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Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park)

HCA Healthcare · Houston, TX

1313 Hermann Drive, Houston, TX 77004(713) 527-5019

4 of 5

CMS star rating

156

Beds

6,144

Inpatient discharges a year

$262.2M

Net patient revenue a year

In-network payers

About this hospital

Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) is a 156-bed proprietary hospital in Houston, TX, affiliated with HCA Healthcare. Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 33 in-network payers and 499 disclosed rate categories.

Disproportionate share hospital

CCN: 450659
NPI: 1073043592
Website: hcahoustonhealthcare.com
Health system: HCA Healthcare
Teaching: Teaching hospital
County: Harris County
Metro area: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction H, Novitas Solutions (04011)
In Medicare since: 1975
Last CMS survey: 2025

Prices for common services

The 24 services Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) most likely performs, ranked by likely volume and what it is paid. Each service names one insurer. * marks hidden insurer names; A, B and C rank the remaining rates from low to high and reset for each service.

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Medicine & Surgery · Inpatient

Major cardiothoracic procedure with cardiac catheterization and MCC

MS-DRG 216

$66,208 - $154,441

from 4 insurers · median $95,750

Aetna$66,208

Insurer A*$78,768

Insurer B*$112,731

Insurer C*$154,441

Medicare $82,118Nearby hospitals $136,78230% below nearby hospitals

13 Medicare discharges for this DRG in CMS hospital data

Medicine & Surgery · Inpatient

Major lower-extremity joint replacement without MCC

MS-DRG 470

$18,647 - $38,313

from 4 insurers · median $31,130

Aetna$18,647

Insurer A*$29,726

Insurer B*$32,533

Insurer C*$38,313

Medicare $10,683Nearby hospitals $26,95116% above nearby hospitals

11 Medicare discharges for this DRG in CMS hospital data

CT imaging

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

CPT 74177

$699 - $1,843

from 3 insurers · median $1,306

Blue Cross$1,306

Insurer A*$699

Insurer B*$1,843

Medicare $344Nearby hospitals $1,329In line with nearby hospitals

Common here, based on CMS Medicare volume

Cardiology and vascular testing

Complete echocardiogram with Doppler and color flow

CPT 93306

$425 - $3,449

from 2 insurers · median $1,937

Aetna$3,449

Insurer A*$425

Medicare $538Nearby hospitals $1,47431% above nearby hospitals

Common here, based on CMS Medicare volume

How the insurers pay at Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park)

Median rate as a percent of Medicare across the outpatient services above, and how many services sit above or below the same insurer's median at nearby hospitals. * marks hidden insurer names. These table labels track the same insurers across services; the labels on each service card reset.

Insurer	Services	Median % of Medicare	Above nearby	Below nearby
Insurer A*	24	331%	10	12
Insurer B*	6	243%	4	2
Insurer C*	24	203%	16	2
Insurer D*	23	189%	6	14

How we chose these services: 6 appear in this hospital's own Medicare claims, 15 are common here based on CMS Medicare volume, and 3 are typical for the service lines it reports to CMS. Rates come from insurer and hospital price transparency files as of October 2026. Rates under a quarter of Medicare or over 20 times Medicare are left out as likely physician-fee rows or file errors. Book a demo to see all 300 CMS shoppable services for Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park), or start a free trial.

Insurance Accepted

Acceptance varies by plan and service. Confirm coverage with your insurer or the hospital's billing department.

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More about this hospital

Quality
4 of 5 stars
- 75 min in the ER before going home (US median 148)
- Medicare readmissions penalty (-0.30%)
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Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
- Teaching hospital
- 32 services
- 220 affiliated clinicians
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Finances
$262.2M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care -8.3%
- $23.9M unreimbursed and uncompensated care
- -$18.2M net income
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Ownership and leadership
Owned by Columbia/hca Of Houston, Inc
- Private (for profit)
- Robert Sabina, chief executive
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Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) in the in-network rate files they publish, with the organization NPIs billed under each.

Tax ID (EIN)	Plans and networks listing it	Organization NPIs
82-1635538HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center	59Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems, Ambetter and 54 more	1073043592 Houston - Pph LLC1780615880 Th Healthcare Ltd.

Source: PayerPrice analysis of insurers' Transparency in Coverage in-network files. An EIN can cover several hospitals and clinics in a health system, and insurers sometimes list other organizations' NPIs under it.

Location

1313 Hermann Drive, Houston, TX 77004

(713) 527-5019

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Quality ratings (CMS Care Compare)

How Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) compares with other US facilities on the measures CMS publishes, mostly from Medicare patients.

