Quick answers
- Does Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville have an emergency room?
- Yes. Medicare (CMS) data lists emergency services at Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville. In a medical emergency, call 911.
- Where is Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville?
- 1040 W Jefferson St, Brownsville, TX 78520, in Cameron County, Texas.
- What is the phone number of Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville?
- (956) 544-1400, as listed by Medicare (CMS).
- What is the Medicare star rating of Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville?
- 3 out of 5 stars in the CMS overall hospital quality rating (CMS data updated 2026-07-22).
Specialties and care areas[4]
- Cardiology and vascular services
- Women's health
- Rehabilitation (inpatient and outpatient)
- Imaging and diagnostics
- Neonatal intensive care
Programs and centers[4]
- Stroke care (recognized by the American Heart Association)
- Women's center and breast care center
- Level III NICU
- Inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation programs
- Weight loss surgery seminar
Recognition[4]
- American Heart Association stroke care recognition (specific award level not stated)
Doctors and clinicians (187)
187 doctors and other clinicians list Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville as a hospital where they work, in Medicare's official clinician data (updated 2026-10-02). It is not a complete staff list.
Main specialties
- Internal Medicine30
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)20
- Family Practice19
- Emergency Medicine17
- Nurse Practitioner13
- Anesthesiology10
- Diagnostic Radiology10
- Obstetrics/Gynecology8
- Physician Assistant7
- General Surgery7
- Podiatry5
- Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)5
Doctors with a page on this site (187)
- Ahmad Karkoutly, MDInternal Medicine
- Alejandra Ponce, DOInternal Medicine
- Alejandro Hernandez, MDFamily Practice
- Alex Lobera, MDDiagnostic Radiology
- Alex Y. Tseng, DOAnesthesiology
- Alexander Miller, DOEmergency Medicine
- Ammar M. Halloum, MDPulmonary Disease
- Angela M. Kozak, MDOphthalmology
- Antonio M. Diaz Jr., MDFamily Practice
- Armando Arguelles, MDFamily Practice
- Audra J. Sunderland, NPNurse Practitioner
- Balesh Sharma, MDMedical Oncology
- Beverly A. Zavaleta, MDFamily Practice
- Bianca Acosta, PAPhysician Assistant
- Bradley Stephens, MDNeurosurgery
- Byron Schoettle, MDDiagnostic Radiology
- Carlos A. Barba, MDGeneral Surgery
- Carlos R. Ponce, MDInternal Medicine
- Carlos Rosas, MDGeneral Practice
- Cesar Garza, MDFamily Practice
- Charles F. Fisher, MDDiagnostic Radiology
- Charles Rurangirwa, MDObstetrics/Gynecology
- Christopher K. Lawler, DOEmergency Medicine
- Christopher P. Dilger, MDEmergency Medicine
And 163 more: the button below opens the full list.
Names link to the doctor’s page on this site when there is one, otherwise to the official NPI Registry record (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). Find a doctor · Source: CMS Facility Affiliation Data
Other emergency rooms nearby
Hospitals that list emergency services, by straight-line distance (not driving distance).
- Valley Regional Medical Center4.3 mi · Brownsville, TX · Acute Care Hospital
- VHS Harlingen Hospital Company LLC20 mi · Harlingen, TX · Acute Care Hospital
- Harlingen Medical Center25 mi · Harlingen, TX · Acute Care Hospital
- Knapp Medical Center33 mi · Weslaco, TX · Acute Care Hospital
- Rio Grande Regional Hospital48 mi · McAllen, TX · Acute Care Hospital
Other hospitals nearby
- South Texas Rehabiltation Hospital6.6 mi · Brownsville, TX · Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital
- Solara Specialty Hospitals Harlingen19 mi · Harlingen, TX · Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
- Rio Grande State Center21 mi · Harlingen, TX · Psychiatric Hospital
Nursing homes, hospice, home health and dialysis nearby
Medicare-certified providers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance. Hospice and home health care is given at home: their address is the office.
