CMS certification 450056
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
1201 W 38th St, Austin, TX 78705
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. 67% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 26 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on 2. Emergency patients spend a median of 3 h 4 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min).
Every figure on this page is published by CMS; we arrange and explain it, and score nothing ourselves.
What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 447 completed surveys, 14% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
Emergency department
How long emergency patients spent here and how some time-critical care went, from CMS's timely and effective care measures, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025. These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
| Measure | This hospital | TX | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 381 visits sampled | 3 h 4 min | 2 h 25 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 17 visits sampled | 4 h 2 min | 3 h 53 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 92 patients | 41% | 68% | 65% |
How Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin compares with nearby hospitals
The closest hospitals of the same kind that CMS rates or surveys - the same city first, then the same county and ZIP area. Every figure is CMS's: the overall star rating, the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital, the median time emergency patients spent before leaving, and how many death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS found better or worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | CMS stars | Would recommend | ER median time | Vs the nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Seton Medical Center AustinThis hospital | 3/5 | 67% | 3 h 4 min | 2 better 2 worse |
| St David's Medical CenterSame city | 4/5 | 75% | 2 h 40 min | 5 better 1 worse |
| St David's South Austin Medical CenterSame city | 3/5 | 70% | 2 h 18 min | 3 better 3 worse |
| Dell Seton Med Center at the University of TxSame city | 4/5 | 78% | 4 h 9 min | 1 better |
| Northwest Hills Surgical HospitalSame city | Not rated | 79% | — | No different |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- AustinSame city | Not rated | 85% | 1 h 57 min | 1 worse |
Hospitals differ in size and in how sick their patients are. CMS adjusts its outcome measures for that, but a star or a percentage is a starting point for questions, not a verdict. All hospitals in Austin.
Deaths
How many patients died within 30 days of admission, adjusted by CMS for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients, hospital-wide 2,596 cases | Too few cases | 3.3% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 80 cases | Too few cases | 10.4% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 245 cases | Too few cases | 9.6% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 264 cases | Too few cases | 16.4% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 193 cases | Too few cases | 10.5% | 11.9% |
| COPD 47 cases | Too few cases | 8% | 8.6% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 50 cases | Too few cases | 2% | 2.4% |
Complications
How often patients had serious complications, most of them after surgery, adjusted for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2024.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious complications, combined measure | No different | 0.83 likely 0.52 – 1.13 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 151 cases | Too few cases | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 71 cases | No different | 176.6 per 1,000 likely 129.95 per 1,000 – 223.24 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 3,543 cases | No different | 0.55 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.23 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 4,302 cases | No different | 0.15 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.35 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 4,597 cases | No different | 0.23 per 1,000 likely 0.03 per 1,000 – 0.42 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 1,370 cases | No different | 2.52 per 1,000 likely 1.08 per 1,000 – 3.96 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 822 cases | No different | 1.35 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.91 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 811 cases | No different | 7.44 per 1,000 likely 1.39 per 1,000 – 13.48 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 1,471 cases | No different | 3.21 per 1,000 likely 1.2 per 1,000 – 5.21 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 792 cases | No different | 3.93 per 1,000 likely 0.73 per 1,000 – 7.14 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 347 cases | No different | 1.61 per 1,000 likely 0.14 per 1,000 – 3.07 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 1,006 cases | No different | 0.79 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.74 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
Infections caught in the hospital
Standardized infection ratio: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one. Lower is better. Data from Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodstream infections from central lines (CLABSI) | Better | 0.54 likely 0.27 – 0.95 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | Better | 0.39 likely 0.17 – 0.78 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 1.33 likely 0.62 – 2.52 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | No different | 0.4 likely 0.02 – 1.96 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0.55 likely 0.24 – 1.09 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.27 likely 0.15 – 0.45 | 1 |
Readmissions and return visits
How often patients had to come back to a hospital after going home. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2023 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readmitted after a heart attack 147 cases | Too few cases | 14.5% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 395 cases | Too few cases | 20.3% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 362 cases | Too few cases | 16.5% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 71 cases | Too few cases | 20.2% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 50 cases | Too few cases | 9.3% | 11% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 181 cases | Too few cases | 5.9% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 109 cases | Too few cases | 27.8 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 289 cases | Too few cases | 7.8 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 294 cases | Too few cases | -11.9 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 43 cases | No different | 12.7 per 1,000 likely 9.3 per 1,000 – 17.5 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 36 cases | No different | 10.7 per 100 likely 7.3 per 100 – 15.6 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 36 cases | No different | 5.5 per 100 likely 3.5 per 100 – 8.7 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 163 cases | No different | 1 likely 0.7 – 1.3 | — |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
194 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry. The same address can take in offices and clinics in the building, and a listing does not prove admitting privileges or current employment.