Overall star rating
4 of 5
Higher than 58% of US hospitals
Combines death rates, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care
Death rates
No different on 4 measures
0 better, 4 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Deaths within 30 days, such as after a heart attack, pneumonia or stroke
Safety
Better on 1 of 7 measures
1 better, 6 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Infections, surgical complications and other harm in the hospital
Readmissions
Worse on 1 of 5 measures
0 better, 4 no different, 1 worse than the US rate
Patients back in the hospital or ER soon after leaving
Patient survey rating
2 of 5
Lower than 81% of US hospitals
From the HCAHPS survey of recent inpatients
Would definitely recommend
63%
Lower than 79% of US hospitals
US median: 71%
Surveyed patients who would definitely recommend the hospital
Hospital-acquired condition penalty
Not penalized
Not among the worst-performing 25%
Medicare cuts payments 1% for the worst-performing 25% of hospitals on infections and injuries acquired in the hospital
Serious complications (PSI 90)
1.05
Higher than 74% of US hospitals
US median: 0.96
Risk-adjusted composite of complications such as bedsores, falls with hip fracture and blood clots after surgery; lower is better
Time in the ER before going home
75 min
Lower than 99% of US hospitals
US median: 148 min
Median minutes from arrival to leaving for ER patients who were sent home; lower is better
Sepsis care
63%
Lower than 55% of US hospitals
US median: 65%
Patients with severe sepsis or septic shock who got every step of the recommended early treatment; higher is better

Measure details and reporting periods

Measure	Result	Period
Overall star ratingCMS: Overall hospital quality star rating	4 of 5
Death rates	No different on 4 measures
Safety	Better on 1 of 7 measures
Readmissions	Worse on 1 of 5 measures
Patient survey ratingCMS: Summary star rating	2 of 5	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Would definitely recommendCMS: "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital	63%	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Hospital-acquired condition penaltyCMS: HAC Reduction Program payment reduction	Not penalized	2026
Serious complications (PSI 90)CMS: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)	1.05	2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Time in the ER before going homeCMS: Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better	75 min	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Sepsis careCMS: Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock	63%	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, released 2026-08-13. US comparisons rank this facility among every facility CMS reports for each measure. See Medicare Care Compare.

Medicare quality penalties and bonuses

How Medicare adjusts Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park)'s inpatient payments for its readmissions, quality and cost results.

-0.30% on Medicare payments
Readmissions penalty
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program adjustment for excess readmissions, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.
+0.50% on Medicare payments
Value-based purchasing
Hospital Value-Based Purchasing bonus or reduction for quality and cost, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.

Source: CMS IPPS final rule Impact File (FY 2027).

Every CMS quality measure

Each result CMS publishes for Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park), beside the US median and the average of TX hospitals. The rank says what share of US hospitals the result is better or worse than; counts and confidence limits are not ranked.

Deaths and complications19 measures

Risk-adjusted 30-day death rates and surgical complications; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	TX average	CMS comparison	US rank
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients2023-04-01 to 2025-03-31	Not Available		4.144
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 1,060 cases	3.6	3.9	3.887		Better than 69% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 26 cases	11.9	11.8	11.91		Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Death rate for CABG surgery patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		2.71
Death rate for COPD patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		8.703
Death rate for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 71 cases	9.1	11	10.52		Better than 84% of US hospitals
Death rate for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 60 cases	12.5	15.2	14.69		Better than 87% of US hospitals
Death rate for stroke patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		12.01
Pressure ulcer rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,094 cases	0.23	0.51	0.52	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 88% of US hospitals
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 68 cases	138	173	166	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 95% of US hospitals
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,377 cases	0.19	0.2	0.2079	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 66% of US hospitals
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,502 cases	0.25	0.27	0.2646	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 71% of US hospitals
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 608 cases	2.48	2.29	2.31	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 360 cases	1.79	1.63	1.619	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
Postoperative respiratory failure rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 419 cases	15.19	8.88	10.06	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 706 cases	2.68	3.4	3.337	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 92% of US hospitals
Postoperative sepsis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 383 cases	6.88	5.105	5.234	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 141 cases	1.67	1.72	1.771	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 70% of US hospitals
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 376 cases	0.86	1.02	1.035	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 88% of US hospitals

Readmissions and return visits14 measures

Unplanned returns to a hospital after a stay or an outpatient procedure; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	TX average	CMS comparison	US rank
Hospital return days for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 50 cases	57.1	4.2	11.3		Worse than 96% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 94 cases	48.1	1.25	-1.323		Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 63 cases	64	3.85	2.422		Worse than 96% of US hospitals
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR)2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)2022-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 93 cases	12.6	12.9	13.1	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 69% of US hospitals
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		10.89	Number of Cases Too Small
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		5.287	Number of Cases Too Small
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 157 cases	0.9	1	1.017	No Different than expected	Better than 68% of US hospitals
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 103 cases	15.1	14.4	14.48		Worse than 81% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission for CABG2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 41 cases	11.6	10.9	11.35		Worse than 66% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 40 cases	20	19.8	19.85		Worse than 57% of US hospitals
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 226 cases	21.2	21.3	21.26		Better than 53% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		5.89
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 101 cases	18.1	17.2	17.32		Worse than 79% of US hospitals

