CMS certification 450851
Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - Dallas
621 North Hall Street, Dallas, TX 75226
Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - Dallas has a CMS overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. 87% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 9 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on none and worse on 2.
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: 647 completed surveys, 24% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
How Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - Dallas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - DallasThis hospital | 5/5 | 87% | — | 2 worse |
| Medical City Dallas HospitalSame city | 3/5 | 66% | 2 h 20 min | 2 better 2 worse |
| North Central Surgical Center LLPSame city | Not rated | 79% | 1 h 48 min | No different |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasSame city | 4/5 | 72% | 2 h 38 min | 8 better 1 worse |
| Texas Institute for Surgery at Presbyterian HospitSame city | Not rated | 88% | — | No different |
| Dallas Medical CenterSame city | 3/5 | 62% | 2 h 17 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 Dallas.
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 989 cases | Too few cases | 3.7% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 114 cases | Too few cases | 10.2% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 153 cases | Too few cases | 9.3% | 11.1% |
4 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 | 0.83 likely 0.43 – 1.23 | 1 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 930 cases | No different | 0.36 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.39 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 1,860 cases | No different | 0.26 per 1,000 likely 0.05 per 1,000 – 0.46 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 1,960 cases | No different | 0.25 per 1,000 likely 0.04 per 1,000 – 0.47 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 953 cases | No different | 2.17 per 1,000 likely 0.69 per 1,000 – 3.64 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 460 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 528 cases | No different | 8.46 per 1,000 likely 1.58 per 1,000 – 15.34 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 944 cases | No different | 2.84 per 1,000 likely 0.46 per 1,000 – 5.22 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 502 cases | No different | 4.35 per 1,000 likely 0.39 per 1,000 – 8.31 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 35 cases | No different | 1.74 per 1,000 likely 0.22 per 1,000 – 3.26 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 167 cases | No different | 1.29 per 1,000 likely 0.22 per 1,000 – 2.36 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
2 more measures had too few cases here to report.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. diff intestinal infections | No different | 0 | 1 |
5 more measures 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 a heart attack 191 cases | Too few cases | 15.4% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 240 cases | Too few cases | 21.7% | 21.3% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 138 cases | Too few cases | 35.5 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 191 cases | Too few cases | 7.9 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 326 cases | No different | 1 likely 0.7 – 1.3 | — |
9 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
80 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 |
|---|---|
| Vascular Surgery | 16 |
| Cardiovascular Disease | 15 |
| Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 7 |
| Acute Care | 6 |
| Interventional Cardiology | 6 |
| Family | 4 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 4 |
| Physician Assistant | 4 |
| Adult Health | 3 |
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | 3 |
| Medical | 2 |
| Nuclear Cardiology | 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 $149,444
- 2020 $76,693
- 2021 $39,952
- 2022 $10,162
- 2023 $112,091
- 2024 $748,431
- 2025 $948,170
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Medical devices and supplies on long-term loan | $30,000 | 1 |
| Space rental and facility fees | $297 | 1 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $405,600 | 9 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | $300,345 | 47 |
| M.A. Med Alliance S.A. | $202,977 | 36 |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. | $30,000 | 1 |
| SpectraWAVE, Inc | $7,200 | 1 |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | $1,750 | 1 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $297 | 1 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| Prevail Global Medtronic, Inc. | $340,065 |
| A Prospective Randomized Single-Blind Multicenter Study to Assess the Safety and Effectiveness of the SELUTION SLR 014 PTCA Drug Eluting Balloon in t… M.A. Med Alliance S.A. | $136,179 |
| Prospective, Multicenter, Single-Arm, Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Study of the Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) System With the S… Shockwave Medical, Inc | $130,756 |
| SPYRAL AFFIRM Medtronic, Inc. | $65,535 |
| Forward-Shifted Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) Technology in a Prospective, Multi-center, Single-arm Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Study Shockwave Medical, Inc | $64,716 |
| Efficacy of the COronary SInus Reducer in Patients With Refractory Angina II Shockwave Medical, Inc | $61,386 |
| A Prospective Randomized Single Blind Multicenter Study to Assess the Safety and Effectiveness of the SELUTION SLR 014 Drug Eluting Balloon in the Tr… M.A. Med Alliance S.A. | $33,979 |
| A Prospective Randomized Multicenter Single Blinded Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of the SELUTION SLR 018 Drug Eluting Balloon in the Treat… M.A. Med Alliance S.A. | $30,172 |
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 Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - Dallas
Is Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - Dallas a good hospital?
Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - Dallas has a CMS overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. Of the 9 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on none and worse on 2. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - Dallas?
87% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 647 completed HCAHPS surveys.
Does Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - Dallas have an emergency room?
Yes. CMS lists emergency services at Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - Dallas.
Does Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - Dallas receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $948,170 in payments to Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - Dallas 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.