Bellville General HospitalBellville, TX
Bellville General Hospital is a public acute care hospital in Bellville, Texas, with an emergency department. As of the July 2026 CMS release, patients treated and sent home spend a median of 1 hr 44 min in its emergency department, 43 min shorter than the Texas average of 2 hr 27 min.
- Time ZoneCST
- CountyAustin
- Emergency CapableYes
- FIPS48015
- Area Code979
Visiting Bellville General Hospital
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Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients spend an average of 1 hour 44 minutes in the emergency department at Bellville General Hospital. That is 43 minutes shorter than the Texas average of 2 hours 27 minutes.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Bellville General Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Infections, complications and deaths
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide
Other complications
None of the other safety indicators CMS compares was statistically better or worse than national.
All 3 complication measures
| Measure | This hospital | U.S. | CMS comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores)per 1,000 patients | 0.62 | 0.63 | Same as national |
| Falls in the hospital that caused a broken boneper 1,000 patients | 0.27 | 0.27 | Same as national |
| Collapsed lung caused by a medical procedureper 1,000 patients | 0.21 | 0.21 | Same as national |
"Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national benchmark statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Infection results compare the infections a hospital reported with the number predicted for a hospital of its size and type (a ratio below 1 means fewer than predicted). Death and complication rates are risk-adjusted for how sick patients were. Each death rate counts deaths within 30 days of a hospital stay, pooled over one to three years of Medicare patients depending on the measure. About the data.
Readmissions and return visits
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Medicare patients
On the 2 readmission and return-visit measures CMS could compare, Bellville General Hospital was no different from the national rate or its expected level.
Return trips after a stay or procedure
Readmission rates count Medicare patients who were admitted to any acute-care hospital within 30 days of leaving this one, adjusted for how sick they were. "Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national rate statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Return-day and outpatient-surgery measures compare the hospital with what CMS expected for its own patients. The Readmissions Reduction Program ratios are shown as CMS publishes them; whether a hospital's payments are reduced depends on how its ratios compare with similar hospitals, so a ratio above 1.00 alone doesn't mean a penalty. About the data.
Timely and effective care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Bellville General Hospital's emergency department is classed by CMS as low volume.
| Measure | This hospital | U.S.* |
|---|---|---|
| Typical time in the ER before going homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving, for ER patients sent home (not counting mental health patients or transfers). Lower is better. 742 patients. | 104 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 21 patients. | 170 min | 257 min |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 77 patients. | 289 min | 287 min |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 5,215 patients. | 1% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 111 patients. | 36% | 78% |
| Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepinePatients sent home with prescriptions that raise the risk of overdose when combined. Lower is better. 32 patients. | 6% | 15% |
| Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better. 43 patients. | 9% | 90%* |
CMS publishes these process-of-care measures without a better/worse verdict, so the U.S. figure is shown for context; small differences, or results based on few patients, may not mean much. *Median of all hospitals CMS reports, where CMS publishes no national figure. About the data.
Medicare spending and payment programs
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program cuts Medicare payments by 1% for the quarter of hospitals with the worst scores. The Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program withholds a small share of every hospital's Medicare payments and pays it back according to the total performance score. A spending ratio of 1.00 equals the national median; spending reflects prices, the services patients received and care after discharge, not quality. Some hospitals, such as critical access, children's and cancer hospitals, are not part of these programs. About the data.
Doctors at Bellville General Hospital
36 Medicare-enrolled doctors and specialists list this hospital as an affiliation, across 14 specialties.
What Medicare paid at Bellville General Hospital
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · original Medicare patients · 2024
Average hospital charges and actual payments for the procedures Medicare patients most often had here, compared with the average for Texas.
Outpatient services
| Service | Services | Avg charge | Avg allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 Intraocular ProceduresAPC 5491 | 174 | $11,357 | $2,050 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5375 | 61 | $25,090 | $4,474 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5374 | 44 | $18,416 | $3,095 |
| Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011 | 37 | $8,418 | $2,384 |
| Level 3 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5373 | 28 | $9,087 | $1,797 |
Charges are the hospital's list prices; payments are what Medicare, the patient and any other insurer actually paid (for outpatient services, Medicare's allowed amount). Private insurance prices differ. "vs state" compares this hospital's average payment with the state average for the same stay. All procedure costs.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Dec 2024
As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare Texas hospital finances.
Who owns Bellville General Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Bellville Medical Center, a non-profit organization, incorporated 2010.
62 doctors and other clinicians list Bellville General Hospital as a hospital affiliation in Medicare's clinician directory.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
Non-profit finances
IRS Form 990 · tax year ending Dec 2023 · Bellville Hospital Foundation (EIN 74-1279334)
As filed with the IRS by Bellville Hospital Foundation. Matched by name and address, so check the filing to confirm it's the right organization. See the full Form 990 filings · Non-profit hospital finances.
The area around Bellville General Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Austin is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 16.
Mental health: Austin is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 14.
Dental: Parts of Austin are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 16.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Texas earn a median $95,970 a year. Healthcare salaries in Texas.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. Texas shortage areas
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Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Bellville, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.