Infections36 measures

Standardized infection ratios (1 is the US baseline) and the counts behind them; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	TX average	CMS comparison	US rank
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.149	0.172	0.2089	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.593	1.504	1.706	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	7,056	1,370	5,045	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	5.126	0.9835	5.124	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3	0	2.481	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.585	0.484	0.524	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 59% of US hospitals
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.221	0.138	0.1526	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.367	1.392	1.474	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	4,753	1,799	4,197	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3.449	1.377	5.155	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3	0	1.82	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.87	0.399	0.3671	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 84% of US hospitals
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.523	0.2345	0.2931	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.138	2.135	2.124	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	253	61	131	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	7.105	1.591	3.62	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	8	1	2.647	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.126	0.7155	0.6967	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.3341	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.632	3.068	3.281	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	216	38	121	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.836	0.328	1.047	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0	0.9659	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0.812	0.973	No Different than National Benchmark	The best result, shared by 22% of US hospitals
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.554	0.193	0.2282	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	5.929	1.855	2.053	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	34,353	14,451	42,649	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.377	0.567	2.717	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3	0	1.635	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.179	0.597	0.6545	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 98% of US hospitals
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.019	0.127	0.1195	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.369	0.747	0.935	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	34,353	13,646	38,870	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	17.92	5.683	20.56	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2	2	4.894	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.112	0.279	0.2623	Better than the National Benchmark	Better than 73% of US hospitals

Patient survey (HCAHPS)68 measures

How recent inpatients answered each survey question, with CMS's star rating per topic.

Measure	This hospital	US median	TX average	US rank
Room was "always" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	71	73	75.97	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	10	8	7.771	Worse than 62% of US hospitals
Room was "usually" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	19	18	16.26
Cleanliness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	86	87	87.82	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Cleanliness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	3	4	3.712	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Nurses "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	74	80	79.96	Worse than 82% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	88	91	90.97	Worse than 88% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	8	4	4.535	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	2	3	3.275	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	18	16	15.51
Doctors "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	75	79	79.72	Worse than 77% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	88	91	90.24	Worse than 83% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	9	5	5.687	Worse than 90% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	2	3	2.956	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	16	16	14.59
Staff "always" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	55	61	62.66	Worse than 83% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	73	77	76.88	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	24	19	19.26	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	2	3	2.672	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	21	19	18.08
Discharge information - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	80	86	84.56	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	20	13	13.98	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Discharge information - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	2	3	3.07	Worse than 82% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	80	87	86.02	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	21	14	16.2	Worse than 88% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	79	86	83.8	Worse than 88% of US hospitals
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	70	74	74.6	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	11	7	7.327	Worse than 90% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	19	19	18.08
Doctors "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	74	77	77.72	Worse than 70% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	9	6	6.395	Worse than 86% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	17	17	15.88
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	80	85	85.15	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	7	3	4.015	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	13	11	10.84
Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	14	8	8.293	Worse than 89% of US hospitals
Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	20	20	18.19
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	66	72	73.52	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	84	88	88.12	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	2	3	3.319	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	68	74	74.97	Worse than 86% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	13	9	9.68	Worse than 80% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	19	16	15.35
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	71	75	75.27	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	10	5	6.154	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	19	20	18.58
Nurses "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	71	77	76.85	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	8	4	5	Worse than 88% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	21	19	18.15
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	79	86	85.92	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	6	3	3.094	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	15	11	10.98
"Always" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	68	59	65.6	Better than 78% of US hospitals
"Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	8	9	7.774	Better than 53% of US hospitals
"Usually" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	24	31	26.63
Quietness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	85	82	84.26	Better than 71% of US hospitals
Quietness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	4	3	3.821	Better than 56% of US hospitals
"NO", patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	11	5	6.017	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	63	71	72.87	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
Recommend hospital - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	82	87	87.21	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	26	23	21.12
Recommend hospital - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	2	4	3.694	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	41	47	49.46	Worse than 80% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	35	30	29.64	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	24	22	20.89
Summary star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	2	3	3.266	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	18	12	12.55	Worse than 90% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 778 cases	82	88	87.45	Worse than 90% of US hospitals

Timely and effective care30 measures

How often the hospital gave recommended care, and how fast.

Measure	This hospital	US median	TX average	US rank
Emergency department volume2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	medium
Global Malnutrition Composite Score2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 11,113 cases	6	8	6.38	Better than 64% of US hospitals
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 1,665 cases	2	1	1.192	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		0.2381
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 1,557 cases	53	79	72.24	Worse than 84% of US hospitals
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 423 cases	77	154	151	Better than 99% of US hospitals
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 408 cases	75	148	146	Better than 99% of US hospitals
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		331
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		279
Left before being seen2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 35,661 cases	1	1	1.372	Better than 42% of US hospitals
Head CT results2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		69.2
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 105 cases	94	97	90.54	Worse than 65% of US hospitals
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		99.5
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		41.08
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 1,399 cases	17	15	13.94	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 43 cases	63	65	66.54	Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		71.35
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		89.11
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 43 cases	79	82	82.14	Worse than 60% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 23 cases	91	94	92.38	Worse than 68% of US hospitals
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		93.64
Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		71.67
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 22024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		92.48
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 3,276 cases	94	90	78.56	Better than 65% of US hospitals
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		93.78

Outpatient imaging2 measures

How often scans were ordered when they may not be needed; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	TX average	CMS comparison	US rank
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	4.7	5	7.719		Better than 52% of US hospitals
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		6.859

Medicare spending per patient1 measure

Medicare spending around an inpatient stay compared with the US (1 is the US median).

