Houston Methodist Hospital

Houston Methodist Hospital sits at the top of the CMS Hospital Compare ranking with 5 stars — a designation that signals consistently strong performance across the federal quality measure set. The underlying CMS Hospital Compare measures are mostly favorable — the better-than-benchmark count exceeds the worse-than-benchmark count by a meaningful margin.

Cost-wise, Houston Methodist Hospital is mid-pack: $14,836 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. The value composite — quality measures weighted against payment data — comes out to 88/100, putting Houston Methodist Hospital in the upper bracket of the LakeQuality value rubric.

Ownership is non-profit, the dominant pattern in U.S. acute care. Non-profit hospitals generally reinvest operating margins rather than distribute them; the federal CMS measure set treats them identically to other ownership categories for reporting purposes. 9 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Houston Methodist Hospital. Top examples: Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC, Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, GI Hemorrhage with MCC. Emergency services are available, which is the norm for acute-care hospitals and a meaningful factor for any patient choosing a facility for unplanned care.