Freestone Medical CenterFairfield, TX
Freestone Medical Center is a public acute care hospital in Fairfield, Texas, with an emergency department. As of the July 2026 CMS release, patients treated and sent home spend a median of 2 hr 2 min in its emergency department, 25 min shorter than the Texas average of 2 hr 27 min.
- Time ZoneCST
- CountyFreestone
- Emergency CapableYes
- FIPS48161
- Area Code903
Visiting Freestone Medical Center
- 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
Patients spend an average of 2 hours 2 minutes in the emergency department at Freestone Medical Center. That is 25 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 Freestone Medical Center. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Infections, complications and deaths
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide
Death rates within 30 days
| Patients treated for | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia patients | 15.0% | 15.2% |
| Hospital-wide, all conditions | 4.1% | 3.9% |
Risk-adjusted rates. CMS has not published a statistical better/worse comparison for these death rates in the current release, so small differences from the U.S. rate may be chance.
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 | 0.61 | 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.
Nearby ERs with shorter visits
Readmissions and return visits
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Medicare patients · Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Back in the hospital within 30 days
| After a stay for | This hospital | U.S. | CMS comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart failure | 21.4% | 21.3% | Not compared |
| Pneumonia | 16.7% | 17.3% | Not compared |
Return trips after a stay or procedure
Medicare's readmission program
Excess readmission ratio: this hospital's predicted readmissions divided by the number expected for a typical hospital with the same patients. Above 1.00 means more readmissions than expected.
| Condition | Ratio | Patients | Readmissions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 0.986 | – | Fewer than expected |
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
Freestone Medical Center's emergency department is classed by CMS as low volume.
| Measure | This hospital | U.S.* |
|---|---|---|
| Sepsis: got all recommended early treatmentPatients with severe sepsis or septic shock who received every step of the recommended early care bundle. Higher is better. 13 patients. | 62% | 65% |
| 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. 351 patients. | 122 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 40 patients. | 256 min | 287 min |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 9,297 patients. | 2% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 176 patients. | 86% | 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. 41 patients. | 7% | 15% |
| Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better. 24 patients. | 46% | 93% |
| Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better. 177 patients. | 87% | 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 Freestone Medical Center
29 Medicare-enrolled doctors and specialists list this hospital as an affiliation, across 11 specialties.
What Medicare paid at Freestone Medical Center
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.
Hospital stays
| Stay | Stays | Avg charge | Avg payment | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart failure and shock with major complicationsDRG 291 | 12 | $35,194 | $13,407 | +13% |
| Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with major complicationsDRG 193 | 11 | $36,071 | $13,625 | +19% |
Outpatient services
| Service | Services | Avg charge | Avg allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011 | 66 | $17,454 | $2,375 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5112 | 15 | $10,032 | $1,320 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5113 | 11 | $13,905 | $2,605 |
| Level 2 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and DrainageAPC 5072 | – | – | – |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5114 | – | – | – |
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 Sep 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 Freestone Medical Center
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
74 doctors and other clinicians list Freestone Medical Center 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.
The area around Freestone Medical Center
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Freestone is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 12.
Mental health: Freestone is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 17.
Dental: Freestone is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 13.
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 Fairfield
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Fairfield, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.