| Specialty | Clinicians |
|---|---|
| Emergency Medicine | 26 |
| Neonatal | 23 |
| Acute Care | 14 |
| Internal Medicine | 13 |
| Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine | 13 |
| Physician Assistant | 9 |
| Family | 8 |
| Lactation Consultant, Non-RN | 7 |
| Pediatrics | 7 |
| Hospitalist | 5 |
| Neonatal, Critical Care | 5 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 5 |
First 12 alphabetically
Money from drug and device companies
Drug and device makers have to report what they pay teaching hospitals to CMS's Open Payments program. At many teaching hospitals most of it is research funding, or royalties for inventions the hospital licensed to a company. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.
- 2021 $604,333
- 2022 $1.2M
- 2023 $505,149
- 2024 $682,139
- 2025 $2.1M
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Medical devices and supplies on long-term loan | $54,000 | 5 |
| Debt forgiveness | $46,411 | 19 |
| Speaking, teaching and other services | $33,600 | 1 |
| Grants | $5,000 | 1 |
| Space rental and facility fees | $684 | 1 |
| Food and beverage | $350 | 3 |
| Gifts | $269 | 1 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Janssen Research & Development, LLC | $767,117 | 116 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $542,319 | 31 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $220,738 | 34 |
| Surmodics, Inc. | $74,295 | 11 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $71,169 | 33 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $53,468 | 17 |
| United Therapeutics Corporation | $51,242 | 19 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $44,242 | 3 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Milvexian, an Oral … Janssen Research & Development, LLC | $393,037 |
| The PROGRESS Trial – Continued Access 2021-01-CAP Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $380,211 |
| A Study of Milvexian in Participants After an Acute Ischemic Stroke or High-Risk Transient Ischemic Attack- LIBREXIA-STROKE (LIBREXIA-STROK) Janssen Research & Development, LLC | $323,434 |
| The PROGRESS Trial 2021-01 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $162,108 |
| NCT05932615--ENVISION IDE Trial: Safety and Effectiveness of NAVITOR in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Abbott Laboratories | $118,123 |
| Pounce Thrombectomy System Retrospective Registry (PROWL) Surmodics, Inc. · NCT05868161 | $74,295 |
| NCT04198870--MitraClip REPAIR MR Study Abbott Laboratories | $58,413 |
| AN OPEN-LABEL EXTENSION STUDY TO ASSESS THE LONG-TERM SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF DUPILUMAB IN PATIENTS >=6 MONTHS TO <18 YEARS OF AGE WITH ATOPIC DERMATI… Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · NCT02612454 | $47,327 |
Amounts are as the paying companies reported them to CMS; Open Payments data retrieved 13 Sep 2026. Full record on CMS Open Payments.
How to read this page
- Everything here is published by CMS on Care Compare. We arrange it and explain it; the star ratings and the better / worse verdicts are CMS's, not ours.
- “No different” is the most common result on most measures at most hospitals. CMS only calls a result better or worse when the difference from the national rate is statistically clear.
- Death, complication and readmission rates are adjusted by CMS for how sick patients were, so hospitals that treat sicker patients can be compared fairly.
- Infection results are ratios: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one, below 1.0 is fewer.
- These are hospital-wide results. They do not rate an individual doctor, nurse or department, and they are not medical advice.
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Common questions about Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
Is Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin a good hospital?
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Of the 26 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on 2. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin?
67% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 447 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 3 h 4 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
Does Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $2.1M in payments to Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin for 2025, most of it research funding, under the federal Open Payments program. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.