Measure	This hospital	US median	TX average	CMS comparison	US rank
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	1.02	0.99	1.034		Worse than 64% of US hospitals

Value-based purchasing scores9 measures

The scores Medicare uses to raise or lower inpatient payments; higher is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	TX average	US rank
VBP clinical outcomes domain scoreFY 2026	70	20	25.32	Better than 98% of US hospitals
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain scoreFY 2026	17.5	5	6.413	Better than 97% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain scoreFY 2026	0	10	6.145	The worst result, shared by 43% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain scoreFY 2026	0	2.5	1.611	The worst result, shared by 43% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement domain scoreFY 2026	35	34	39.47	Better than 50% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain scoreFY 2026	8.75	8.75	10.13	Better than 50% of US hospitals
VBP safety domain scoreFY 2026	40	40	48.35	Worse than 49% of US hospitals
VBP safety weighted domain scoreFY 2026	10	10	12.26	Worse than 49% of US hospitals
VBP total performance scoreFY 2026	36.25	29.5	29.94	Better than 72% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
VBP clinical outcomes domain score	72.5	70	Not Available	40	40	70
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain score	18.13	17.5	Not Available	10	10	17.5
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain score	30	Not Available	30	30	0	0
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain score	7.5	Not Available	7.5	7.5	0	0
VBP person and community engagement domain score	36	Not Available	Not Available	19	16	35
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain score	9	Not Available	Not Available	4.75	4	8.75
VBP safety domain score	38	Not Available	Not Available	40	50	40
VBP safety weighted domain score	9.5	Not Available	Not Available	10	12.5	10
VBP total performance score	44.13	Not Available	Not Available	32.25	26.5	36.25

Readmissions Reduction Program6 measures

Excess readmission ratios by condition; above 1 means more readmissions than expected.

Measure	This hospital	US median	TX average	US rank
READM-30-AMI-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	1.03	0.9995	1.013	Worse than 69% of US hospitals
READM-30-CABG-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	N/A		1.01
READM-30-COPD-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	N/A		0.999
READM-30-HF-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 96 cases	0.9933	0.9983	1	Better than 54% of US hospitals
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	N/A		1.006
READM-30-PN-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 62 cases	1.073	0.9955	1.003	Worse than 86% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
READM-30-AMI-HRRP	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.06	1.105	1.03
READM-30-CABG-HRRP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
READM-30-COPD-HRRP	0.9629	0.9527	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
READM-30-HF-HRRP	0.9671	1.006	0.9902	0.9685	0.9488	0.9933
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP	1.003	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
READM-30-PN-HRRP	0.9212	0.9509	0.9464	1.021	1.053	1.073

Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program8 measures

Infection ratios, the PSI 90 composite and the total score Medicare ranks hospitals on; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	TX average	US rank
CAUTI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.326	0.489	0.4327	Better than 68% of US hospitals
CDI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.152	0.346	0.2562	Better than 80% of US hospitals
CLABSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	1.1	0.559	0.5596	Worse than 87% of US hospitals
HAC Reduction Program payment reductionFY 2026	No
MRSA standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	1.583	0.6405	0.6118	Worse than 93% of US hospitals
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	1.05	0.9628	0.9684	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
SSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.545	0.7945	0.7483	Better than 67% of US hospitals
Total HAC scoreFY 2026	0.2495	-0.0453	-0.1734	Worse than 68% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
HAC Reduction Program payment reduction	No	No	N/A	No	No	No
Total HAC score	0.3113	0.2701	0	0.2574	0.3342	0.2495

Source: CMS Care Compare hospital files, latest release 2026-09-30, with program results for earlier fiscal years from CMS's archived snapshots. US medians and ranks count every hospital CMS reports; state averages are plain means of the state's reporting hospitals, not CMS's patient-weighted state rates.

Accreditation and services

The Joint Commission (since 2025)
Accreditation
Limited
Medical school affiliation
Private (for profit)
Ownership type
508
Medicare-certified beds
268
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
1975
In Medicare since

32 services at Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park)

Emergency and trauma: Emergency Department
Intensive care: Coronary Care UnitSurgical ICU (Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit)Surgical ICU (Surgical Intensive Care Unit)
Heart: Cardiac Catheterization LabCardiac Thoracic Surgery
Surgery: AnesthesiaInpatient SurgicalNeurosurgicalOphthalmic SurgeryOR (Operating Room)Orthopedic SurgeryOutpatient SurgeryPostoperative Recovery RoomReconstructive Surgery
Imaging: CT ScanDiagnostic RadiologyMRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)Nuclear MedicineTherapeutic Radiology
Transplant and dialysis: Acute Renal Dialysis
Women and children: Clinical Laboratory
Rehabilitation and therapy: AudiologyOT (Occupational Therapy)PT (Physical Therapy)Respiratory CareSpeech Pathology
Other services: Dietary CareESWL (Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripter)OutpatientPharmacySocial Care

Source: CMS Provider of Services file, as reported by the hospital and state surveyors.

Size and patient volume

What Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Aug 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2025.

