - Colon Surgery As expected0
Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (2)
Outpatient imaging 2
Medicare Care Compare-
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 3.9
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Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 8.7
Spending per patient 1
Medicare Care Compare-
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 1.08
Timely and effective care 16
Medicare Care Compare-
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 80
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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 162
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Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 356
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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 155
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Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 98
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Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 99
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Head CT results 60
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Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 66
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Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 99
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Left before being seen 2
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Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 16
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Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 93
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Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 96
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Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 87
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Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 99
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Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 99
Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (14)
Unplanned visits 8
Medicare Care Compare-
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected14.4
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Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected22.8
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Hospital return days for heart failure patients -3.8
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Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 15.1
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Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected18.4
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Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected20.2
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Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected14.4
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Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1.1
Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (6)
Other hospitals near Athens, TX
No other hospitals are listed in Athens, TX; these share its ZIP code area (757xx).
- Christus Mother Frances Hospital- Jacksonville
- Exceptional Healthcare Tyler
- Rusk State Hosp
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
- Ut Health East Texas Jacksonville Hospital
- Ut Health East Texas Quitman Hospital
- Ut Health East Texas Specialty Hospital
- Ut Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital
Sources for this page
- Provider of Services: the certification, provider type, beds and status.
- Medicare Care Compare: the star rating and every measure on this page, with the state and national rates CMS publishes beside them, and the clinicians who list this facility as an affiliation.
- NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification and the names of the providers listed above.