Short Term Acute Care HospitalVoluntary Non-Profit - Private

Seton Medical Center Hays

Ascension Health · Kyle, TX

6001 Kyle Parkway, Kyle, TX 78640(512) 324-5000

3 of 5

CMS star rating

154

Beds

8,829

Inpatient discharges a year

$277.8M

Net patient revenue a year

In-network payers

About this hospital

Seton Medical Center Hays is a 154-bed voluntary non-profit - private hospital in Kyle, TX, affiliated with Ascension Health. Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 31 in-network payers and 394 disclosed rate categories.

Disproportionate share hospital
Helipad

CCN: 670056
NPI: 1619115383
Website: ascension.org
Health system: Ascension Health
Teaching: No Medicare-funded residents
County: Hays County
Metro area: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction H, Novitas Solutions (04011)
In Medicare since: 2009
Last CMS survey: 2025

Prices for common services

The 24 services Seton Medical Center Hays 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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Childbirth · Inpatient

Vaginal delivery, hospital stay

MS-DRG 807

$6,403 - $7,211

from 3 insurers · median $6,711

Aetna$7,211

Insurer A*$6,403

Insurer B*$6,711

CMS lists this service as CPT 59400, the obstetrician's global fee. The hospital bills the delivery stay as MS-DRG 807, so these are facility case rates.

Hospital reports neonatal nursery services to CMS

Childbirth · Inpatient

Cesarean delivery, hospital stay

MS-DRG 788

$9,314 - $11,413

from 3 insurers · median $9,987

Aetna$11,413

Insurer A*$9,314

Insurer B*$9,987

CMS lists this service as CPT 59510, the obstetrician's global fee. The hospital bills the delivery stay as MS-DRG 788, so these are facility case rates.

Hospital reports neonatal nursery services to CMS

CT imaging

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

CPT 74177

$1,197 - $2,693

from 3 insurers · median $1,451

Aetna$2,693

Insurer A*$1,197

Insurer B*$1,451

Medicare $327Nearby hospitals $1,19422% above nearby hospitals

Common here, based on CMS Medicare volume

Medicine & Surgery · Inpatient

Major cardiothoracic procedure with cardiac catheterization and MCC

MS-DRG 216

$67,139 - $84,283

from 2 insurers · median $75,711

UnitedHealthcare$84,283

Insurer A*$67,139

Medicare $90,833Nearby hospitals $102,81626% below nearby hospitals

Hospital reports cardiac thoracic surgery services to CMS

How the insurers pay at Seton Medical Center Hays

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*	21	518%	10	8
Insurer B*	20	309%	6	6
Insurer C*	6	276%	2	3
Insurer D*	21	222%	4	10

How we chose these services: 2 appear in this hospital's own Medicare claims, 15 are common here based on CMS Medicare volume, and 7 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 Seton Medical Center Hays, or start a free trial.

Insurance Accepted

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

AmbetterAmeri HealthAspirus Health PlanAvera Health PlansBanner HealthCentene

More about this hospital

Quality
3 of 5 stars
- 163 min in the ER before going home (US median 148)
- Medicare readmissions penalty (-0.23%)
See quality ratings
Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
- No Medicare-funded residents
- 34 services, including trauma care
- 550 affiliated clinicians
See doctors and services
Finances
$277.8M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care 10.0%
- $44.8M unreimbursed and uncompensated care
- $30.8M net income
See finances
Ownership and leadership
Owned by Ascension Seton
- Private (not for profit)
See ownership and leadership

Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Seton Medical Center Hays 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
74-1109643(multi-state) Seton Northwest Hospital	51Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems, Ambetter and 46 more	1447355771 Ascension Seton1093810327 Ascension Seton1538264866 Ascension Setonand 63 more

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

6001 Kyle Parkway, Kyle, TX 78640

(512) 324-5000

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Quality ratings (CMS Care Compare)

How Seton Medical Center Hays compares with other US facilities on the measures CMS publishes, mostly from Medicare patients.

Overall star rating
3 of 5
Lower than 42% of US hospitals
Combines death rates, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care
Death rates
No different on 8 measures
0 better, 8 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Deaths within 30 days, such as after a heart attack, pneumonia or stroke
Safety
No different on 4 measures
0 better, 4 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Infections, surgical complications and other harm in the hospital
Readmissions
Mixed on 8 measures
1 better, 6 no different, 1 worse than the US rate
Patients back in the hospital or ER soon after leaving
Patient survey rating
3 of 5
Lower than 40% of US hospitals
From the HCAHPS survey of recent inpatients
Would definitely recommend
66%
Lower than 69% 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)
0.79
Lower than 94% 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
163 min
Higher than 60% 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
47%
Lower than 85% 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	3 of 5
Death rates	No different on 8 measures
Safety	No different on 4 measures
Readmissions	Mixed on 8 measures
Patient survey ratingCMS: Summary star rating	3 of 5	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Would definitely recommendCMS: "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital	66%	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)	0.79	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	163 min	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Sepsis careCMS: Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock	47%	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 Seton Medical Center Hays's inpatient payments for its readmissions, quality and cost results.

