Starr County Memorial Hospital

Starr County Memorial Hospital is a government-operated public hospital located in Rio Grande City, TX, holding CMS certification number 450654. The Brownsville covers Rio Grande City-area healthcare news, including major facility changes, regulatory ratings, and service-line developments at Starr County Memorial Hospital.

As an acute-care hospital, Starr County Memorial Hospital treats short-term, severe medical conditions including emergencies, surgeries, trauma, and critical illness. The facility operates a 24-hour emergency department.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) assigns Starr County Memorial Hospital an overall quality rating of 2 out of 5 stars based on its most recent public reporting cycle. The CMS overall rating is a composite of mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience, effectiveness of care, timeliness of care, and efficient imaging measures. The Brownsville tracks rating changes year-over-year for every hospital in our coverage area; a one-star change typically reflects meaningful shifts in clinical performance.

For Rio Grande City residents, Starr County Memorial Hospital is one of the hospital options to weigh when choosing emergency care, surgical care, or specialty services. The Brownsville regularly reports on hospital expansions, closures, leadership changes, and major regulatory actions affecting Rio Grande City-area healthcare facilities — including Starr County Memorial Hospital.

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