6,144
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 15%, Medicaid 1%
34,498
Inpatient days
61% of available bed days used
667
Employees (full-time equivalent)
8
Interns and residents (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 827790). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

Inpatient days and discharges Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	5,616	347	28,535	34,498
Discharges	927	45	5,172	6,144
Average length of stay	6.1 days	7.7 days	5.5 days	5.6 days
Average daily census	15.4	1.0	78.2	94.5

11,952
Medicare Advantage days
1,629 discharges
2,668
Medicaid managed care days
482 discharges
1,744
Observation bed days

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	122	26,555	4,420	60%
Intensive care unit	12	1,873	199	43%
Coronary care unit	22	6,070	997	76%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 827790, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Medicare inpatient stays

What Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) treats Medicare patients for most often, in 2024. 410 Medicare discharges in 18 published DRGs; 67% surgical; 64% in DRGs with complications (CC or MCC).

Condition or procedure	Discharges	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	Estimated cost	DRG weight
Endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures without MCCMS-DRG 267, surgical	61	$363,851	$32,680	$25,470	4.88
Endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures with MCCMS-DRG 266, surgical	52	$536,250	$44,088	$37,537	6.25
Heart failure and shock with MCCMS-DRG 291, medical	35	$152,753	$8,846	$10,693	1.28
Percutaneous and other intracardiac procedures without MCCMS-DRG 274, surgical	29	$458,804	$22,791	$32,116	3.24
Major small and large bowel procedures with CCMS-DRG 330, surgical	27	$330,482	$15,496	$23,134	2.37
Major small and large bowel procedures with MCCMS-DRG 329, surgical	22	$527,262	$33,202	$36,908	4.52
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCCMS-DRG 871, medical	21	$185,750	$13,756	$13,003	1.98
Percutaneous and other intracardiac procedures with MCCMS-DRG 273, surgical	20	$703,218	$33,772	$49,225	3.90
Other major cardiovascular procedures with MCCMS-DRG 270, surgical	18	$713,397	$41,465	$49,938	5.06
Cardiac valve and other major cardiothoracic procedures with cardiac catheterization witMS-DRG 216, surgical	17	$1,047,827	$66,634	$73,348	9.71
Cardiac valve and other major cardiothoracic procedures without cardiac catheterizationMS-DRG 219, surgical	15	$1,181,150	$74,543	$82,680	7.71
Renal failure with CCMS-DRG 683, medical	15	$111,848	$6,235	$7,829	0.90
ECMO or tracheostomy with MV >96 hours or principal diagnosis except face, mouth and necMS-DRG 003, surgical	14	$2,406,039	$124,476	$168,423	21.32
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with MCCMS-DRG 640, medical	14	$103,452	$9,477	$7,242	1.32
Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCCMS-DRG 177, medical	13	$180,658	$10,764	$12,646	1.70
Renal failure with MCCMS-DRG 682, medical	13	$97,545	$10,448	$6,828	1.50
Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without MCCMS-DRG 392, medical	12	$80,637	$5,542	$5,645	0.79
Other digestive system diagnoses with CCMS-DRG 394, medical	12	$124,034	$6,299	$8,682	0.94

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (2024 data, released 2026-04-10), traditional Medicare only; CMS omits DRGs with fewer than 11 discharges. Estimated cost is average charges times the hospital's Medicare cost-to-charge ratio from the IPPS Impact File. Weights are the MS-DRG relative weights for the same year.

Medicare outpatient services

The comprehensive outpatient service groups (APCs) Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) billed Medicare for most in 2024: 592 services in all.

Service group	Services	Patients	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	US average payment
Level 3 Electrophysiologic ProceduresAPC 5213	99	95	$510,260	$20,328	$21,117
Level 8 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5378	67	64	$260,868	$15,989	$17,428
Level 1 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5191	52	52	$66,907	$2,168	$2,208
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar ProceduresAPC 5222	43	43	$109,313	$6,265	$6,514
Level 4 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5114	38	38	$91,789	$5,285	$5,339
Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011	28	28	$36,820	$2,022	$2,090
Level 4 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5194	27	27	$298,119	$14,594	$14,606
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar ProceduresAPC 5223	27	27	$153,318	$8,253	$8,569
Level 5 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5375	25	25	$85,793	$3,670	$3,918
Level 2 ICD and Similar ProceduresAPC 5232	24	24	$395,404	$28,782	$29,375

See all 20 Medicare outpatient services at Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park)

Source: CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (2024 data, released 2026-06-24), comprehensive APCs for traditional Medicare; CMS omits services with fewer than 11 claims. The US average weights every hospital by its services.

Where patients come from

ZIP codes with the most Medicare inpatient stays at Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) in 2025. Market share is this hospital's part of every hospital's Medicare stays from the ZIP code. Its published Medicare stays went from 955 in 2020 to 1,459 in 2025.