-0.23% on Medicare payments
Readmissions penalty
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program adjustment for excess readmissions, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.
0.00% 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 Seton Medical Center Hays, 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	Seton Medical Center Hays	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 · 1,488 cases	3.4	3.9	3.887		Better than 79% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 74 cases	11.3	11.8	11.91		Better than 66% of US hospitals
Death rate for CABG surgery patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 28 cases	2.1	2.3	2.71		Better than 59% of US hospitals
Death rate for COPD patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 51 cases	11.3	8.5	8.703		Worse than 95% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 178 cases	9.4	11	10.52		Better than 80% of US hospitals
Death rate for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 281 cases	15	15.2	14.69		Better than 52% of US hospitals
Death rate for stroke patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 105 cases	10.6	11.6	12.01		Better than 68% of US hospitals
Pressure ulcer rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 2,175 cases	0.27	0.51	0.52	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 83% of US hospitals
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 28 cases	144	173	166	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 91% of US hospitals
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 2,753 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 · 2,723 cases	0.24	0.27	0.2646	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 81% of US hospitals
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 605 cases	2.29	2.29	2.31	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 49% of US hospitals
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 110 cases	1.61	1.63	1.619	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 58% of US hospitals
Postoperative respiratory failure rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 116 cases	7.05	8.88	10.06	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 84% of US hospitals
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 610 cases	3.18	3.4	3.337	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 69% of US hospitals
Postoperative sepsis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 118 cases	4.8	5.105	5.234	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 71% of US hospitals
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 102 cases	1.7	1.72	1.771	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 58% of US hospitals
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 397 cases	0.99	1.02	1.035	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 61% of US hospitals

Readmissions and return visits14 measures

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

Measure	Seton Medical Center Hays	US median	TX average	CMS comparison	US rank
Hospital return days for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 86 cases	17.6	4.2	11.3		Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 192 cases	-37.7	1.25	-1.323		Better than 92% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 305 cases	4.9	3.85	2.422		Worse than 52% 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 · 94 cases	12.7	12.9	13.1	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 63% 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 · 44 cases	1	1	1.017	No Different than expected	Worse than 32% of US hospitals
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 113 cases	14.4	14.4	14.48		Worse than 50% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission for CABG2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		11.35
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 78 cases	20.1	19.8	19.85		Worse than 61% of US hospitals
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 263 cases	20.8	21.3	21.26		Better than 67% 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 · 397 cases	16.8	17.2	17.32		Better than 68% of US hospitals

Infections36 measures

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

Measure	Seton Medical Center Hays	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	0.156	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	1.666	1.504	1.706	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	7,071	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	4.901	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	0.612	0.484	0.524	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 62% of US hospitals
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.143	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	1.534	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	7,399	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	5.322	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	0.564	0.399	0.3671	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.396	0.2345	0.2931	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3.009	2.135	2.124	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	110	61	131	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3.207	1.591	3.62	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	4	1	2.647	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.247	0.7155	0.6967	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 77% of US hospitals
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.3341
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		3.281
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	23	38	121
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.237	0.328	1.047
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0	0.9659
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.973
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.138	0.193	0.2282	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.714	1.855	2.053	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	53,428	14,451	42,649	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.435	0.567	2.717	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2	0	1.635	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.821	0.597	0.6545	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 68% of US hospitals
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.091	0.127	0.1195	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.548	0.747	0.935	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	48,495	13,646	38,870	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	20.22	5.683	20.56	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	5	2	4.894	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.247	0.279	0.2623	Better than the National Benchmark	Better than 55% of US hospitals

