Best Hospitals in Texas (2026): 216 Ranked by CMS Stars

State rank #14 of 50 In the middle of the pack · all states

Average rating 3.38 stars +0.16 vs U.S. U.S. is 3.21

Rated 4–5 stars 48% 103 of 216 hospitals

Rated 1–2 stars 20% 44 of 216 hospitals

Top 5 hospitals in Texas by CMS stars

#	Hospital	City
1	Baptist Neighborhood Hospital Thousand Oaks	San Antonio
2	Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital	Dallas
3	Baylor Medical Center at Irving	Irving
4	Centennial Medical Center	Frisco
5	Denton Community Hospital	Denton

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How Texas hospitals are rated

Number of rated hospitals at each star level. Pick a level to filter the list below.

All 216 rated hospitals in Texas

Sorted from the highest CMS overall rating to the lowest. 322 other Texas hospitals in our directory have no CMS rating, usually because they report too few measures.

Showing the top 25 of 216 hospitals

Texas hospitals by CMS overall star rating, October 2026
Hospital	City	Type
Baptist Neighborhood Hospital Thousand OaksSan Antonio Acute care	San Antonio	Acute care
Baylor Heart and Vascular HospitalDallas Acute care	Dallas	Acute care
Baylor Medical Center at IrvingIrving Acute care	Irving	Acute care
Centennial Medical CenterFrisco Acute care	Frisco	Acute care
Denton Community HospitalDenton Acute care	Denton	Acute care
ETMC HendersonHenderson Acute care	Henderson	Acute care
Houston Methodist Baytown HospitalBaytown Acute care	Baytown	Acute care
Houston Methodist Clear Lake HospitalNassau Bay Acute care	Nassau Bay	Acute care
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Houston Methodist Sugar Land HospitalSugar Land Acute care	Sugar Land	Acute care
Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands Acute care	The Woodlands	Acute care
Houston Methodist West HospitalHouston Acute care	Houston	Acute care
Houston VA Medical CenterHouston VA	Houston	VA
Knapp Medical CenterWeslaco Acute care	Weslaco	Acute care
Matagorda General HospitalBay City Acute care	Bay City	Acute care
Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston Acute care	Houston	Acute care
San Antonio VA Medical Center (VA South Texas Healthcare System)San Antonio VA	San Antonio	VA
Scott & White Memorial HospitalTemple Acute care	Temple	Acute care
Seton Highland LakesBurnet Critical Access	Burnet	Critical Access
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital AllianceFort Worth Acute care	Fort Worth	Acute care
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital CleburneCleburne Acute care	Cleburne	Acute care
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest FFort Worth Acute care	Fort Worth	Acute care
Texas Health Hospital MansfieldMansfield Acute care	Mansfield	Acute care
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower MoundFlower Mound Acute care	Flower Mound	Acute care
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital RockwallRockwall Acute care	Rockwall	Acute care
Texas Spine and Joint HospitalTyler Acute care	Tyler	Acute care
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The Heart Hospital Baylor DentonDenton Acute care	Denton	Acute care
The Methodist HospitalHouston Acute care	Houston	Acute care
UT Health Carthage - First Physicians ClinicCarthage Acute care	Carthage	Acute care
VA Amarillo Healthcare SystemAmarillo VA	Amarillo	VA
Baylor All Saints Medical Center at FwFort Worth Acute care	Fort Worth	Acute care
Baylor Medical Center at WaxahachieWaxahachie Acute care	Waxahachie	Acute care
Baylor Regional Medical Center at GrapevineGrapevine Acute care	Grapevine	Acute care
Baylor Regional Medical Center at PlanoPlano Acute care	Plano	Acute care
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble FallsMarble Falls Acute care	Marble Falls	Acute care
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College StatiCollege Station Acute care	College Station	Acute care
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center PflugervillePflugerville Acute care	Pflugerville	Acute care
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center McKinneyMc Kinney Acute care	Mc Kinney	Acute care
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas Acute care	Dallas	Acute care
Brazosport Regional Health SystemLake Jackson Acute care	Lake Jackson	Acute care
CHI St Lukes Health Memorial LivingstonLivingston Acute care	Livingston	Acute care
CHRISTUS HospitalBeaumont Acute care	Beaumont	Acute care
