Hospital

DELL SETON MED CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TX

CCN: 450124 · AUSTIN, TX 78701 · TRAVIS County

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Overview

Address
601 E 15TH STREET, AUSTIN, TX 78701
Phone
(512) 324-7000
Hospital Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Non-Profit
Emergency Services
No
2 /5
★★★★★
CMS Overall Rating
p7
Acute Care — General medical and surgical hospital participating in Medicare IPPS. Subject to CMS quality reporting and payment adjustment programs (VBP, HRRP, HAC).

CMS Star Rating — Quality Domain Breakdown

CMS computes the overall star rating from five quality domains. Each domain compares this hospital's measures against national benchmarks.

Mortality 4 of 7 measures reported
4
Better No different Worse
30-day death rates for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, COPD, stroke, CABG, and kidney disease.
Safety of Care 7 of 8 measures reported
1
6
Better No different Worse
Healthcare-associated infections and patient safety indicators (PSI-90 composite).
Readmission 6 of 11 measures reported
5
1
Better No different Worse
30-day unplanned readmission rates for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, COPD, hip/knee replacement, and CABG.
Patient Experience 8 of 8 measures reported
8 measures reported (comparative data not available for this domain)
HCAHPS survey scores — patient-reported experience with communication, responsiveness, cleanliness, and discharge planning.
Timely & Effective Care 7 of 12 measures reported
7 measures reported (comparative data not available for this domain)
Process-of-care measures including flu immunization, blood clot prevention, and appropriate use of imaging.

Readmissions — Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program

The Excess Readmission Ratio (ERR) compares this hospital's 30-day readmission rate to expected, adjusting for patient mix. An ERR of 1.0 means readmissions are as expected; > 1.0 triggers a Medicare payment penalty (up to 3%).

✓ This hospital does not have excess readmissions triggering HRRP penalties.
Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)
— Not reported
Heart Failure
— Not reported
Pneumonia
0.9810 p39
COPD
— Not reported
Hip/Knee Replacement
— Not reported
CABG Surgery
— Not reported
Expected (1.0) National median

CMS Payment Programs

Three Medicare programs adjust hospital payments based on quality performance. Hospitals can be penalized under multiple programs simultaneously.

Readmissions (HRRP)
Not Penalized
Worst ERR: 0.9810
Value-Based Purchasing
—
HAC Reduction
No Reduction
HAC Score: 0.3109

Complications & Deaths

30-day mortality rates, patient safety indicators, and complication rates. "Better" means statistically significantly better than the national rate.

Measure Score vs. National Denominator
COMP_HIP_KNEE 3.50 No Different Than the National Rate 30
Hybrid_HWM 4.20 No Different Than the National Rate 278
MORT_30_AMI — Number of Cases Too Small —
MORT_30_CABG — — —
MORT_30_COPD — Number of Cases Too Small —
MORT_30_HF — Number of Cases Too Small —
MORT_30_PN 12.70 No Different Than the National Rate 61
MORT_30_STK 11.80 No Different Than the National Rate 180
PSI_03 0.26 No Different Than the National Rate 1,766
PSI_04 183.76 No Different Than the National Rate 58
PSI_06 0.64 Worse Than the National Rate 1,981
PSI_08 0.24 No Different Than the National Rate 1,915
PSI_09 2.62 No Different Than the National Rate 784
PSI_10 1.58 No Different Than the National Rate 302
PSI_11 9.15 No Different Than the National Rate 331
PSI_12 3.13 No Different Than the National Rate 807
PSI_13 4.86 No Different Than the National Rate 277
PSI_14 1.98 No Different Than the National Rate 149
PSI_15 1.42 No Different Than the National Rate 389
PSI_90 0.93 No Different Than the National Value —

Patient Experience (HCAHPS)

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems — standardized patient survey measuring satisfaction with care.

