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Austin hospitals gain top rating.
Medicare Centers award stars based on safety, patient experience, death rates, readmission rates and quality of care.
Published August 6, 2024 at 6:02am by Nicole Villalpando
The Olympics award gold medals, and the federal government's Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services awards stars.
The agency has released its latest rankings, and several Austin-area hospitals have achieved the highest honor:
Five Stars
- Ascension Seton Northwest, Hays, and Williamson Medical Centers
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Marble Falls
- St. David's Medical Center and South Austin Medical Center
medicare.gov has the full list.
Four Stars
- Ascension Seton Medical Center
- St. David's North Austin and Round Rock Medical Centers
- Cedar Park Regional Medical Center
Three Stars
- Dell Seton Medical Center at UT
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Round Rock
Two Stars
- Christus Santa Rosa Hospital San Marcos
One Star
- No local hospitals
Several other hospitals didn't have enough data to be ranked, including:
- Baylor Scott & White hospitals in Pflugerville, Lakeway, Buda, and Austin
- Ascension Seton Southwest, Bastrop, and Edgar B. Davis in Luling
- Ascension Seton Highland Lakes in Burnet
That's the medal count for Austin-area hospitals.
Read more: 6 Austin-area hospitals earn a 5-star rating. See which ones made the list