CHRISTUS Jasper Memorial HospitalJasper Acute care	Jasper	Acute care
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur SpringsSulphur Springs Acute care	Sulphur Springs	Acute care
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital-San MarcosSan Marcos Acute care	San Marcos	Acute care
Clear Lake Regional Medical CenterWebster Acute care	Webster	Acute care
Covenant Hospital PlainviewPlainview Acute care	Plainview	Acute care
Cuero Community HospitalCuero Acute care	Cuero	Acute care
Denton Regional Medical CenterDenton Acute care	Denton	Acute care
Doctors Hospital of LaredoLaredo Acute care	Laredo	Acute care
Good Shepherd Medical Center MarshallMarshall Acute care	Marshall	Acute care
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Harlingen Medical CenterHarlingen Acute care	Harlingen	Acute care
HCA Houston Healthcare Medical CenterHouston Acute care	Houston	Acute care
Hill Country Memorial HospitalFredericksburg Acute care	Fredericksburg	Acute care
Hillcrest Baptist Medical CenterWaco Acute care	Waco	Acute care
JPS Health NetworkFort Worth Acute care	Fort Worth	Acute care
Lake Pointe Medical CenterRowlett Acute care	Rowlett	Acute care
Laredo Medical CenterLaredo Acute care	Laredo	Acute care
Las Colinas Medical CenterIrving Acute care	Irving	Acute care
Lavaca Medical CenterHallettsville Critical Access	Hallettsville	Critical Access
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical CenterHouston Acute care	Houston	Acute care
Memorial Hermann Sugar Land HospitalSugar Land Acute care	Sugar Land	Acute care
Memorial Hermann Texas Medical CenterHouston Acute care	Houston	Acute care
Memorial Medical CenterPort Lavaca Critical Access	Port Lavaca	Critical Access
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio Acute care	San Antonio	Acute care
Methodist Hospital for SurgeryAddison Acute care	Addison	Acute care
Methodist Mansfield Medical CenterMansfield Acute care	Mansfield	Acute care
Methodist Midlothian Medical CenterMidlothian Acute care	Midlothian	Acute care
Methodist Richardson Medical CenterRichardson Acute care	Richardson	Acute care
Methodist Stone Oak HospitalSan Antonio Acute care	San Antonio	Acute care
Mission Regional Medical CenterMission Acute care	Mission	Acute care
North Texas Medical CenterGainesville Acute care	Gainesville	Acute care
Resolute Health HospitalNew Braunfels Acute care	New Braunfels	Acute care
Rio Grande Regional HospitalMcAllen Acute care	McAllen	Acute care
Rollins Brook Community HospitalLampasas Critical Access	Lampasas	Critical Access
Scott & White Hospital-Round RockRound Rock Acute care	Round Rock	Acute care
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Seton Medical Center Harker HeightsHarker Heights Acute care	Harker Heights	Acute care
Seton Medical Center WilliamsonRound Rock Acute care	Round Rock	Acute care
Seton Northwest HospitalAustin Acute care	Austin	Acute care
Sid Peterson Memorial HospitalKerrville Acute care	Kerrville	Acute care
South Texas Health SystemEdinburg Acute care	Edinburg	Acute care
St Davids HospitalAustin Acute care	Austin	Acute care
St Lukes Episcopal HospitalHouston Acute care	Houston	Acute care
St Luke's Hospital at the VintageHouston Acute care	Houston	Acute care
Temple VA Medical Center (VA Central Texas Healthcare System)Temple VA	Temple	VA
Texas Health Arlington Memorial HospitalArlington Acute care	Arlington	Acute care
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth Acute care	Fort Worth	Acute care
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital AzleAzle Acute care	Azle	Acute care
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital StephenvillStephenville Acute care	Stephenville	Acute care
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-BedfordBedford Acute care	Bedford	Acute care
Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital ArlingtonArlington Acute care	Arlington	Acute care
Texas Health Hospital FriscoFrisco Acute care	Frisco	Acute care
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital AllenAllen Acute care	Allen	Acute care
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasDallas Acute care	Dallas	Acute care
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital PlanoPlano Acute care	Plano	Acute care
Texoma Medical CenterDenison Acute care	Denison	Acute care
The Corpus Christi Medical CenterCorpus Christi Acute care	Corpus Christi	Acute care
The Heart Hospital Baylor PlanoPlano Acute care	Plano	Acute care