Measure Score Star Rating
H_COMP_1_A_P: Nurses "always" communicated well 82% —
H_COMP_1_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well 4% —
H_COMP_1_U_P: Nurses "usually" communicated well 14% —
H_COMP_1_LINEAR_SCORE: Nurse communication - linear mean score — —
H_COMP_1_STAR_RATING: Nurse communication - star rating — 4
H_NURSE_RESPECT_A_P: Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect 87% —
H_NURSE_RESPECT_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect 3% —
H_NURSE_RESPECT_U_P: Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect 10% —
H_NURSE_LISTEN_A_P: Nurses "always" listened carefully 80% —
H_NURSE_LISTEN_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully 5% —
H_NURSE_LISTEN_U_P: Nurses "usually" listened carefully 15% —
H_NURSE_EXPLAIN_A_P: Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand 80% —
H_NURSE_EXPLAIN_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand 4% —
H_NURSE_EXPLAIN_U_P: Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand 16% —
H_COMP_2_A_P: Doctors "always" communicated well 82% —
H_COMP_2_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well 4% —
H_COMP_2_U_P: Doctors "usually" communicated well 14% —
H_COMP_2_LINEAR_SCORE: Doctor communication - linear mean score — —
H_COMP_2_STAR_RATING: Doctor communication - star rating — 4
H_DOCTOR_RESPECT_A_P: Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect 88% —
H_DOCTOR_RESPECT_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect 3% —
H_DOCTOR_RESPECT_U_P: Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect 9% —
H_DOCTOR_LISTEN_A_P: Doctors "always" listened carefully 82% —
H_DOCTOR_LISTEN_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully 5% —
H_DOCTOR_LISTEN_U_P: Doctors "usually" listened carefully 13% —
H_DOCTOR_EXPLAIN_A_P: Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand 76% —
H_DOCTOR_EXPLAIN_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand 6% —
H_DOCTOR_EXPLAIN_U_P: Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand 18% —
H_COMP_5_A_P: Staff "always" explained 64% —
H_COMP_5_SN_P: Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained 19% —
H_COMP_5_U_P: Staff "usually" explained 17% —
H_COMP_5_LINEAR_SCORE: Communication about medicines - linear mean score — —
H_COMP_5_STAR_RATING: Communication about medicines - star rating — 3
H_MED_FOR_A_P: Staff "always" explained new medications 74% —
H_MED_FOR_SN_P: Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications 11% —
H_MED_FOR_U_P: Staff "usually" explained new medications 15% —
H_SIDE_EFFECTS_A_P: Staff "always" explained possible side effects 54% —
H_SIDE_EFFECTS_SN_P: Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects 27% —
H_SIDE_EFFECTS_U_P: Staff "usually" explained possible side effects 19% —
H_COMP_6_N_P: No, staff "did not" give patients this information 15% —
H_COMP_6_Y_P: Yes, staff "did" give patients this information 85% —
H_COMP_6_LINEAR_SCORE: Discharge information - linear mean score — —
H_COMP_6_STAR_RATING: Discharge information - star rating — 3
H_DISCH_HELP_N_P: No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge 15% —
H_DISCH_HELP_Y_P: Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge 85% —
H_SYMPTOMS_N_P: No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms 16% —
H_SYMPTOMS_Y_P: Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms 84% —
H_CLEAN_HSP_A_P: Room was "always" clean 76% —
H_CLEAN_HSP_SN_P: Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean 8% —
H_CLEAN_HSP_U_P: Room was "usually" clean 16% —
H_CLEAN_LINEAR_SCORE: Cleanliness - linear mean score — —
H_CLEAN_STAR_RATING: Cleanliness - star rating — 4
H_QUIET_HSP_A_P: "Always" quiet at night 69% —
H_QUIET_HSP_SN_P: "Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night 2% —
H_QUIET_HSP_U_P: "Usually" quiet at night 29% —
H_QUIET_LINEAR_SCORE: Quietness - linear mean score — —
H_QUIET_STAR_RATING: Quietness - star rating — 5
H_HSP_RATING_0_6: Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low) 7% —
H_HSP_RATING_7_8: Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium) 15% —
H_HSP_RATING_9_10: Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) 78% —
H_HSP_RATING_LINEAR_SCORE: Overall hospital rating - linear mean score — —
H_HSP_RATING_STAR_RATING: Overall hospital rating - star rating — 4
H_RECMND_DN: "NO", patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it) 4% —
H_RECMND_DY: "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital 78% —
H_RECMND_PY: "YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital 18% —
H_RECMND_LINEAR_SCORE: Recommend hospital - linear mean score — —
H_RECMND_STAR_RATING: Recommend hospital - star rating — 5
H_STAR_RATING: Summary star rating — 4

Healthcare Associated Infections

Standardized Infection Ratios (SIR). A SIR < 1.0 means fewer infections than predicted based on national baseline data.

