Val Verde County Hospital District

CCN

676465The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

Nursing home – SNF/NF distinct part

Listed by Care Compare as

Medicare and Medicaid

Ownership

For profit - Corporation

Control type

Corporation

Participating since

May 24, 2019

Last certification

Nov 21, 2024

Beds

138

Overall star rating

3 of 5Care Compare

Multi-facility organization

Touchstone Communities

Address

4301 North Bartlett Avenue
Laredo, TX 78041
(956) 615-0456

• Val Verde County Hospital District

  dba Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Laredo, TX
  • NPI 1821749094
  Medicare enrollment

• Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days, Long Stay 1.65
  • State average 2.17 (computed here)
  • National average 1.9 (computed here)
  • Period from 20250101-20251231
• Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days, Long Stay 0.95
  • State average 2.06 (computed here)
  • National average 1.78 (computed here)
  • Period from 20250101-20251231
• Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit, Short Stay 7.82
  • State average 12.25 (computed here)
  • National average 11.99 (computed here)
  • Period from 20250101-20251231
• Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission, Short Stay 12.43
  • State average 25.7 (computed here)
  • National average 23.75 (computed here)
  • Period from 20250101-20251231

• Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine, Long Stay 100
  • State average 96.52 (computed here)
  • National average 93.55 (computed here)
  • Period from 2025Q2-2026Q1
• Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine, Long Stay 100
  • State average 97.95 (computed here)
  • National average 95.46 (computed here)
  • Period from 2024Q3-2025Q2
• Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury, Long Stay 4.36
  • State average 3.27 (computed here)
  • National average 3.23 (computed here)
  • Period from 2025Q2-2026Q1
• Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms, Long Stay 0
  • State average 2.39 (computed here)
  • National average 12.8 (computed here)
  • Period from 2025Q2-2026Q1
• Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight, Long Stay 0.51
  • State average 3.03 (computed here)
  • National average 5.19 (computed here)
  • Period from 2025Q2-2026Q1
• Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication, Long Stay 7.73
  • State average 18.01 (computed here)
  • National average 19.52 (computed here)
  • Period from 2025Q2-2026Q1
• Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication, Long Stay 4.18
  • State average 9.59 (computed here)
  • National average 15.38 (computed here)
  • Period from 2025Q2-2026Q1
• Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained, Long Stay 0
  • State average 0.04 (computed here)
  • National average 0.13 (computed here)
  • Period from 2025Q2-2026Q1
• Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened, Long Stay 13.52
  • State average 14 (computed here)
  • National average 14.07 (computed here)
  • Period from 2025Q2-2026Q1
• Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased, Long Stay 18.12
  • State average 15.83 (computed here)
  • National average 13.87 (computed here)
  • Period from 2025Q2-2026Q1
• Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder, Long Stay 0
  • State average 0.34 (computed here)
  • National average 0.82 (computed here)
  • Period from 2025Q2-2026Q1
• Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection, Long Stay 0
  • State average 0.83 (computed here)
  • National average 1.59 (computed here)
  • Period from 2025Q2-2026Q1
• Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence, Long Stay 9.45
  • State average 13.44 (computed here)
  • National average 19.01 (computed here)
  • Period from 2025Q2-2026Q1
• Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers, Long Stay 1.15
  • State average 3.79 (computed here)
  • National average 4.62 (computed here)
  • Period from 2025Q2-2026Q1
• Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine, Short Stay 100
  • State average 88.87 (computed here)
  • National average 82.04 (computed here)
  • Period from 2025Q2-2026Q1
• Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication, Short Stay 0.45
  • State average 1.49 (computed here)
  • National average 1.56 (computed here)
  • Period from 2025Q2-2026Q1
• Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine, Short Stay 100
  • State average 88.02 (computed here)
  • National average 79.75 (computed here)
  • Period from 2024Q3-2025Q2

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

• Norberto Alvarez Jr., MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Laredo, TX
  • NPI 1730383324
• Luis M Benavides, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Laredo, TX
  • NPI 1780656686
• Alex Joseph Blanco, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Laredo, TX
  • NPI 1962573055
• Melchor P Cardenas, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Laredo, TX
  • NPI 1366423725
• Andres Garcia Zuniga, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Laredo, TX
  • NPI 1962726653
• Jose R Garcia, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Laredo, TX
  • NPI 1922027838
• Gilberto Garza Lozano, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Laredo, TX
  • NPI 1801006457
• Mohsen Ghadimi-Mahani, M.D.

  • Medical Oncology Physician
  • Laredo, TX
  • NPI 1881845253
• Mateo Reyes, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Laredo, TX
  • NPI 1427040427
• Dzmitry Zhmurouski, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Laredo, TX
  • NPI 1427478965
• Adonis Zuniga Goldwater, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Laredo, TX
  • NPI 1952328866

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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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