ZIP code	Stays	Of this hospital's stays	Days	Charges	Market share	Share in 2020
77004	96	7%	587	$20.8M	7%	9%
77033	81	6%	706	$25.5M	4%	5%
77021	64	4%	471	$23.3M	4%	6%
77020	42	3%	225	$11M	4%	3%
77045	39	3%	400	$16.3M	3%	3%
77009	38	3%	166	$8.5M	3%	1%
77015	38	3%	272	$14.4M	2%	2%
77016	38	3%	200	$8.9M	2%	1%
77026	36	2%	270	$9.7M	3%	2%
77028	29	2%	191	$9.5M	3%	1%
77093	29	2%	208	$6.9M	2%	1%
77035	28	2%	185	$6.4M	3%	2%
77006	27	2%	121	$6.5M	7%
77051	27	2%	261	$12.1M	2%	5%
77078	27	2%	227	$5.6M	3%	2%
77023	26	2%	206	$9.8M	3%	3%
77053	26	2%	244	$14.2M	2%	1%
77013	25	2%	110	$5.6M	6%	3%
77087	24	2%	261	$13.3M	2%	3%
77091	24	2%	135	$5.5M	2%	1%
77041	22	2%	70	$2.1M	2%
77047	22	2%	160	$8.1M	2%	2%
77055	22	2%	105	$4.6M	2%
77401	22	2%	142	$4.5M	4%
77025	21	1%	99	$4.3M	2%	2%

Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 1,459 stays from ZIP codes CMS publishes; it omits ZIP codes with fewer than 11 stays, so market shares count published stays only.

Staff and facilities

Staff by profession and the rooms and units Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2025). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

14
Operating rooms
3
Endoscopy rooms
3
Cardiac catheterization rooms
9
Psychiatric unit beds
20
Rehabilitation unit beds
5
Off-site locations

268
Registered nurses
1
Licensed practical nurses
14
Pharmacists
12
Respiratory therapists
8
Physical therapists
2
Occupational therapists
2
Speech pathologists and audiologists
7
Radiology technicians
2
Nuclear medicine technicians
7
Medical technologists
1
Dietitians
3
Social workers
207
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Doctors and clinicians

220 clinicians who bill Medicare list Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) as a hospital affiliation. Showing 24 of them. Book a demo to see the commercial rates insurers publish for them, or start a free trial.

Emergency Medicine Physician 36
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 30
Anesthesiology Physician 19
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 12
Internal Medicine Physician 11
Surgery Physician 11
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 8
Gastroenterology Physician 8
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 7
Nephrology Physician 7

Luis Camacho, M.D., MPH
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1336249960
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Michele Sartori, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician
NPI 1720078181
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Ramesh Hariharan, MD, FHRS
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician
NPI 1770509168
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Gerardo Bueso, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician
NPI 1578658001
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Kaveh Samani, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1720118458
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Jorge Zuniga, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
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Melanie Dahse, M.D.
Neuroradiology Physician
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Timothy Seipel, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1174666994
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Amol Katkar, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1912172594
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Linquan Sun, M.D.
Neurology Physician
NPI 1619286994
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Roy Kumar, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1013191600
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Camille George, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
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Irvin Tantuco, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
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Amit Habbu, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1538318027
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Brian Greet, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician
NPI 1891011573
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Joseph Gathe, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician
NPI 1366436263
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Eniola Mudasiru Dawodu, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1558554097
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Andrew Varady, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1174504195
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Deborah Ancona - Schultz, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1427068063
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Francesco Cavallo, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1992745814
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Michael Wang, M.D.
Neuroradiology Physician
NPI 1134483738
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Chandni Choudhary, M.D
Family Medicine Physician
NPI 1962765834
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Peter Mena, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1427444280
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Phebe Chen, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1518937077
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians facility affiliations, released 2026-10-15, with names and specialties from NPPES. Affiliation means the clinician bills Medicare for care at this hospital; it is not employment.

Income statement

Revenue, expenses and income Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) reported to Medicare for Aug 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$3.2B	1229.3%
Inpatient	$2.1B	803.4%
Outpatient	$1.1B	426.0%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$3B	-1129.3%
Net patient revenue	$262.2M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$284M	-108.3%
Operating income from patient care	-$21.8M	-8.3%
Other income	$3.5M	1.3%
Other expenses	$13	0.0%
Net income	-$18.2M	-7.0%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$465.2M	14.4%
Medicaid (including managed care)	$178.5M	5.5%
Other payers and self-pay	$2.6B	80.0%
Total charges	$3.2B	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 827790, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Traditional Medicare is the program charges on Worksheets D-3 and D Part V; Medicaid is from Worksheet S-10.

Financial ratios

Computed from Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park)'s latest cost report.

-8.3%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
-6.9%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
2.1%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
26% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
$43.99
Average hourly wage
Adjusted salaries / paid hours (Worksheet S-3 Part II)
-9.1%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
2.83
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
2.31
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
0 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
63 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
27 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
1.33
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
4.6 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 827790, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Jul 2025), across all fund types: $199.9M in total assets and a -$100.6M fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	-$1,474	-0.0%
Patient receivables, net	$45.1M	22.6%
Inventory	$8.5M	4.3%
Total current assets	$55.2M	27.6%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$138.6M	69.3%
Investments and other assets	$6.1M	3.0%
Total assets	$199.9M	100.0%
Current liabilities	$19.5M	9.8%
Long-term debt	$277.5M	138.8%
Total liabilities	$300.5M	150.3%
Fund balance (net assets)	-$100.6M	-50.3%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 827790, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Charity care and uncompensated care

Care Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) provided without full payment, as reported on Worksheet S-10 of its cost report.