The Womans Hospital of TexasHouston Acute care	Houston	Acute care
Trinity Mother Frances SystemTyler Acute care	Tyler	Acute care
University Medical Center at BrackenridgeAustin Acute care	Austin	Acute care
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University of Texas Health Science Center at TylerTyler Acute care	Tyler	Acute care
UT Health East Texas Quitman HospitalQuitman Critical Access	Quitman	Critical Access
UT Southwestern University HospitalDallas Acute care	Dallas	Acute care
AdventHealth Central TexasKilleen Acute care	Killeen	Acute care
Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio Acute care	San Antonio	Acute care
Baylor Medical Center at FriscoFrisco Acute care	Frisco	Acute care
Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital at ShermaSherman Acute care	Sherman	Acute care
Cedar Park Regional Medical CenterCedar Park Acute care	Cedar Park	Acute care
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa HospitalSan Antonio Acute care	San Antonio	Acute care
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital AliceAlice Acute care	Alice	Acute care
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi Acute care	Corpus Christi	Acute care
CHRISTUS St Michael Health SystemTexarkana Acute care	Texarkana	Acute care
Citizens Medical CenterVictoria Acute care	Victoria	Acute care
Comanche County Medical CenterComanche Critical Access	Comanche	Critical Access
Connally Memorial Medical CenterFloresville Acute care	Floresville	Acute care
Covenant Medical CenterLubbock Acute care	Lubbock	Acute care
Dallas Medical CenterDallas Acute care	Dallas	Acute care
Dallas Regional Medical CenterMesquite Acute care	Mesquite	Acute care
Dallas VA Medical Center (VA North Texas Healthcare System)Dallas VA	Dallas	VA
Doctors Hospital at RenaissanceEdinburg Acute care	Edinburg	Acute care
East Texas Medical Center PittsburgPittsburg Critical Access	Pittsburg	Critical Access
El Campo Memorial HospitalEl Campo Acute care	El Campo	Acute care
Fort Duncan Medical CenterEagle Pass Acute care	Eagle Pass	Acute care
Harris County Hospital DistrictHouston Acute care	Houston	Acute care
HCA Houston Healthcare PearlandPearland Acute care	Pearland	Acute care
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HCA Houston Healthcare SoutheastPasadena Acute care	Pasadena	Acute care
Hendrick Medical CenterAbilene Acute care	Abilene	Acute care
Huguley Health SystemFort Worth Acute care	Fort Worth	Acute care
Kingwood Medical CenterKingwood Acute care	Kingwood	Acute care
Lake Granbury Medical CenterGranbury Acute care	Granbury	Acute care
Longview Regional Medical CenterLongview Acute care	Longview	Acute care
Medical Center HospitalOdessa Acute care	Odessa	Acute care
Medical Center of LewisvilleLewisville Acute care	Lewisville	Acute care
Medical Center of McKinneyMcKinney Acute care	McKinney	Acute care
Medical Center of PlanoPlano Acute care	Plano	Acute care
Medical City AllianceFort Worth Acute care	Fort Worth	Acute care
Medical City Dallas HospitalDallas Acute care	Dallas	Acute care
Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont HospitalBeaumont Acute care	Beaumont	Acute care
Memorial Hermann Katy HospitalKaty Acute care	Katy	Acute care
Memorial Hermann NortheastHumble Acute care	Humble	Acute care
Memorial Hermann Southwest HospitalHouston Acute care	Houston	Acute care
Methodist Charlton Medical CenterDallas Acute care	Dallas	Acute care
Methodist Dallas Medical CenterDallas Acute care	Dallas	Acute care
Methodist Hospital AtascosaJourdanton Acute care	Jourdanton	Acute care
Nacogdoches Medical CenterNacogdoches Acute care	Nacogdoches	Acute care
North Austin Medical CenterAustin Acute care	Austin	Acute care
Northwest Texas Healthcare SystemAmarillo Acute care	Amarillo	Acute care
Oakbend Medical CenterRichmond Acute care	Richmond	Acute care
Odessa Regional HospitalOdessa Acute care	Odessa	Acute care
Palo Pinto General HospitalMineral Wells Acute care	Mineral Wells	Acute care
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Parkland Health and Hospital SystemDallas Acute care	Dallas	Acute care
Patients Medical CenterPasadena Acute care	Pasadena	Acute care
Round Rock Medical CenterRound Rock Acute care	Round Rock	Acute care
Seton Medical Center AustinAustin Acute care	Austin	Acute care
Seton Medical Center HaysKyle Acute care	Kyle	Acute care
Shannon Medical CenterSan Angelo Acute care	San Angelo	Acute care
St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin Acute care	Austin	Acute care
