CMS certification 450124
Dell Seton Med Center at the University of Tx
601 E 15th Street, Austin, TX 78701
Dell Seton Med Center at the University of Tx has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. 78% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 15 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 1 and worse on none. Emergency patients spend a median of 4 h 9 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: 431 completed surveys, 9% 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 · 335 visits sampled | 4 h 9 min | 2 h 25 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 48 visits sampled | 5 h 28 min | 3 h 53 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 142 patients | 42% | 68% | 65% |
How Dell Seton Med Center at the University of Tx 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Seton Med Center at the University of TxThis hospital | 4/5 | 78% | 4 h 9 min | 1 better |
| St David's South Austin Medical CenterSame city | 3/5 | 70% | 2 h 18 min | 3 better 3 worse |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center AustinSame city | 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 |
| 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 981 cases | Too few cases | 3.2% | 3.9% |
| Heart failure 29 cases | Too few cases | 9.7% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 55 cases | Too few cases | 14.4% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 173 cases | Too few cases | 10.4% | 11.9% |
3 more measures had too few cases here to report.
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 | 0.93 likely 0.55 – 1.3 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 25 cases | Too few cases | 3.9% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 58 cases | No different | 183.76 per 1,000 likely 136.69 per 1,000 – 230.83 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 1,766 cases | No different | 0.26 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.11 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 1,981 cases | Worse | 0.64 per 1,000 likely 0.41 per 1,000 – 0.86 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 1,915 cases | No different | 0.24 per 1,000 likely 0.04 per 1,000 – 0.45 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 784 cases | No different | 2.62 per 1,000 likely 1.08 per 1,000 – 4.15 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 302 cases | No different | 1.58 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 3.26 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 331 cases | No different | 9.15 per 1,000 likely 1.25 per 1,000 – 17.04 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 807 cases | No different | 3.13 per 1,000 likely 0.94 per 1,000 – 5.33 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 277 cases | No different | 4.86 per 1,000 likely 1.01 per 1,000 – 8.71 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 149 cases | No different | 1.98 per 1,000 likely 0.5 per 1,000 – 3.47 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 389 cases | No different | 1.42 per 1,000 likely 0.4 per 1,000 – 2.43 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) | No different | 0.63 likely 0.36 – 1.03 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | Better | 0.25 likely 0.11 – 0.5 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 0.32 likely 0.05 – 1.07 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0.65 likely 0.24 – 1.44 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | No different | 0.97 likely 0.68 – 1.33 | 1 |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
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 heart failure 65 cases | Too few cases | 21.8% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 92 cases | Too few cases | 17.3% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 27 cases | Too few cases | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 31 cases | Too few cases | 7.4 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 58 cases | Too few cases | -1.2 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 102 cases | No different | 12.5 per 1,000 likely 9.3 per 1,000 – 17 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 54 cases | No different | 1 likely 0.7 – 1.5 | — |
7 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
117 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 | 24 |
| Internal Medicine | 20 |
| Adult Health | 7 |
| Emergency Medical Services | 7 |
| Surgery | 7 |
| Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology | 6 |
| Family | 5 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 5 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | 4 |
| Hospice and Palliative Medicine | 3 |
| Acute Care | 2 |
| Diagnostic Radiology | 2 |
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 $466,855
- 2020 $623,510
- 2021 $595,008
- 2022 $217,961
- 2023 $171,682
- 2024 $1.6M
- 2025 $65,247
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Space rental and facility fees | $3,500 | 1 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Genentech, Inc. | $61,747 | 12 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $3,500 | 1 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| Phase 3 randomized mosunetuzumab with polatuzumab in comparison with R GemOx in R R NHL Genentech, Inc. | $61,747 |
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 Dell Seton Med Center at the University of Tx
Is Dell Seton Med Center at the University of Tx a good hospital?
Dell Seton Med Center at the University of Tx has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Of the 15 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 1 and worse on none. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Dell Seton Med Center at the University of Tx?
78% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 431 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Dell Seton Med Center at the University of Tx emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 4 h 9 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 Dell Seton Med Center at the University of Tx receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $65,247 in payments to Dell Seton Med Center at the University of Tx 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.