Big Spring State HospitalBig Spring, TX
Big Spring State Hospital is a public psychiatric hospital in Big Spring, Texas. CMS records show it does not provide emergency services.
- Time ZoneCST
- CountyHoward
- Emergency CapableNo
- FIPS48227
- Area Code432
Visiting Big Spring State Hospital
- Photo ID and your insurance, Medicare or Medicaid card
- A list of your medicines, doses and allergies
- Your doctor's name and phone number
- A phone charger
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for Big Spring State Hospital. That usually means too few cases to report, or no emergency department.
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 Big Spring State Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Psychiatric care quality
CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025
Big Spring State Hospital reports inpatient psychiatric quality results to Medicare. Discharge record sent: 87% here, against 63% nationally.
After discharge
During the stay
Source: CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program (Provider Data Catalog). Better/worse labels appear only where CMS itself compared the facility with the national rate; other figures are shown next to the national figure for context. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) or call 911.
Treatment programs near Big Spring State Hospital
Mental health and substance use programs within 30 miles, for care before or after a hospital stay. In a crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or call 911.
- 1.8mi Big Spring State Hospital 1901 North U.S. Highway 87, Big Spring, TX 432-268-7386
- 2.3mi West Texas Centers Howard County · 1501 West 11th Place, Big Spring, TX 432-288-4685
Source: SAMHSA, FindTreatment.gov. Call to confirm services, insurance and openings.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Aug 2025
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 Big Spring State Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Health and Human Services Commission, a non-profit organization.
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.
The area around Big Spring State Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Howard is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 16.
Mental health: Howard is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 18.
Dental: Howard is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 18.
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
Find doctors in Big Spring
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Big Spring, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.