St Joseph Medical CenterHouston Acute care	Houston	Acute care
St Luke's Sugar Land HospitalSugar Land Acute care	Sugar Land	Acute care
St Luke's the Woodlands HospitalConroe Acute care	Conroe	Acute care
The Medical Center of Southeast TexasPort Arthur Acute care	Port Arthur	Acute care
Titus Regional Medical CenterMt Pleasant Acute care	Mt Pleasant	Acute care
Tomball Regional HospitalTomball Acute care	Tomball	Acute care
United Regional Health Care SystemWichita Falls Acute care	Wichita Falls	Acute care
University Health SystemSan Antonio Acute care	San Antonio	Acute care
University Medical Center of El PasoEl Paso Acute care	El Paso	Acute care
University of Texas Medical Branch GalGalveston Acute care	Galveston	Acute care
Uvalde Memorial HospitalUvalde Critical Access	Uvalde	Critical Access
Val Verde Regional Medical CenterDel Rio Acute care	Del Rio	Acute care
Valley Baptist Medical Center - BrownsvilleBrownsville Acute care	Brownsville	Acute care
Woodland Heights Medical CenterLufkin Acute care	Lufkin	Acute care
Yoakum Community HospitalYoakum Critical Access	Yoakum	Critical Access
Baylor Medical Center at CarrolltonCarrollton Acute care	Carrollton	Acute care
BSA HospitalAmarillo Acute care	Amarillo	Acute care
CHI St Lukes Health Memorial LufkinLufkin Acute care	Lufkin	Acute care
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CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital BeevilleBeeville Acute care	Beeville	Acute care
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital KlebergKingsville Acute care	Kingsville	Acute care
Columbus Community HospitalColumbus Acute care	Columbus	Acute care
Conroe Regional Medical CenterConroe Acute care	Conroe	Acute care
Crescent Medical Center LancasterLancaster Acute care	Lancaster	Acute care
Detar Hospital NavarroVictoria Acute care	Victoria	Acute care
East Texas Medical CenterTyler Acute care	Tyler	Acute care
East Texas Medical Center AthensAthens Acute care	Athens	Acute care
Guadalupe Regional Medical CenterSeguin Acute care	Seguin	Acute care
Houston Northwest Medical CenterHouston Acute care	Houston	Acute care
Hunt Regional Medical CenterGreenville Acute care	Greenville	Acute care
Huntsville Memorial HospitalHuntsville Acute care	Huntsville	Acute care
Las Palmas Medical CenterEl Paso Acute care	El Paso	Acute care
Lubbock Heart HospitalLubbock Acute care	Lubbock	Acute care
Medical Center of ArlingtonArlington Acute care	Arlington	Acute care
Nacogdoches Memorial HospitalNacogdoches Acute care	Nacogdoches	Acute care
Navarro Regional HospitalCorsicana Acute care	Corsicana	Acute care
North Hills HospitalNorth Richland Hills Acute care	North Richland Hills	Acute care
Plaza Medical Center of Fort WorthFort Worth Acute care	Fort Worth	Acute care
Providence Health CenterWaco Acute care	Waco	Acute care
Providence Memorial HospitalEl Paso Acute care	El Paso	Acute care
Reeves County Hospital DistrictPecos Critical Access	Pecos	Critical Access
Sierra Medical CenterEl Paso Acute care	El Paso	Acute care
Sierra Providence East Medical CenterEl Paso Acute care	El Paso	Acute care
St Joseph Regional Health CenterBryan Acute care	Bryan	Acute care
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Starr County Memorial HospitalRio Grande City Acute care	Rio Grande City	Acute care
Texas Regional Medical Center at SunnyvaleSunnyvale Acute care	Sunnyvale	Acute care
The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain CampusEl Paso Acute care	El Paso	Acute care
University Medical CenterLubbock Acute care	Lubbock	Acute care
Valley Baptist Medical Center – HarlingenHarlingen Acute care	Harlingen	Acute care
Valley Regional Medical CenterBrownsville Acute care	Brownsville	Acute care
Weatherford Regional Medical CenterWeatherford Acute care	Weatherford	Acute care
White Rock Medical CenterDallas Acute care	Dallas	Acute care
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical CenterSherman Acute care	Sherman	Acute care
Brownwood Regional Medical CenterBrownwood Acute care	Brownwood	Acute care
Hill Regional HospitalHillsboro Critical Access	Hillsboro	Critical Access
Midland Memorial HospitalMidland Acute care	Midland	Acute care
Nocona General HospitalNocona Acute care	Nocona	Acute care
Palestine Regional Medical CenterPalestine Acute care	Palestine	Acute care
Paris Regional Medical CenterParis Acute care	Paris	Acute care
West Houston Medical CenterHouston Acute care	Houston	Acute care