$13.9M
Cost of charity care
Care for patients approved for charity care and uninsured discounts, at cost
$11.1M
Bad debt
Patient bills written off as uncollectible, at charges
$9M
Medicaid shortfall
Cost of Medicaid patients (charges times the cost-to-charge ratio) minus Medicaid payments; negative means a surplus
$28,856
CHIP shortfall
Cost of stand-alone CHIP patients minus CHIP payments
$92,587
State and local indigent care shortfall
Cost of indigent care program patients minus program payments
$23.9M
Total unreimbursed and uncompensated care
8.4% of operating expenses
Medicaid, CHIP and indigent care shortfalls plus charity care and the cost of bad debt (Worksheet S-10 line 31)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 827790, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park)'s full-year cost reports, by fiscal year end. Reports shorter than ten months are left out.

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Fiscal year ending	Jul 2020	Jul 2021	Jul 2022	Jul 2023	Jul 2024	Jul 2025
Net patient revenue	$97.2M	$133.2M	$145.6M	$170.2M	$232.9M	$262.2M
Operating expenses	$116.1M	$144.7M	$157.8M	$188.9M	$257.8M	$284M
Operating margin	-19.4%	-8.6%	-8.3%	-11.0%	-10.7%	-8.3%
Net income	-$15.4M	-$9M	-$9.1M	-$14.4M	-$21.2M	-$18.2M
Total assets	$85.3M	$96.5M	$131.2M	$172.7M	$202.9M	$199.9M
Discharges	3,940	3,792	4,091	4,438	5,342	6,144
Inpatient days	22,089	19,169	21,438	25,298	30,334	34,498
Medicare Advantage days	6,688	5,354	6,051	8,764	10,273	11,952
Beds	147	147	147	147	156	156
Employees (FTE)	385	364	377	385	560	667

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 827790, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) reports, largest first. Total cost includes its share of overhead; the cost-to-charge ratio is total cost / charges.

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Ancillary and outpatient departments

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Impl. dev. charged to patients		$31.6M	$324.9M	0.10
Emergency	$8.6M	$25.9M	$183.1M	0.14	54,282
Operating room	$3.5M	$23.5M	$242.5M	0.10	44,681
Medical supplies charged to patient	$403,580	$21.8M	$597M	0.04	3,154
Drugs charged to patients	$2.3M	$10.2M	$239.4M	0.04	3,987
Radiology-diagnostic	$2.9M	$9.4M	$60.2M	0.16	18,603
Respiratory therapy	$1.4M	$6.8M	$98.6M	0.07	17,982
Cardiac catheterization	$2.1M	$6.5M	$242.5M	0.03	1,094
Laboratory	$955,590	$5.6M	$469.6M	0.01	8,296
Recovery room	$592,341	$3.2M	$26.9M	0.12	15,601
Whole blood & packed red blood cell	$246,463	$3.1M	$23.7M	0.13	935
Observation beds (non-distinct part		$2.2M	$9.7M	0.22
Ultra sound	$1.2M	$2.1M	$35M	0.06	1,662
Renal dialysis	$626,586	$2.1M	$5.7M	0.37	4,450
Physical therapy	$446,354	$1.5M	$6.2M	0.25	6,144
Ct scan	$514,148	$1.2M	$208.2M	0.01	1,513
Anesthesiology	$168,237	$910,401	$64.1M	0.01	970
Radioisotope	$185,643	$654,468	$18M	0.04	799
Mri	$188,181	$578,989	$22.5M	0.03	1,568
Electrocardiology	$159,220	$459,956	$28M	0.02	1,299
Occupational therapy	$208,776	$292,646	$2.5M	0.12
Speech pathology	$37,041	$52,085	$445,376	0.12

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$14.3M	$35.1M	$180.7M	0.19	31,422
Coronary care unit	$7.8M	$19.9M	$115.2M	0.17	6,269
Intensive care unit	$1.9M	$4.4M	$19.3M	0.23	5,992

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Paid hours	Average hourly wage	Square feet
Administrative & general	$4.6M	$26.8M	89,326	$51.91	22,834
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$22.1M
Employee benefits department		$8.1M			4,241
Operation of plant	$850,523	$7.8M	24,021	$35.46	115,205
Nursing administration	$4.6M	$5.9M	93,587	$49.33	12,214
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$4.8M			450,258
Dietary		$2.3M			14,950
Housekeeping		$2.2M			1,624
Maintenance & repairs		$1.1M			1,412
Medical records & library	$8,655	$792,006	222	$39.05	5,679
Laundry & linen service		$500,811			1,797
Cafeteria		$38,372

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 827790, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheets A, B-1, C Part I and S-3 Part II.

Medicare payment profile

The factors Medicare uses to set what it pays Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) for an inpatient stay.

3.20
Case mix index
Higher than 98% of hospitals paid under Medicare IPPS
Average Medicare DRG weight of its inpatient cases (FY 2027); higher means more complex, costlier care.
Teaching hospital
Teaching status
0.04 residents per bed
Medicare-funded interns and residents per bed (FY 2027).
22.4%
Low-income patient share
Disproportionate share percentage: Medicaid and SSI patient days CMS uses for safety-net payments (FY 2027).
889
Medicare inpatient stays
Medicare claims CMS based FY 2027 payment rates on.
Urban (metro area)
Location type
Geographic area CMS assigns before any wage index reclassification (FY 2027).