Measure Score (SIR) vs. National
HAI_1_CILOWER 0.339 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_1_CIUPPER 1.386 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_1_DOPC 10448.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_1_ELIGCASES 10.964 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_1_NUMERATOR 8.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_1_SIR 0.730 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_2_CILOWER 0.025 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_2_CIUPPER 0.485 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_2_DOPC 7609.000 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_2_ELIGCASES 13.625 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_2_NUMERATOR 2.000 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_2_SIR 0.147 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_3_CILOWER 0.117 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_3_CIUPPER 2.298 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_3_DOPC 85.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_3_ELIGCASES 2.875 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_3_NUMERATOR 2.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_3_SIR 0.696 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_4_CILOWER — —
HAI_4_CIUPPER — —
HAI_4_DOPC 47.000 —
HAI_4_ELIGCASES 0.433 —
HAI_4_NUMERATOR 0.000 —
HAI_4_SIR — —
HAI_5_CILOWER 0.086 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_5_CIUPPER 1.697 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_5_DOPC 40059.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_5_ELIGCASES 3.894 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_5_NUMERATOR 2.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_5_SIR 0.514 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_6_CILOWER 0.473 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_6_CIUPPER 1.313 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_6_DOPC 40059.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_6_ELIGCASES 18.413 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_6_NUMERATOR 15.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_6_SIR 0.815 No Different than National Benchmark

Timely & Effective Care

Process-of-care measures including ED wait times, treatment timeliness, and preventive care.

Measure Score Condition
EDV — Emergency Department
GMCS — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
GMCS_Malnutrition_Diagnosis_Documented — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
GMCS_Malnutrition_Screening — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
GMCS_Nutrition_Assessment — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
GMCS_Nutritional_Care_Plan — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
HH_HYPER — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
HH_HYPO — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
HH_ORAE — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
IMM_3 92.0 Healthcare Personnel Vaccination
OP_18a 247.0 Emergency Department
OP_18b 238.0 Emergency Department
OP_18c 282.0 Emergency Department
OP_18d — Emergency Department
OP_22 — Emergency Department
OP_23 — Emergency Department
OP_29 — Colonoscopy care
OP_31 — Cataract surgery outcome
OP_40 — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
SAFE_USE_OF_OPIOIDS 13.0 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
SEP_1 40.0 Sepsis Care
SEP_SH_3HR 19.0 Sepsis Care
SEP_SH_6HR — Sepsis Care
SEV_SEP_3HR 69.0 Sepsis Care
SEV_SEP_6HR 93.0 Sepsis Care
STK_02 99.0 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
STK_03 — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
STK_05 89.0 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
VTE_1 91.0 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
VTE_2 96.0 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure

Unplanned Hospital Visits

Readmission and ED return rates within 30 days of discharge.

Measure Score vs. National
EDAC_30_AMI — Number of Cases Too Small
EDAC_30_HF — Number of Cases Too Small
EDAC_30_PN 11.90 Average Days per 100 Discharges
Hybrid_HWR 14.90 No Different Than the National Rate
OP_32 12.50 No Different Than the National Rate
OP_35_ADM — Number of Cases Too Small
OP_35_ED — Number of Cases Too Small
OP_36 1.00 No Different than expected
READM_30_AMI — Number of Cases Too Small
READM_30_CABG — —
READM_30_COPD — Number of Cases Too Small
READM_30_HF — Number of Cases Too Small
READM_30_HIP_KNEE — Number of Cases Too Small
READM_30_PN 15.70 No Different Than the National Rate

Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary

MSPB ratio: values > 1.0 mean this hospital's episode spending is higher than the national median hospital.

Value
1.09
Footnote
29.00

Financial Health (Cost Report — FY 2024)

All Data

Every labeled metric surfaced for this hospital, with national medians and percentiles where a benchmark is available.