Nursing homes
- Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center0.2 mi · Brownsville, TX · 5 of 5 stars
- Spanish Meadows1.3 mi · Brownsville, TX · 3 of 5 stars
- Mesa Hills Post Acute1.5 mi · Brownsville, TX · 2 of 5 stars
All nursing homes in the state →
Hospice providers
- Mesquite Hospice Care LLC6.6 mi · Brownsville, TX
- Our Caring Hands Hospice and Palliative Care LLC8.4 mi · Rancho Viejo, TX
- El Sinai Hospice and Palliative Care LLC12 mi · Brownsville, TX
All hospice providers in the state →
Home health agencies
- Flor de la Fe Home Health LLC3.8 mi · Brownsville, TX
- Gold Star Care Home Health, LLC3.8 mi · Brownsville, TX
- Para Ninos del Valle Pediatric Home Health, PLLC3.8 mi · Brownsville, TX
All home health agencies in the state →
Dialysis facilities
- DaVita Brownsville Renal Center3.8 mi · Brownsville, TX · 3 of 5 stars
- US Renal Care Brownsville Dialysis6.6 mi · Brownsville, TX
- DaVita Fort Brown Dialysis12 mi · Brownsville, TX · 1 of 5 stars
Outpatient surgery centers nearby
Medicare-certified ambulatory surgery centers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance.
- Brownsville Surgery Center6.6 mi · Brownsville, TX
- RGV Surgery Center Brownsville8.4 mi · Olmito, TX
Community care nearby
Health centers, clinics, urgent care and pharmacies closest to this hospital, by straight-line distance, from official HRSA, Medicare and NPI Registry data. In a medical emergency, call 911.
Community health centers
- Brownsville Community Health Clinic2.3 mi · Brownsville, TX · Community health center
- New Horizon Medical2.7 mi · Brownsville, TX · Community health center
- New Horizon Medical Center3.2 mi · Brownsville, TX · Community health center
Clinics and urgent care
- Cornerstone Healthcare & Associates, PLLC3.8 mi · Brownsville, TX · Urgent care center
- Gracepoint Healthcare Associates PLLC3.8 mi · Brownsville, TX · Urgent care center
- Brownsville Urgent Care, PLLC6.6 mi · Brownsville, TX · Urgent care center
Pharmacies
- Avita Drugs LLC3.8 mi · Brownsville, TX · Community/retail pharmacy
- Brownsville Central RX LLC3.8 mi · Brownsville, TX · Community/retail pharmacy
- DMHC LLC3.8 mi · Brownsville, TX · Community/retail pharmacy
Assisted living nearby
Licensed homes from the official state licence list, by straight-line distance.
- Bella Villa Assisted Living3.8 mi · Villa Nueva, TX
- Spanish Meadows3.8 mi · Brownsville, TX
About the Medicare star rating
CMS (the federal Medicare agency) gives many hospitals an overall rating from 1 to 5 stars, based on measures of mortality, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. It is one piece of information: ask your doctor what matters for your care. See the full Medicare profile →
Medicare quality data
What Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville reported to Medicare (CMS), the federal agency that publishes these results for hospitals nationwide. These are averages for many patients, not a prediction for any one person: ask your doctor what matters for your care. In a medical emergency, call 911.
What patients said (patient survey)
What this means: Patients who stayed overnight answered a national survey (HCAHPS) about their stay. More stars mean patients reported a better experience than at other hospitals. The percentages show how often patients gave the best answer, next to the national average.
| Summary star rating (all survey topics) | 2 of 5 stars |
|---|---|
| Overall rating of the hospital | 2 of 5 stars |
| Would recommend the hospital | 2 of 5 stars |
| Nurses communicated well | 1 of 5 stars |
| Doctors communicated well | 2 of 5 stars |
| Staff explained medicines | 1 of 5 stars |
| Information about recovery at home | 2 of 5 stars |
| Room and bathroom kept clean | 3 of 5 stars |
| Quiet at night | 2 of 5 stars |
| Rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 | 57%National average: 72% |
| Would definitely recommend the hospital | 57%National average: 71% |
| Nurses “always” communicated well | 67%National average: 80% |
| Doctors “always” communicated well | 70%National average: 80% |
| Staff “always” explained medicines before giving them | 53%National average: 62% |
| Were given information about recovery at home | 80%National average: 86% |
| Room and bathroom “always” clean | 69%National average: 74% |
| Area around the room “always” quiet at night | 53%National average: 60% |
| Completed surveys | 428Response rate: 8% |
Source: Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026; patients discharged October 2024 to September 2025.