Patient survey (HCAHPS)68 measures

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

Measure	Seton Medical Center Hays	US median	TX average	US rank
Room was "always" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	71	73	75.97	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	9	8	7.771	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Room was "usually" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	20	18	16.26
Cleanliness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	87	87	87.82	Better than 47% of US hospitals
Cleanliness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	4	4	3.712	Better than 47% of US hospitals
Nurses "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	74	80	79.96	Worse than 82% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	89	91	90.97	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	6	4	4.535	Worse than 76% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	2	3	3.275	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	20	16	15.51
Doctors "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	76	79	79.72	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	90	91	90.24	Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	7	5	5.687	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	3	3	2.956	Worse than 37% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	17	16	14.59
Staff "always" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	59	61	62.66	Worse than 59% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	76	77	76.88	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	22	19	19.26	Worse than 65% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	2	3	2.672	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	19	19	18.08
Discharge information - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	84	86	84.56	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	14	13	13.98	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Discharge information - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	3	3	3.07	Worse than 45% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	86	87	86.02	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	16	14	16.2	Worse than 60% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	84	86	83.8	Worse than 60% of US hospitals
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	72	74	74.6	Worse than 60% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	9	7	7.327	Worse than 75% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	19	19	18.08
Doctors "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	74	77	77.72	Worse than 70% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	7	6	6.395	Worse than 64% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	19	17	15.88
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	84	85	85.15	Worse than 57% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	4	3	4.015	Worse than 51% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	12	11	10.84
Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	12	8	8.293	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	21	20	18.19
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	67	72	73.52	Worse than 68% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	86	88	88.12	Worse than 69% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	3	3	3.319	Worse than 45% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	72	74	74.97	Worse than 62% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	10	9	9.68	Worse than 52% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	18	16	15.35
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 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 · 504 cases	8	5	6.154	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	21	20	18.58
Nurses "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	71	77	76.85	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	6	4	5	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	23	19	18.15
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	81	86	85.92	Worse than 83% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	4	3	3.094	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	15	11	10.98
"Always" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	57	59	65.6	Worse than 57% of US hospitals
"Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	12	9	7.774	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
"Usually" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	31	31	26.63
Quietness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	80	82	84.26	Worse than 59% of US hospitals
Quietness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	3	3	3.821	Worse than 44% 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 · 504 cases	9	5	6.017	Worse than 82% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	66	71	72.87	Worse than 69% of US hospitals
Recommend hospital - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	84	87	87.21	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	25	23	21.12
Recommend hospital - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	3	4	3.694	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	47	47	49.46	Worse than 47% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	33	30	29.64	Worse than 62% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	20	22	20.89
Summary star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	3	3	3.266	Worse than 40% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	12	12	12.55	Better than 48% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 504 cases	88	88	87.45	Better than 48% of US hospitals

Timely and effective care30 measures

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

Measure	Seton Medical Center Hays	US median	TX average	US rank
Emergency department volume2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
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	Not Available		6.38
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		1.192
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 · 1,531 cases	85	79	72.24	Better than 60% 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 · 400 cases	168	154	151	Worse than 59% 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 · 376 cases	163	148	146	Worse than 60% 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 · 17 cases	336	293	279	Worse than 67% of US hospitals
Left before being seen2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		1.372
Head CT results2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 19 cases	47	74	69.2	Worse than 88% of US hospitals
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		90.54
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 · 650 cases	10	15	13.94	Better than 82% of US hospitals
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 131 cases	47	65	66.54	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 45 cases	22	73	71.35	Worse than 99% of US hospitals
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 · 131 cases	80	82	82.14	Worse than 56% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 79 cases	89	94	92.38	Worse than 76% of US hospitals
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 28 cases	100	98	93.64	The best result, shared by 14% of US hospitals
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 · 25 cases	100	94	92.48	The best result, shared by 6% of US hospitals
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 1,092 cases	81	90	78.56	Worse than 69% of US hospitals
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 446 cases	94	97	93.78	Worse than 68% of US hospitals

Outpatient imaging2 measures

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

Measure	Seton Medical Center Hays	US median	TX average	CMS comparison	US rank
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	1.3	5	7.719		Better than 90% of US hospitals
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	2.1	6.6	6.859		Better than 97% of US hospitals

Medicare spending per patient1 measure

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

Measure	Seton Medical Center Hays	US median	TX average	CMS comparison	US rank
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	1.06	0.99	1.034		Worse than 82% of US hospitals

Readmissions Reduction Program6 measures

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

Measure	Seton Medical Center Hays	US median	TX average	US rank
READM-30-AMI-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 96 cases	1.09	0.9995	1.013	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
READM-30-CABG-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	0.9249	1	1.01	Better than 79% of US hospitals
READM-30-COPD-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 67 cases	1.012	0.9969	0.999	Worse than 63% of US hospitals
READM-30-HF-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 199 cases	0.9195	0.9983	1	Better than 91% 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 · 311 cases	0.9881	0.9955	1.003	Better than 55% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
READM-30-AMI-HRRP	1.009	1.023	1.04	1.096	1.125	1.09
READM-30-CABG-HRRP	0.9474	0.919	0.9039	0.9736	0.9484	0.9249
READM-30-COPD-HRRP	0.9445	0.9826	0.9633	1.012	0.9887	1.012
READM-30-HF-HRRP	0.9367	0.9807	0.9733	0.9735	0.9367	0.9195
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP	0.9818	1.016	1.034	N/A	N/A	N/A
READM-30-PN-HRRP	0.9092	0.9284	1.041	1.094	1.041	0.9881

Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program8 measures

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

Measure	Seton Medical Center Hays	US median	TX average	US rank
CAUTI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.507	0.489	0.4327	Worse than 51% of US hospitals
CDI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.111	0.346	0.2562	Better than 84% of US hospitals
CLABSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.458	0.559	0.5596	Better than 60% of US hospitals
HAC Reduction Program payment reductionFY 2026	No
MRSA standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0	0.6405	0.6118	The best result, shared by 12% of US hospitals
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	0.7916	0.9628	0.9684	Better than 94% of US hospitals
SSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.835	0.7945	0.7483	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Total HAC scoreFY 2026	-0.7218	-0.0453	-0.1734	Better than 88% 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	-0.2392	-0.7893	0	-0.7545	-0.9017	-0.7218

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
None
Medical school affiliation
Private (not for profit)
Ownership type
154
Medicare-certified beds
319
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
2009
In Medicare since

35 services at Seton Medical Center Hays

Emergency and trauma: Shock trauma servicesDesignated Trauma CenterEmergency Department
Intensive care: Surgical ICU (Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit)
Heart: Cardiac Catheterization LabCardiac Thoracic Surgery
Surgery: AnesthesiaInpatient SurgicalNeurosurgicalOR (Operating Room)Orthopedic SurgeryOutpatient SurgeryPostoperative Recovery Room
Imaging: CT ScanDiagnostic RadiologyMRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)Nuclear MedicineTherapeutic Radiology
Cancer: Chemotherapy
Transplant and dialysis: Acute Renal Dialysis
Women and children: Clinical LaboratoryNeonatal NurseryObstetrics / Child BirthPediatric Care
Rehabilitation and therapy: AudiologyCARF Inpatient Rehabilitation (Commission On Accreditation Of Rehabilitation Facilities Inpatient Rehabilitation)OT (Occupational Therapy)Outpatient RehabilitationPT (Physical Therapy)Respiratory CareSpeech Pathology
Other services: Dietary CareOutpatientPharmacySocial Care

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

Size and patient volume

What Seton Medical Center Hays reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025.

8,829
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 23%, Medicaid 4%
50,127
Inpatient days
89% of available bed days used
854
Employees (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 823793). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

Inpatient days and discharges Seton Medical Center Hays reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	9,572	1,007	39,548	50,127
Discharges	2,009	319	6,501	8,829
Average length of stay	4.8 days	3.2 days	6.1 days	5.7 days
Average daily census	26.2	2.8	108.4	137.3

13,389
Medicare Advantage days
2,298 discharges
9,101
Medicaid managed care days
3,739 discharges
4,786
Observation bed days

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	118	29,170	5,548	68%
Intensive care unit	32	15,969	4,024	137%
Other special care	4	1,687		116%
Nursery		3,301

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 823793, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Medicare inpatient stays

What Seton Medical Center Hays treats Medicare patients for most often, in 2024. 1,148 Medicare discharges in 45 published DRGs; 14% surgical; 73% in DRGs with complications (CC or MCC).

Condition or procedure	Discharges	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	Estimated cost	DRG weight
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCCMS-DRG 871, medical	199	$107,910	$13,058	$12,194	1.98
Heart failure and shock with MCCMS-DRG 291, medical	66	$77,500	$9,253	$8,757	1.28
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with MCCMS-DRG 193, medical	63	$92,178	$9,554	$10,416	1.33
Kidney and urinary tract infections without MCCMS-DRG 690, medical	51	$42,478	$6,242	$4,800	0.81
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with MCCMS-DRG 280, medical	37	$114,130	$11,450	$12,897	1.59
Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCCMS-DRG 177, medical	36	$84,735	$11,137	$9,575	1.70
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours without MCCMS-DRG 872, medical	35	$62,631	$7,764	$7,077	1.03
Hip and femur procedures except major joint with CCMS-DRG 481, surgical	33	$134,249	$14,024	$15,170	2.07
Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without MCCMS-DRG 392, medical	30	$56,842	$5,941	$6,423	0.79
Kidney and urinary tract infections with MCCMS-DRG 689, medical	29	$52,454	$8,649	$5,927	1.17
Hip replacement with principal diagnosis of hip fracture without MCCMS-DRG 522, surgical	28	$181,653	$14,674	$20,527	2.11
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with MCCMS-DRG 064, medical	26	$92,416	$12,574	$10,443	2.00
Circulatory disorders except AMI, with cardiac catheterization with MCCMS-DRG 286, medical	26	$170,554	$15,374	$19,273	2.16
Infectious and parasitic diseases with o.r. procedures with MCCMS-DRG 853, surgical	26	$296,445	$33,996	$33,498	5.00
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with CC or tpa in 24 hoursMS-DRG 065, medical	24	$64,057	$7,135	$7,238	1.02
Pulmonary edema and respiratory failureMS-DRG 189, medical	24	$64,912	$8,721	$7,335	1.23
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with CCMS-DRG 378, medical	23	$52,022	$7,284	$5,879	0.98
Renal failure with MCCMS-DRG 682, medical	23	$68,047	$10,361	$7,689	1.50
Cellulitis without MCCMS-DRG 603, medical	19	$41,016	$6,805	$4,635	0.88
Hip and femur procedures except major joint with MCCMS-DRG 480, surgical	18	$192,906	$19,456	$21,798	2.95

