CMS certification 450068
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center
6411 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. 71% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 25 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 7 and worse on 2. Emergency patients spend a median of 4 h 12 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: 2,509 completed surveys, 15% 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. CMS classes this emergency department's patient volume as very high; busier departments tend to have longer times, so the national median for departments of the same volume is shown too. 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 · 454 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 3 h 21 min | 4 h 12 min | 2 h 25 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 26 visits sampled | 10 h 8 min | 3 h 53 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 105,827 patients | 5% | 1% | 2% |
| Stroke symptoms: brain scan read within 45 minutes Higher is better · 23 patients | 61% | 67% | 69% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 229 patients | 39% | 68% | 65% |
How Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterThis hospital | 4/5 | 71% | 4 h 12 min | 7 better 2 worse |
| Baylor St Lukes Medical CenterSame city | 4/5 | 66% | 2 h 45 min | 5 better 1 worse |
| Harris HealthSame city | 3/5 | 71% | 6 h 7 min | 1 better 2 worse |
| Houston Methodist HospitalSame city | 5/5 | 82% | 2 h 39 min | 13 better 3 worse |
| Houston VA Medical CenterSame city | 5/5 | 71% | — | 4 better 2 worse |
| Texas Orthopedic HospitalSame city | Not rated | 83% | 1 h 45 min | 3 better |
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 Houston.
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 6,309 cases | Too few cases | 2.8% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 150 cases | Too few cases | 12.3% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 418 cases | Too few cases | 8.2% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 364 cases | Too few cases | 12.3% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 976 cases | Too few cases | 9.6% | 11.9% |
| COPD 71 cases | Too few cases | 12.3% | 8.6% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 101 cases | Too few cases | 2.9% | 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 | 1.05 likely 0.84 – 1.27 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 35 cases | Too few cases | 4.5% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 360 cases | No different | 158.49 per 1,000 likely 130.91 per 1,000 – 186.06 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 9,104 cases | No different | 0.61 per 1,000 likely 0.24 per 1,000 – 0.97 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 9,923 cases | No different | 0.22 per 1,000 likely 0.05 per 1,000 – 0.39 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 9,628 cases | No different | 0.18 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.35 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 3,572 cases | No different | 2.88 per 1,000 likely 1.75 per 1,000 – 4.02 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 996 cases | No different | 1.07 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.46 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 1,048 cases | No different | 5.9 per 1,000 likely 1.25 per 1,000 – 10.54 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 3,925 cases | Worse | 5.51 per 1,000 likely 4.11 per 1,000 – 6.91 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 1,039 cases | No different | 8.07 per 1,000 likely 5.09 per 1,000 – 11.06 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 612 cases | No different | 1.71 per 1,000 likely 0.33 per 1,000 – 3.09 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 2,066 cases | No different | 1 per 1,000 likely 0.15 per 1,000 – 1.85 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 | 0.32 likely 0.2 – 0.49 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | Better | 0.23 likely 0.13 – 0.4 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 1.26 likely 0.76 – 1.97 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | No different | 1.36 likely 0.55 – 2.82 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0.88 likely 0.6 – 1.23 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.13 likely 0.08 – 0.19 | 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 414 cases | Too few cases | 14% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 1,092 cases | Too few cases | 21.4% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 861 cases | Too few cases | 17.2% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 211 cases | Too few cases | 20.2% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 95 cases | Too few cases | 9.9% | 11% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 36 cases | Too few cases | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 200 cases | Too few cases | 15.5 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 517 cases | Too few cases | 6 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 380 cases | Too few cases | 6 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 1,039 cases | No different | 11.6 per 1,000 likely 8.9 per 1,000 – 15.2 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 128 cases | No different | 11.4 per 100 likely 8.5 per 100 – 14.7 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 128 cases | No different | 4.3 per 100 likely 2.8 per 100 – 6.3 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 645 cases | No different | 1.1 likely 0.9 – 1.4 | — |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
825 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry, plus 61 residents and trainees. 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 |
|---|---|
| Anesthesiology | 119 |
| Emergency Medicine | 84 |
| Acute Care | 60 |
| Diagnostic Radiology | 59 |
| Anesthesiologist Assistant | 48 |
| Physician Assistant | 44 |
| Pediatrics | 37 |
| Neonatal | 33 |
| Critical Care Medicine | 25 |
| Internal Medicine | 24 |
| Hospitalist | 19 |
| Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine | 19 |
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.
- 2019 $2.7M
- 2020 $667,375
- 2021 $1.4M
- 2022 $1.1M
- 2023 $272,114
- 2024 $1.3M
- 2025 $1.4M
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Space rental and facility fees | $1.1M | 59 |
| Debt forgiveness | $202,363 | 25 |
| Medical devices and supplies on long-term loan | $45,714 | 38 |
| Grants | $2,000 | 1 |
| Speaking, teaching and other services | $1,375 | 4 |
| Education | $1,129 | 1 |
| Travel and lodging | $769 | 3 |
| Charitable contributions | $585 | 1 |
| Food and beverage | $284 | 5 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $883,790 | 24 |
| Stryker Corporation | $215,373 | 18 |
| Beckman Coulter, Inc. | $75,000 | 1 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $54,007 | 3 |
| KLS-Martin L.P. | $52,397 | 16 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $26,880 | 6 |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. | $24,000 | 1 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $23,955 | 4 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| Bacterial vs Viral (MeMed) Beckman Coulter, Inc. | $75,000 |
| Enable - Hernia Medtronic, Inc. | $20,836 |
| US Post-Market Surveillance Study of the Surfacer System Merit Medical Systems Inc | $1,250 |
| The Merit Wrapsody AV Access Efficacy Study Merit Medical Systems Inc | $1,242 |
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 Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center
Is Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center a good hospital?
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Of the 25 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 7 and worse on 2. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center?
71% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 2,509 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 4 h 12 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). Among US emergency departments with very high patient volume, like this one, the median is 3 h 21 min. 5% of emergency patients left before being seen (US 2%). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
Does Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $1.4M in payments to Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center for 2025, under the federal Open Payments program. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.