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Source Metric Value National Median Pctl. Raw key
Cost Report Cost-to-Charge Ratio 0.15 — metrics.cost_to_charge_ratio
Cost Report Current Ratio 1.88 — metrics.current_ratio
Cost Report Employees per Bed 5.98 — metrics.employees_per_bed
Cost Report fiscal_year 2,024 — fiscal_year
Cost Report Fund Balance ($) $370,762,587 — metrics.fund_balance
Cost Report Net Income ($) $11,306,063 — metrics.net_income
Cost Report Net Patient Revenue ($) $539,458,400 — metrics.net_patient_revenue
Cost Report Operating Margin (%) 1.2% — metrics.operating_margin
Cost Report Total Assets ($) $507,458,767 — metrics.total_assets
Cost Report Total Costs ($) $398,827,511 — metrics.total_costs
Cost Report Total Liabilities ($) $136,696,180 — metrics.total_liabilities
Cost Report Total Margin (%) 2.1% — metrics.total_margin
Cost Report Uncompensated Care (%) 24.6% — metrics.uncompensated_care_pct
General Information Address 601 E 15TH STREET — Address
General Information City/Town AUSTIN — City/Town
General Information Count of Facility MORT Measures 4 — Count of Facility MORT Measures
General Information Count of Facility Pt Exp Measures 8 — Count of Facility Pt Exp Measures
General Information Count of Facility READM Measures 6 — Count of Facility READM Measures
General Information Count of Facility Safety Measures 7 — Count of Facility Safety Measures
General Information Count of Facility TE Measures 7 — Count of Facility TE Measures
General Information Count of MORT Measures Better 0 — Count of MORT Measures Better
General Information Count of MORT Measures No Different 4 — Count of MORT Measures No Different
General Information Count of MORT Measures Worse 0 — Count of MORT Measures Worse
General Information Count of READM Measures Better 0 — Count of READM Measures Better
General Information Count of READM Measures No Different 5 — Count of READM Measures No Different
General Information Count of READM Measures Worse 1 — Count of READM Measures Worse
General Information Count of Safety Measures Better 1 — Count of Safety Measures Better
General Information Count of Safety Measures No Different 6 — Count of Safety Measures No Different
General Information Count of Safety Measures Worse 0 — Count of Safety Measures Worse
General Information County/Parish TRAVIS — County/Parish
General Information Emergency Services No — Emergency Services
General Information Facility ID 450124 — Facility ID
General Information Facility Name DELL SETON MED CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TX — Facility Name
General Information Hospital overall rating 2 — Hospital overall rating
General Information Hospital overall rating footnote — — Hospital overall rating footnote
General Information Hospital Ownership Voluntary non-profit - Private — Hospital Ownership
General Information Hospital Type Acute Care Hospitals — Hospital Type
General Information Meets criteria for birthing friendly designation — — Meets criteria for birthing friendly designation
General Information MORT Group Footnote — — MORT Group Footnote
General Information MORT Group Measure Count 7 — MORT Group Measure Count
General Information Pt Exp Group Footnote — — Pt Exp Group Footnote
General Information Pt Exp Group Measure Count 8 — Pt Exp Group Measure Count
General Information READM Group Footnote — — READM Group Footnote
General Information READM Group Measure Count 11 — READM Group Measure Count
General Information Safety Group Footnote — — Safety Group Footnote
General Information Safety Group Measure Count 8 — Safety Group Measure Count
General Information State TX — State
General Information TE Group Footnote — — TE Group Footnote
General Information TE Group Measure Count 12 — TE Group Measure Count
General Information Telephone Number (512) 324-7000 — Telephone Number
General Information ZIP Code 78701 — ZIP Code
HAC Reduction Program fiscal_year 2,026 — fiscal_year
HAC Reduction Program measures — cauti — sir 0.33 — measures.cauti.sir
HAC Reduction Program measures — cdi — sir 1.05 — measures.cdi.sir
HAC Reduction Program measures — clabsi — sir 0.84 — measures.clabsi.sir
HAC Reduction Program measures — mrsa — sir 0.68 — measures.mrsa.sir
HAC Reduction Program measures — ssi — sir 0.86 — measures.ssi.sir
HAC Reduction Program payment_reduction No — payment_reduction
HAC Reduction Program total_hac_score 0.31 — total_hac_score
Medicare Spending per Beneficiary End Date 12/31/2024 — End Date
Medicare Spending per Beneficiary Footnote 29 — Footnote
Medicare Spending per Beneficiary Measure ID MSPB-1 — Measure ID
Medicare Spending per Beneficiary Start Date 01/01/2024 — Start Date
Medicare Spending per Beneficiary Value 1.09 — Value
Readmissions (HRRP) Pneumonia — Excess readmission ratio 0.98 0.9955 p39 READM-30-PN-HRRP.excess_readmission_ratio
Readmissions (HRRP) Pneumonia — Expected readmission rate 18.1% — READM-30-PN-HRRP.expected_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Pneumonia — Predicted readmission rate 17.7% — READM-30-PN-HRRP.predicted_readmission_rate
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