See all 45 Medicare inpatient DRGs at Seton Medical Center Hays

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) Seton Medical Center Hays billed Medicare for most in 2024: 870 services in all.

Service group	Services	Patients	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	US average payment
Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011	275	264	$35,088	$1,912	$2,090
Level 1 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5191	107	106	$40,852	$2,004	$2,208
Level 5 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5115	78	75	$194,537	$9,810	$10,772
Level 3 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5193	50	49	$192,991	$8,044	$8,874
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related ServicesAPC 5361	40	40	$63,648	$4,046	$4,358
Level 3 Vascular ProceduresAPC 5183	34	32	$29,472	$2,235	$2,405
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and DrainageAPC 5072	30	30	$15,323	$1,137	$1,220
Level 4 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5114	27	27	$82,925	$4,831	$5,339
Level 4 Vascular ProceduresAPC 5184	26	20	$27,806	$3,854	$3,946
Level 2 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5192	24	24	$90,991	$4,008	$4,338

See all 22 Medicare outpatient services at Seton Medical Center Hays

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 Seton Medical Center Hays 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 3,292 in 2020 to 4,392 in 2025.

ZIP code	Stays	Of this hospital's stays	Days	Charges	Market share	Share in 2020
78640	1,107	25%	5,642	$143.8M	58%	59%
78610	679	15%	3,306	$84.9M	51%	47%
78666	562	13%	2,892	$70.5M	21%	24%
78644	461	10%	2,418	$64.7M	47%	48%
78648	190	4%	900	$25.2M	31%	28%
78676	176	4%	891	$22.3M	22%	28%
78616	122	3%	683	$16.8M	43%	44%
78602	97	2%	493	$14M	6%	10%
78748	79	2%	424	$10.2M	6%	6%
78656	69	2%	390	$8.9M	53%	72%
78747	67	2%	301	$8.2M	12%	17%
78612	66	2%	313	$8.4M	12%	11%
78652	66	2%	288	$7.2M	31%	30%
78957	52	1%	290	$8.3M	8%	15%
78619	46	1%	263	$6.1M	26%	28%
78130	41	1%	277	$6.2M	1%	1%
78617	38	1%	181	$4.8M	7%	4%
78655	37	1%	169	$4.7M	31%	55%
78745	36	1%	231	$4.7M	2%	2%
78155	33	1%	200	$9.8M	1%	1%
78744	32	1%	148	$3.5M	4%	3%
78629	27	1%	148	$3.9M	5%	4%
78662	27	1%	152	$4.2M	24%	28%
78133	26	1%	107	$4M	2%	1%
78945	26	1%	73	$3M	4%	2%

Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 4,392 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 Seton Medical Center Hays reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2025). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

8
Operating rooms
2
Endoscopy rooms
3
Cardiac catheterization rooms
6
Off-site locations

319
Registered nurses
11
Licensed practical nurses
1
Physicians
1
Nurse practitioners
7
Pharmacists
29
Respiratory therapists
10
Physical therapists
7
Occupational therapists
2
Speech pathologists and audiologists
11
Radiology technicians
2
Nuclear medicine technicians
6
Social workers
231
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Doctors and clinicians

550 clinicians who bill Medicare list Seton Medical Center Hays 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.

