Columbia Valley Healthcare System, L.P.

Doing business as Valley Regional Medical Center

Hospital in Brownsville, TX, Medicare certification number 450662. CMS publishes 63 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 450662The 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: Proprietary
Control type: Private (for profit)
Participating since: Jun 16, 1975
Last certification: Nov 4, 2023
Beds: 214
Overall star rating: 2 of 5Care Compare
Most recent change of ownership: Apr 1, 1997 (1 total)
Address: 100 A Alton Gloor
Brownsville, TX 78526
(956) 350-7000

NPI records for this facility (CCN to NPI Mapping) 1

Columbia Valley Healthcare System, L.P.

dba Valley Regional Medical Center
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Brownsville, TX
- NPI 1043267701
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 Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.67 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.07 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.96 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.28 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse2 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 Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.69 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.27 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Affiliated providers 199

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Clinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.

Abiodun Joseph Abioye, M.D
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Fort Smith, AR
- NPI 1508500414
Oliver Achleitner, MD
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
- Brownsville, TX
- NPI 1144242710
Ricardo A Adames, M.D.
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Brownsville, TX
- NPI 1306806468
Joseph Y Ahn, MD
- Emergency Medicine Physician
- Round Lake, IL
- NPI 1487789863
Josue Isai Aldrete, PA
- Physician Assistant
- Brownsville, TX
- NPI 1740735588
Bruce F. Alexander, CRNA
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Muncie, IN
- NPI 1699944751
Fadi Alfayoumi, MD
- Interventional Cardiology Physician
- Brownsville, TX
- NPI 1629055355
Alberto E Almeida, M.D,
- Family Medicine Physician
- Brownsville, TX
- NPI 1114988516
Antonio Alvarez-Mendoza, MD
- Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
- McAllen, TX
- NPI 1487622189
Subramaniam Anandasivam, MD PA
- Nephrology Physician
- Brownsville, TX
- NPI 1972560522
Jumar B Apolinario, M.D.
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
- Brownsville, TX
- NPI 1326034059
Joseph Noriel Cordenillo Arceno, AGACNP-BC
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Brownsville, TX
- NPI 1487367355
Armando Arguelles, M.D.
- Family Medicine Physician
- Brownsville, TX
- NPI 1518499797
Alan Alexander Arismendez, DO
- Neurology Physician
- McAllen, TX
- NPI 1710477443
Hector Hugo Arredondo Nino, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Brownsville, TX
- NPI 1558940221
Danilo K Asase, MD
- Urology Physician
- Harlingen, TX
- NPI 1447256557
Asmik Asatrian, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Corpus Christi, TX
- NPI 1912384793
Leticia A Asencio, NP
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Brownsville, TX
- NPI 1316913361
Josue Esteban Atkinson, CRNA
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Harlingen, TX
- NPI 1952723611
Ricardo Alberto Baltodano, M.D.
- Nephrology Physician
- McAllen, TX
- NPI 1376705244
Carlos Alberto Barba, M.D.
- Surgery Physician
- Brownsville, TX
- NPI 1679581359
James Berry, D.O.
- Neurological Surgery Physician
- Miami, FL
- NPI 1245631100
Alejandro J Betancourt, MD
- Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM Physician
- Harlingen, TX
- NPI 1528129228
Mark R Bielefeld, MD
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
- Corpus Christi, TX
- NPI 1538255229
Marcelo Moreira Boek, M.D.
- Hematology & Oncology Physician
- McAllen, TX
- NPI 1134166788

Complications and deaths 19

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected0.97
- State average 1.03 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 514 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected1.13
- 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 expected183.54
- State average 166 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 31 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected3
- State average 2.71 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 26 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected10.7
- State average 11.91 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 86 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected10.9
- State average 10.52 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 109 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected13.8
- State average 14.69 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 147 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected13.3
- State average 12.01 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 151 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected4.2
- State average 3.89 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 1,958 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
- 2,281 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
- 2,408 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.85
- State average 3.34 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 426 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.6
- State average 1.62 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 92 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.07
- State average 2.31 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 432 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected14.71
- State average 10.06 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 109 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected5.63
- State average 5.23 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 98 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.72
- State average 1.77 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 115 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.56
- State average 0.52 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 1,949 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected4.1
- State average 4.14 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 33 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Death rate for COPD patients — 1

Infections 6

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.56
- 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 expected0.87
- State average 0.48
- National average 1
- No different than 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 expected0.5
- State average 0.6
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy As expected0.66
- State average 0.92
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected1.64
- State average 0.73
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 19.8
- State average 7.72 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 1.8
- 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) 0.97
- 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 93
- State average 92.48 (computed here)
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 138 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 67
- State average 68
- National average 65
- 196 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
- 435 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 176
- State average 145
- National average 162
- 411 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 172
- State average 233
- National average 257
- 20 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 90
- State average 92
- National average 93
- 101 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 52
- State average 74
- National average 78
- 1,370 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 100
- State average 93.78 (computed here)
- National average 93.49 (computed here)
- 1,342 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 2
- State average 1
- National average 2
- 44,228 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 9
- State average 14
- National average 15
- 993 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 62
- State average 74
- National average 73
- 56 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 88
- State average 89
- National average 87
- 34 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 84
- State average 83
- National average 81
- 196 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 97
- State average 93
- National average 93
- 135 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 86
- State average 78.56 (computed here)
- National average 82.23 (computed here)
- 5,011 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

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
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy — 5
Emergency department volume — 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 11

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected14.2
- State average 14.48 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 195 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected21.1
- State average 21.26 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 370 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients -19.6
- State average 11.3 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 88 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 32.9
- State average -1.32 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 122 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 6.7
- State average 2.42 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 153 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected18.2
- State average 17.32 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 336 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected6.6
- State average 5.89 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 32 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected12
- State average 11.35 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 76 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected19.3
- State average 19.85 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 61 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
- 218 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1
- State average 1.02 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 43 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (3)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 5
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 5

Other hospitals in Brownsville, TX

Brownsville Surgical Hospital terminated
Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville

Sources for this page

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NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification and the names of the providers listed above.

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