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IPPS fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Case mix index	1.81	1.80	3.00	3.19	3.11	3.23	3.20
Wage index	1.001	0.987	0.993	0.982	1.003	0.972	0.991
Readmissions adjustment	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	-0.20%	-0.43%	-0.30%
Value-based purchasing adjustment	-0.53%	+0.83%	+0.83%	-0.05%	+1.06%	+0.37%	+0.50%
Medicare inpatient stays	811	811	709	696	735	850	889

Source: CMS IPPS final rule Impact File (FY 2027).

Ownership

Organizations Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) reports to Medicare as owners or with operational control.

Columbia/hca Of Houston, Inc
5% or greater indirect ownership interest, 100%, since 2017
HCA Healthcare Inc
5% or greater indirect ownership interest, 100%, since 2017
HCA Inc
5% or greater indirect ownership interest, 100%, since 2017
Healthtrust Inc - The Hospital Company
5% or greater indirect ownership interest, 100%, since 2017
Houston Healthcare Holdings, Inc
5% or greater direct ownership interest, 100%, since 2017
Hti Hospital Holdings Inc
5% or greater indirect ownership interest, 24.8%, since 2017
Women's Hospital Indianapolis, L.P.
5% or greater indirect ownership interest, 18.3%, since 2017
Indianapolis Hospital Partner, LLC
5% or greater indirect ownership interest, 18.1%, since 2017
Frisco Holding II
5% or greater indirect ownership interest, 16.3%, since 2026
Hercules Holding II
5% or greater indirect ownership interest, 14.4%, since 2017
HCA Health Services Of Texas Inc
5% or greater indirect ownership interest, 10.6%, since 2017
Healthserv Acquisition LLC
5% or greater indirect ownership interest, 10.6%, since 2017
Columbia Hospital Corporation - Delaware
5% or greater indirect ownership interest, 6.5%, since 2017
Columbia Hospital Corporation Of West Houston
5% or greater indirect ownership interest, 5.6%, since 2017
HCA Squared LLC
5% or greater indirect ownership interest, 5.4%, since 2017
Hospital Corp LLC
5% or greater indirect ownership interest, 5.4%, since 2017

Changes of ownership

2017-08-01: Sold to Houston - Pph, LLC (Change of ownership)
2017-08-01: Acquired Th Healthcare ,ltd. (Change of ownership)

Sources: CMS Hospital All Owners, CMS Hospital Change of Ownership.

Leadership

The officers and board members on Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park)'s Medicare enrollment and on the IRS Form 990 filed under its tax ID.

Officers and directors on the Medicare enrollment

Robert Sabina Officer, Chief Executive Officer, since 2024
Ella Stenstrom Officer, Chief Financial Officer, since 2025
Eric D Smith Contracted managing employee, Vice President Of Reimbursement, since 2021

Source: CMS Hospital All Owners (PECOS), the people the hospital lists on its Medicare enrollment; the first 3 of 5 are shown.

Frequently asked questions

About Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park)'s rates and hospital price transparency.

How much does an MRI cost at Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park)?

For MRI brain before and after contrast (CPT 70553), published negotiated rates at Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) range from $746 to $1,522 across 3 insurers. Blue Cross Blue Shield's rate is $1,440. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $950. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a CT scan cost at Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park)?

For CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast (CPT 74177), published negotiated rates at Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) range from $699 to $1,843 across 3 insurers. Blue Cross Blue Shield's rate is $1,306. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $1,329. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a colonoscopy cost at Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park)?

For Colonoscopy with biopsy (CPT 45380), published negotiated rates at Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) range from $1,973 to $2,980 across 3 insurers. UnitedHealthcare's rate is $2,512. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $1,662. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a mammogram cost at Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park)?

For Screening mammography, bilateral (CPT 77067), published negotiated rates at Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) range from $184 to $645 across 4 insurers. Cigna's rate is $324. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $251. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does hip or knee replacement cost at Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park)?

For Major lower-extremity joint replacement without MCC (MS-DRG 470), published negotiated rates at Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) range from $18,647 to $38,313 across 4 insurers. Aetna's rate is $18,647. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $26,951. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

What is Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park)'s CMS star rating?

Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) has a CMS overall hospital star rating of 4 out of 5 on Medicare Care Compare (CMS data released 2026-08-13). That is higher than 58% of US hospitals.

Is Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) a teaching hospital?

Yes. CMS counts 0.04 Medicare-funded residents per bed at Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) for fiscal year 2027, so it is a teaching hospital.

Does Medicare penalize Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park) for readmissions?

Yes. Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare cuts Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park)'s base inpatient payments by an estimated 0.30% in fiscal year 2027 for more readmissions than expected.

What are the most common Medicare inpatient stays at Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park)?

In 2024, the most common were endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures without mcc (61 discharges), endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures with mcc (52 discharges), heart failure and shock with mcc (35 discharges).

What is Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park)'s case mix index?

Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Plaza Park)'s Medicare case mix index is 3.20 for fiscal year 2027, higher than 98% of hospitals paid under the inpatient prospective payment system.

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