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 71
Anesthesiology Physician 50
Internal Medicine Physician 47
Physician Assistant 37
Family Nurse Practitioner 27
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 25
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 23
Family Medicine Physician 23
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 21
Interventional Cardiology Physician 15

Mathew Meeneghan, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1467695460
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Jason Smith, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1114137064
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David George, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1164465563
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Bartlomiej Posnik, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1609286251
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Demetrius Loukas, M.D.
Medical Oncology Physician
NPI 1154369775
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Stephen Price, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1316262330
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Sarah Avery, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1770585937
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Kevin Cwach, M.D.
Urology Physician
NPI 1386037638
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David Tharp, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1972512465
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Eric Heinrich, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI 1518937952
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Ross Frederick
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1992232268
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Frank Chia, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1760468193
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Erik Krause, D.O.
Neurology Physician
NPI 1194131888
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Simone Bridges-Roschmann, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1033399720
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John Williams, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1902855281
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Daniel Bloom, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1790059921
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Jonathan Theo, DO
Neurology Physician
NPI 1164919379
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Marouane Bouchareb, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1902082753
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Eric Meyers, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1942730916
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Yvonne Queralt, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1255335881
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Suraj Patel
Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician
NPI 1427411107
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Taylor Konynenbelt, PA-C
Physician Assistant
NPI 1023850062
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Wess Blackwell, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician
NPI 1780679662
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Ian Mcloughlin, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1205869161
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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 Seton Medical Center Hays reported to Medicare for Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$2.1B	754.3%
Inpatient	$1.1B	406.9%
Outpatient	$965.1M	347.4%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$1.8B	-654.3%
Net patient revenue	$277.8M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$250M	-90.0%
Operating income from patient care	$27.9M	10.0%
Other income	$3M	1.1%
Other expenses	-$91,413	-0.0%
Net income	$30.8M	11.1%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$305.6M	14.3%
Medicaid (including managed care)	$134.1M	6.3%
Other payers and self-pay	$1.7B	79.5%
Total charges	$2.1B	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 823793, 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 Seton Medical Center Hays's latest cost report.

10.0%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
11.0%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
12.3%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
39% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
$46.05
Average hourly wage
Adjusted salaries / paid hours (Worksheet S-3 Part II)
12.8%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
18.3%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
1.64
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
0.83
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
61 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
84 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
1.17
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
29.4 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 823793, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Seton Medical Center Hays owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Jun 2025), across all fund types: $239.9M in total assets and a $168.2M fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	$8,015	0.0%
Patient receivables, net	$46.6M	19.4%
Inventory	$5.6M	2.3%
Total current assets	$92.7M	38.7%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$145M	60.5%
Investments and other assets	$2.1M	0.9%
Total assets	$239.9M	100.0%
Current liabilities	$56.5M	23.5%
Total liabilities	$71.6M	29.9%
Fund balance (net assets)	$168.2M	70.1%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 823793, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Charity care and uncompensated care

Care Seton Medical Center Hays provided without full payment, as reported on Worksheet S-10 of its cost report.

$40M
Cost of charity care
Care for patients approved for charity care and uninsured discounts, at cost
$42.4M
Bad debt
Patient bills written off as uncollectible, at charges
$854,081
Medicaid shortfall
Cost of Medicaid patients (charges times the cost-to-charge ratio) minus Medicaid payments; negative means a surplus
$184,778
CHIP shortfall
Cost of stand-alone CHIP patients minus CHIP payments
$123,195
State and local indigent care shortfall
Cost of indigent care program patients minus program payments
$44.8M
Total unreimbursed and uncompensated care
17.9% of operating expenses
Medicaid, CHIP and indigent care shortfalls plus charity care and the cost of bad debt (Worksheet S-10 line 31)
$1,440
Grants for charity care
Private grants, donations and endowment income restricted to charity care

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 823793, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Seton Medical Center Hays's full-year cost reports, by fiscal year end. Reports shorter than ten months are left out.

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Fiscal year ending	Jun 2020	Jun 2021	Jun 2022	Jun 2023	Jun 2024	Jun 2025
Net patient revenue	$171.3M	$203.7M	$225.8M	$231.1M	$265.5M	$277.8M
Operating expenses	$165.6M	$181.4M	$207.2M	$225.9M	$232.4M	$250M
Operating margin	3.3%	10.9%	8.2%	2.2%	12.5%	10.0%
Net income	$10.1M	$24.2M	$24.2M	$8.1M	$34.9M	$30.8M
Total assets	$145.3M	$136.3M	$136.1M	$185.1M	$204.9M	$239.9M
Discharges	8,574	8,794	9,005	9,983	10,505	8,829
Inpatient days	38,656	42,702	46,060	45,887	49,635	50,127
Medicare Advantage days	7,251	8,887	9,624	10,967	11,515	13,389
Beds	165	165	173	158	173	154
Employees (FTE)	670	673	681	746	783	854

