University Of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

University OF Texas Medical Branch Galveston is a government-operated public hospital located in Galveston, TX, holding CMS certification number 450018. The Galveston covers Galveston-area healthcare news, including major facility changes, regulatory ratings, and service-line developments at University OF Texas Medical Branch Galveston.

As an acute-care hospital, University OF Texas Medical Branch Galveston treats short-term, severe medical conditions including emergencies, surgeries, trauma, and critical illness. The facility operates a 24-hour emergency department.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) assigns University OF Texas Medical Branch Galveston an overall quality rating of 3 out of 5 stars based on its most recent public reporting cycle. The CMS overall rating is a composite of mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience, effectiveness of care, timeliness of care, and efficient imaging measures. The Galveston tracks rating changes year-over-year for every hospital in our coverage area; a one-star change typically reflects meaningful shifts in clinical performance.

For Galveston residents, University OF Texas Medical Branch Galveston is one of the hospital options to weigh when choosing emergency care, surgical care, or specialty services. The Galveston regularly reports on hospital expansions, closures, leadership changes, and major regulatory actions affecting Galveston-area healthcare facilities — including University OF Texas Medical Branch Galveston.

Story tip about University OF Texas Medical Branch Galveston? Email editor@nexcom.media. For more healthcare coverage, visit thegalveston.org/news. This profile uses public data from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (Hospital General Information dataset) and is updated as CMS releases new reporting cycles.