Infections caught in the hospital
What this means: CMS compares the number of infections patients caught in this hospital with the number expected for a hospital like it. The number shown is that ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than expected, above 1 means more. “Better” or “worse” is shown only when the difference is clear in the data.
| Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI) | 0Better than the national benchmark |
|---|---|
| Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) | 0.181Better than the national benchmark |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | 0.608No different from the national benchmark |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | 0.583No different from the national benchmark |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | 1.198No different from the national benchmark |
| Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections | 0.073Better than the national benchmark |
Source: Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026; data from October 2024 to September 2025.
Complications and deaths
What this means: Death rates are the share of patients who died within 30 days of going into the hospital for that condition, adjusted for how sick they were. PSI-90 combines several serious complications (a lower number is better). “No different from the national rate” is the most common result and means the hospital is in line with hospitals nationwide.
| Deaths within 30 days: heart attack patients | 11.4% |
|---|---|
| Deaths within 30 days: heart failure patients | 11% |
| Deaths within 30 days: pneumonia patients | 14.3% |
| Deaths within 30 days: COPD patients | Too few cases to report |
| Deaths within 30 days: stroke patients | 9.2% |
| Deaths within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery (CABG) | Too few cases to report |
| Serious complications (patient safety indicator PSI-90) | 0.88No different from the national rate |
| Complications after hip or knee replacement | 4.1% |
Source: Complications and Deaths - Hospital — CMS, released September 10, 2026; data from July 2022 to June 2025.
Return visits to the hospital (readmissions)
What this means: The share of patients who had to be admitted to a hospital again within 30 days after going home, adjusted for how sick they were. A lower percentage is better.
| Returned to any hospital within 30 days (all patients) | Not reported to Medicare |
|---|---|
| Readmitted within 30 days: heart attack | 16.1% |
| Readmitted within 30 days: heart failure | 20.9% |
| Readmitted within 30 days: pneumonia | 18% |
| Readmitted within 30 days: COPD | 20.2% |
| Readmitted within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery | 10% |
| Readmitted within 30 days: hip or knee replacement | 5.8% |
Source: Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital — CMS, released September 10, 2026; data from July 2023 to June 2025.
Emergency room times and sepsis care
What this means: ER time is the middle (median) time from arriving at the emergency room to leaving it; busier ERs usually have longer times, so the ER volume is shown too. Leaving before being seen: a lower percentage is better. Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection; a higher percentage means more patients got every recommended early step.
| Emergency room volume (patients per year) | High (40,000–59,999) |
|---|---|
| Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency room before leaving (OP-18b) | 136 minutesNational average: 162 minutes |
| Patients who left the emergency room before being seen (OP-22) | 1%National average: 2% |
| Sepsis patients who got all the recommended early care (SEP-1) | 56%National average: 65% |
Source: Timely and Effective Care - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026; data from January 2024 to December 2024.
ER wait times and Medicare ratings nearby
How this hospital compares with others in the area, ranked only by official Medicare (CMS) numbers.
Prices
We have not been able to read a price file for Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville yet. Every US hospital must publish its standard charges online (federal price transparency rule): look for “price transparency” or “standard charges” on the hospital’s website, or call the hospital and ask for an estimate. In a medical emergency, call 911.
Hospital information
| Hospital type | Acute Care Hospital |
|---|---|
| Address | 1040 W Jefferson St, Brownsville, TX 78520 |
| County | Cameron County |
| State | Texas |
| Phone | (956) 544‑1400 |
| Emergency services | Yes |
| Ownership | Proprietary |
| Medicare overall rating | 3 of 5 stars |
| Birthing-friendly designation | Yes (meets CMS criteria) |
| CMS Certification Number | 450028 |
| Name in Medicare records | VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER- BROWNSVILLE |
| Profile level | Medicare data + hospital website |
| Official website | valleybaptist.net |
| Corrections | Report an error or suggest an update → |
Sources
- Hospital General Information — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated 2026-07-22, retrieved 2026-10-29
- Medicare Care Compare — official Medicare profile of this hospital
- U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder — map position used for distances
From the hospital’s website
Numbers match the citations above. Checked 2026-11-02.
- Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville — valleybaptist.net