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 823793, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Seton Medical Center Hays 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
Medical supplies charged to patient	$1.3M	$28.9M	$106.7M	0.27	5,691
Emergency	$10.2M	$20.9M	$322.6M	0.06	18,207
Drugs charged to patients	$2.9M	$16.6M	$131.9M	0.13
Operating room	$6.3M	$16.3M	$188.5M	0.09	21,988
Impl. dev. charged to patients		$12.1M	$161.6M	0.07	2,286
Radiology-diagnostic	$4.6M	$10.2M	$261.5M	0.04	11,447
Laboratory		$9.9M	$118.6M	0.08	3,277
Delivery room & labor room	$3.5M	$8.5M	$26.5M	0.32	18,507
Respiratory therapy	$3.7M	$6.4M	$50.5M	0.13	1,752
Cardiac catheterization	$2.4M	$5.7M	$161.5M	0.04	6,275
Observation beds (non-distinct part		$5.3M	$22.4M	0.24
Physical therapy	$3M	$5M	$19.6M	0.25	791
Angiocardiography	$419,371	$3.2M	$13M	0.25
Recovery room	$1.4M	$2.9M	$26.7M	0.11	5,091
Whole blood & packed red blood cell		$1.7M	$11.7M	0.15	693
Cardiac rehabilitation	$716,367	$1.7M	$12.8M	0.13	3,970
Electrocardiology	$827,102	$1.7M	$46.3M	0.04	1,004
Apheresis/dialysis	$105	$1.2M	$3.3M	0.38
Radioisotope	$210,863	$463,609	$5.1M	0.09	770
Electroencephalography	$198,936	$442,420	$6.9M	0.06	801
Anesthesiology	$135,292	$314,254	$16.9M	0.02
Clinic	$155,347	$260,633	$979,254	0.27
Wound care	$77,235	$135,708	$223,401	0.61
Ambulance services		-$10	$23,485

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$18.7M	$37.8M	$207.2M	0.18	78,722
Intensive care unit	$8.3M	$23M	$184.2M	0.12	22,603
Neonatal intensive care unit	$1.6M	$3.4M	$27.2M	0.13	3,389
Nursery		$1.7M	$8.1M	0.21

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Paid hours	Average hourly wage	Square feet
Administrative & general	$3.9M	$49.3M	79,508	$51.98	77,053
Employee benefits department	$2M	$9.2M	213	$2.58
Operation of plant		$8.9M			25,448
Nursing administration	$3.6M	$4.8M	76,256	$48.45
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$3.2M			338,717
Housekeeping		$2.7M			7,642
Cafeteria		$1.9M
Social service	$1.5M	$1.6M	32,640	$45.69	442
Dietary		$1.2M			10,287
Laundry & linen service		$914,880
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$649,794
Paramed ed prgm-pastoral	$35,560	$37,881			300
Paramed ed prgm-pharmacy	$27,721	$25,038			3,095

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 823793, 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 Seton Medical Center Hays for an inpatient stay.

1.92
Case mix index
Higher than 72% of hospitals paid under Medicare IPPS
Average Medicare DRG weight of its inpatient cases (FY 2027); higher means more complex, costlier care.
No Medicare-funded residents
Teaching status
Medicare-funded interns and residents per bed (FY 2027).
25.0%
Low-income patient share
Disproportionate share percentage: Medicaid and SSI patient days CMS uses for safety-net payments (FY 2027).
2,037
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).

Show FY 2021 to FY 2027

IPPS fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Case mix index	1.87	1.87	2.00	1.99	1.90	1.87	1.92
Wage index	0.934	0.930	0.928	0.898	0.949	0.972	0.991
Readmissions adjustment	-0.25%	-0.05%	-0.10%	-0.16%	-0.73%	-0.57%	-0.23%
Value-based purchasing adjustment	+0.07%	+0.20%	+0.20%	-0.32%	-0.22%	+0.53%	0.00%
Medicare inpatient stays	2,331	2,331	1,927	1,973	1,990	1,921	2,037

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

Ownership

Organizations Seton Medical Center Hays reports to Medicare as owners or with operational control. 2 individuals also hold ownership interests; they are not listed here.

Ascension Health
Operational/managerial control, since 2009
Ascension Seton
5% or greater direct ownership interest, since 2009
Ascension Seton
Operational/managerial control, since 2009
Ascension Texas
Operational/managerial control, since 2012

Sources: CMS Hospital All Owners.

Leadership

The officers and board members on Seton Medical Center Hays's Medicare enrollment and on the IRS Form 990 filed under its tax ID.

