facebook tracking Ahs East Texas Health System, LLC: hospitals, ratings and penalties (7 hospitals)

Ahs East Texas Health System, LLC: hospitals, ratings and penalties

Ahs East Texas Health System, LLC is listed in Medicare records with 5% or more direct ownership in 7 hospitals in 1 state. Here is each one's star rating, Medicare penalties and size.

For-profit Based in Brentwood, TN
Average CMS star rating
3.5 of 5
Ahs East Texas Health System, LLC3.5
All U.S. hospitals3.2

Across 6 rated hospitals, above the U.S. average.

Patient-safety (HAC) penalty
Not in program

None of these hospitals has a Hospital-Acquired Condition result this year.

Hospitals
7

In 1 state.

Beds and charity care
647 beds

$49.5 million in charity care (cost of free or discounted care) in the latest full-year Medicare cost reports.

Highest- and lowest-rated Ahs East Texas Health System, LLC hospitals

By CMS overall star rating (1 to 5). Ties are broken by the patient survey rating.

Every Ahs East Texas Health System, LLC hospital

Click a column to sort. A dash means CMS has no rating or result for that hospital.

Hospital CMS stars Patient stars HAC penalty ER visit Beds
East Texas Medical Center AthensAthens, TX · Acute care – 2 hr 35 min 127
UT Health Carthage - First Physicians ClinicCarthage, TX · Acute care – – 1 hr 33 min 42
Etmc HendersonHenderson, TX · Acute care – 2 hr 13 min 41
East Texas Medical Center JacksonvilleJacksonville, TX · Acute care – – 1 hr 30 min 38
East Texas Medical Center PittsburgPittsburg, TX · Critical Access – 2 hr 20 min 25
UT Health East Texas Quitman HospitalQuitman, TX · Critical Access – 2 hr 16 min 25
East Texas Medical CenterTyler, TX · Acute care – 2 hr 36 min 349

CMS stars: overall hospital rating, 1 to 5. Patient stars: summary of the HCAHPS patient survey. HAC penalty: a 1% cut to all Medicare inpatient payments this year for the worst-scoring quarter of hospitals on hospital-acquired conditions; critical access, children's and some other hospitals are not in the program. ER visit: typical time from arrival to leaving the emergency department. Beds: from the latest Medicare cost report.

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Questions about Ahs East Texas Health System, LLC

How many hospitals does Ahs East Texas Health System, LLC own?

Ahs East Texas Health System, LLC is listed in Medicare enrollment records with 5% or more direct ownership in 7 hospitals with a page on this site, in 1 state: Texas (7). Records can lag behind recent sales and mergers.

How are Ahs East Texas Health System, LLC hospitals rated?

The 6 hospitals with a CMS overall star rating average 3.5 of 5 stars, above the U.S. average of 3.2. Highest rated: Etmc Henderson (5 stars), UT Health Carthage - First Physicians Clinic (5 stars), UT Health East Texas Quitman Hospital (4 stars). Lowest rated: East Texas Medical Center (2 stars), East Texas Medical Center Athens (2 stars), East Texas Medical Center Pittsburg (3 stars).

Are any Ahs East Texas Health System, LLC hospitals penalized by Medicare?

None of its hospitals has a Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) result this year.

What kind of organization is Ahs East Texas Health System, LLC?

In Medicare records it is marked as for-profit, based in Brentwood, TN. Owners describe themselves in these records; CMS does not verify the labels.

Does Ahs East Texas Health System, LLC run these hospitals?

Ahs East Texas Health System, LLC is listed as an owner or partner, not as having operational or managerial control. Organizations with 5% or more ownership, including investors in a publicly traded parent company, must be reported even if they don't run the hospital.

Hospitals list their owners in Medicare enrollment records: organizations with 5% or more ownership (direct or through other companies), partners, and organizations with operational or managerial control. A large investor can appear because it holds 5% of a publicly traded parent company, which does not mean it runs the hospitals. Records can lag behind recent sales and mergers.

Source: CMS Hospital All Owners and Hospital Enrollments (data.cms.gov), CMS Care Compare and Hospital Provider Cost Reports. About the data.