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Health care in Austin, TX: hospitals, ERs, clinics and pharmacies

Austin, TX has 19 hospitals in Medicare (CMS) data; 12 list emergency services and 6 state a trauma center designation on their own website. Our data also lists 43 urgent care centers, 152 pharmacies, 47 community health center sites, 25 nursing homes, 25 hospice providers, 28 home health agencies, 16 dialysis facilities and 55 licensed assisted living homes in Austin.

Built automatically from official data (Medicare, the NPI Registry, HRSA and state licence lists) and from what each hospital publishes on its own website; see Sources and dates. Services change: call before you go.

In a medical emergency, call 911. This guide says what the official data lists for the city on the dates shown; it is not medical advice and not a ranking.

Emergency care

12 of the 19 hospitals in Austin list emergency services in Medicare's data; 8 of them state 24-hour emergency care on their own website, and 6 state a trauma center designation. The wording of each designation is quoted from the hospital’s website.

Walk-in care

43 urgent care centers in Austin are registered in the federal NPI Registry. Urgent care centers treat illnesses and injuries that need care soon but are not emergencies, usually without an appointment. The registry does not record opening hours: call before you go.

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Pharmacies

152 pharmacies in Austin are registered in the NPI Registry (Community/retail pharmacy: 97; Pharmacy: 55). The registry does not record opening hours or 24-hour service: call the pharmacy. All pharmacies in Austin →

Low-cost care

47 community health center sites in Austin (Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), funded by HRSA: 45; Federally Qualified Health Center enrolled in Medicare (CMS): 2). Health centers in the federal Health Center Program (HRSA) must offer a sliding fee based on income and serve patients whether or not they have insurance. Weekly hours are as reported to HRSA.

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Hospitals compared

19 hospitals, highest Medicare rating first. Rating: CMS overall hospital star rating, 1 to 5 (6 of 19 rated). Beds: from the hospital's own website where our research has read it (6 of 19). Price list: the hospital's federal price-transparency file is on its page (13 of 19).

Hospitals in Austin, TX: type, emergency services, Medicare rating, beds and price list
HospitalTypeEmergencyMedicare ratingBedsPrice list
Ascension Seton Northwest · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 4 of 5 stars — Yes
Dell Seton Med Center at the University of TX · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 4 of 5 stars — Yes
St David's Medical Center · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 4 of 5 stars 371 Yes
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 3 of 5 stars — Yes
North Austin Medical Center · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 3 of 5 stars 465 Yes
St David's South Austin Medical Center · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 3 of 5 stars — Yes
Ascension Seton Southwest · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER Not rated — Yes
Austin Oaks Hospital Psychiatric Hospital Not listed Not rated — —
Austin State Hospital · Full profile Psychiatric Hospital Not listed Not rated — —
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Austin · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER Not rated — Yes
Central Texas Rehabilitation Hospital · Full profile Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital Not listed Not rated 50 Yes
Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Round Rock Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Not listed Not rated 54 —
Cross Creek Hospital · Full profile Psychiatric Hospital Not listed Not rated — Yes
Dell Children's Medical Center · Full profile Children's Hospital ER Not rated — —
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Austin · Full profile Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital Not listed Not rated — Yes
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER Not rated — Yes
Texas Childrens Hospital North Austin Campus · Full profile Children's Hospital ER Not rated — —
Texas Neuro Rehabilitation Center Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Not listed Not rated 47 —
The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER Not rated 23 Yes

Specialists

Clinicians affiliated with these 19 hospitals, by specialty, from Medicare's clinician data; the number counts clinicians whose primary specialty belongs to that page.

Specialties the hospitals list on their own websites

The number is how many hospitals here list it on their own website (hospitals with a reviewed website profile only).

Long-term care

Medicare-certified providers in Austin, with Medicare star ratings where published, and the state’s licensed assisted living homes.

Nursing homes in Austin with the highest Medicare overall rating

Sources and dates

This guide is generated from the data files above for the 100 U.S. cities with the most hospitals in Medicare's data (cities as CMS spells them; the data has no metro-area definition). Wording last revised November 8, 2026. Not medical advice.

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