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Latest national report: 79% of Utah's rated hospitals have 4 or 5 CMS stars; 14% of Mississippi's do (Nov 13, 2026)

How Texas compares with its neighbors

Rank	State	Avg stars	Rated 4–5 ★	5 ★ / 1 ★
#14	Texas	3.38	48%	29 / 7
#19	Oklahoma	3.29	45%	8 / 2
#43	Arkansas	2.86	26%	3 / 3
#44	Louisiana	2.81	22%	0 / 3
#49	New Mexico	2.48	17%	1 / 3

Questions about Texas hospital ratings

What are the best-rated hospitals in Texas?

29 Texas hospitals have the top 5-star CMS rating: Baptist Neighborhood Hospital Thousand Oaks (San Antonio), Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital (Dallas), Baylor Medical Center at Irving (Irving), Centennial Medical Center (Frisco), Denton Community Hospital (Denton), ETMC Henderson (Henderson) and 23 more, all listed on this page.

How does Texas rank for hospital quality?

Texas ranks #14 of 50 states. Its 216 rated hospitals average 3.38 stars, against a U.S. average of 3.21. 48% are rated 4 or 5 stars and 20% are rated 1 or 2 stars.

How many Texas hospitals have a 1-star rating?

7 of 216 rated Texas hospitals have the lowest 1-star rating, and 37 have 2 stars.

Why isn't my hospital on this list?

Only hospitals with a CMS overall star rating are listed. 322 other Texas hospitals in our directory have no rating, usually because they report too few measures. That is common for small rural, critical access and specialty hospitals. Every hospital still has its own page in the Texas hospital directory.

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Source: CMS Care Compare, Hospital General Information, published October 2026. Each facility is counted once by its CMS Certification Number. Updated automatically when CMS publishes new data.

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