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Plains Memorial Hospital vs Swisher Memorial Hospital vs Muleshoe Area Medical Center

Side by side on Medicare (CMS) ratings, patient survey results, ER times, infections, readmissions and more.

Hospital comparison: Plains Memorial Hospital, Swisher Memorial Hospital and Muleshoe Area Medical Center
3 hospitals Plains Memorial Hospital Dimmitt, TX ✕ Remove Swisher Memorial Hospital Tulia, TX ✕ Remove Muleshoe Area Medical Center Muleshoe, TX ✕ Remove
Overview
Location Dimmitt, TX Tulia, TX Muleshoe, TX
Hospital type Critical Access Critical Access Critical Access
Ownership Government - Local Voluntary Non-Profit - Private Proprietary
Emergency room Yes Yes Yes
Beds – – 25
Ratings
Google rating 2.0 of 5 (3 reviews) 4.0 of 5 (8 reviews) 2.0 of 5 (9 reviews)
Emergency room
Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home 1 hr 56 min 2 hr 1 min 1 hr 53 min
Safety
Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 3.5% – –
Timely care
Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better 116 min 121 min 113 min
Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeLower is better 175 min 184 min 201 min
Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better 210 min 194 min 288 min
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better 59% – –
Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better – 60% –

"Better" or "worse" means CMS found a statistically significant difference from the national rate. Figures without a verdict are shown for context; small differences may be chance. A dash means CMS has no result for that hospital, often because it treats too few patients for that measure. About the data.

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How to compare hospitals

Start with the CMS overall star rating, which rolls up deaths, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. Then look at the measures that matter for your situation: infection and complication results before surgery, maternity measures if you're expecting, and ER times for emergencies.

Most hospitals are "no different from national" on most measures. A single "worse" result covers one measure over a past period; ask the hospital about it rather than ruling it out. In an emergency, go to the nearest emergency room or call 911.