Officers and directors on the Medicare enrollment

Ashley M Dickinson Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Ascension, since 2023
William Andy Davis Director, President CEO Ascension Texas, since 2017
Julie Holly Managing employee, Senior Director Net Revenue, since 2013
Joan Ross Managing employee, Chief Operating Officer, since 2020
Dave F Clarke Operational or managerial control, Director, since 2021
Karen Kennards Operational or managerial control, Director, since 2024

Source: CMS Hospital All Owners (PECOS), the people the hospital lists on its Medicare enrollment.

Officers and key employees of Ascension Seton (IRS Form 990, tax year 2022)

Ascension Seton files the Form 990 for the tax ID insurers list for Seton Medical Center Hays, so these people may lead the wider organization rather than Seton Medical Center Hays alone.

Name	Title
William A Davis	Ex-officio/ceo, Ministry Market
Scott Herndon	Assistant Treasurer/cfo, Ministry Market (end 8/2022)
Katherine C Henderson	President, Suburban Hospitals (end 1/2023)
Christopher Born	President, Dcmcct (end 10/2022)
Steven J Brockman-Weber RN	President, Rural Hospitals
Timothy Michael Brierty	President (end 4/2022)
Daniel W Huffine	Asst Treasurer/interim CFO, Mm (8/2022 - 10/2022)/CFO, Mm (start 10/2022)
Wesley K Tidwell	President, Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (start 10/2022)
Joan K Ross	President, Ascension Seton Hays (start 4/2023)
Erik Pronske MD	Chair
Johnette Mckown Edd	Treasurer
Pat Atkins	Secretary

Board members: Christann Marie Vasquez, Alexa Stuifbergen PhD RN, Chris Wheeler, Dave Clarke MD, George Macones MD, Jeffrey Manning MD, Terry Mattson.

Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII filed by Ascension Seton (EIN 74-1109643), via the IRS e-file data. A health system's return can cover several hospitals.

Programs and facilities

340B drug pricing program
Not participating
340B ID DSH670056, registered as a disproportionate share hospital. Authorizing official: Joan Ross, Chief Operating Officer.
Source: HRSA 340B Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System.
Helipad
Seton Medical Center Hays
FAA location ID 01XA, a medical-use heliport 0.1 mi from the hospital.
Source: FAA National Airspace System Resource data, cycle 2026-10-01.

Frequently asked questions

About Seton Medical Center Hays's rates and hospital price transparency.

How much does an MRI cost at Seton Medical Center Hays?

For MRI brain before and after contrast (CPT 70553), published negotiated rates at Seton Medical Center Hays range from $792 to $2,766 across 3 insurers. Blue Cross Blue Shield's rate is $1,584. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $1,462. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a CT scan cost at Seton Medical Center Hays?

For CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast (CPT 74177), published negotiated rates at Seton Medical Center Hays range from $1,197 to $2,693 across 3 insurers. Aetna's rate is $2,693. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $1,194. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a colonoscopy cost at Seton Medical Center Hays?

For Colonoscopy with biopsy (CPT 45380), published negotiated rates at Seton Medical Center Hays range from $994 to $2,698 across 3 insurers. Blue Cross Blue Shield's rate is $994. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $3,548. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does giving birth cost at Seton Medical Center Hays?

For Vaginal delivery, hospital stay (MS-DRG 807), published negotiated rates at Seton Medical Center Hays range from $6,403 to $7,211 across 3 insurers. Aetna's rate is $7,211. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a mammogram cost at Seton Medical Center Hays?

For Screening mammography, bilateral (CPT 77067), published negotiated rates at Seton Medical Center Hays range from $327 to $1,191 across 3 insurers. Cigna's rate is $327. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $275. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does hip or knee replacement cost at Seton Medical Center Hays?

For Major lower-extremity joint replacement without MCC (MS-DRG 470), published negotiated rates at Seton Medical Center Hays range from $12,313 to $13,238 across 2 insurers. UnitedHealthcare's rate is $12,313. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $27,114. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

What is Seton Medical Center Hays's CMS star rating?

Seton Medical Center Hays has a CMS overall hospital star rating of 3 out of 5 on Medicare Care Compare (CMS data released 2026-08-13). That is lower than 42% of US hospitals.

Is Seton Medical Center Hays a teaching hospital?

CMS reports no Medicare-funded interns or residents at Seton Medical Center Hays for fiscal year 2027.

Does Medicare penalize Seton Medical Center Hays for readmissions?

Yes. Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare cuts Seton Medical Center Hays's base inpatient payments by an estimated 0.23% in fiscal year 2027 for more readmissions than expected.

What are the most common Medicare inpatient stays at Seton Medical Center Hays?

In 2024, the most common were septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc (199 discharges), heart failure and shock with mcc (66 discharges), simple pneumonia and pleurisy with mcc (63 discharges).

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