COLUMBIA VALLEY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, L.P.
NPI 1043267701
General Acute Care Hospital in Brownsville, TX

Q: What is Columbia Valley Healthcare System, L.P.'s specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.

Q: What quality rating does Columbia Valley Healthcare System, L.P. have?

CMS rates Valley Regional Medical Center 2 out of 5 stars overall on Care Compare, based on measures of safety, patient experience and outcomes. The full measure detail is in the Hospital Quality Ratings section above.

Active since May 28, 2006

2/5

Hospital Overall Rating

100A E ALTON GLOOR BLVD, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78526(956) 350-7000(956) 350-7111 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: February 13, 2026. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: September 06, 2026.

Record update history: Jun 4, 2025, Jun 2, 2021 (2 updates tracked since 2021).

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About Columbia Valley Healthcare System, L.p. NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

COLUMBIA VALLEY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, L.P. (NPI 1043267701), doing business as Valley Regional Medical Center, is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Brownsville, Texas and active in the NPI registry since May 2006. The organization lists Daniel Sanchez Puente, Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1043267701

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameCOLUMBIA VALLEY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, L.P.

Location Address100A E ALTON GLOOR BLVDBrownsville, TX 78526-3354

Mailing Address100a E Alton Gloor BlvdBrownsville, TX 78526-3354 · (956) 350-7000 · Fax (956) 350-7111

Phone(956) 350-7000

Fax(956) 350-7111

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialDaniel Sanchez PuenteCfo · (956) 350-7104

Enumeration DateMay 28, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateFebruary 13, 20262 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedFebruary 13, 2026

✔ NPI 1043267701 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 2

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

Definition

An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.

Also ListedClinic/Center · Ambulatory SurgicalTaxonomy 261QA1903X

100A E ALTON GLOOR BLVD, Brownsville, TX 78526

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsValley Regional Medical Center

Other Identifiers 5

Other670717Healthlink

Medicaid020947001TX

Other165975700Us Dept Labor

Other106808100TX · Valley

OtherHH0717TX · Bcbs

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Arizona Complete Health, Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness, Ambetter from Louisiana Healthcare Connections and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Valley Regional Medical Center (CMS certification number 450662), from CMS Care Compare.

Valley Regional Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Brownsville, TX

2/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipProprietary

CMS Certification Number450662

Location100 A Alton GloorBrownsville, TX 78526 · Cameron County · (956) 350-7000

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

2/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

2/5

Doctor communication

2/5

Staff responsiveness

2/5

Communication about medicines

2/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

4/5

Quietness

2/5

Overall hospital rating

2/5

Recommend hospital

2/5

Star ratings summarize responses from patients surveyed after discharge, collected through the CMS HCAHPS program.

Complications & Deaths 19

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

12.8% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for COPD patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart failure patients

12% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

18.9% No different than national

Infections 6

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

2 observed cases · 4.199 predicted · 5,455 patient days

0.476 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

6 observed cases · 3.311 predicted · 4,538 patient days

1.812 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

1 observed case · 2.244 predicted · 81 patient days

0.446 No different than national

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy

2 observed cases · 1.511 predicted · 173 patient days

1.324 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

2 observed cases · 2.048 predicted · 47,971 patient days

0.977 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

4 observed cases · 18.249 predicted · 41,484 patient days

0.219 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

115 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

186 more days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

143 more days than average per 100 discharges

Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)

171 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

Cases too small to report

Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

Cases too small to report

Timely & Effective Care 17

Emergency department volume

Medium

Percentage of healthcare personnel who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

61%

Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit A lower number of minutes is better

161 minutes

Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit- Psychiatric/Mental Health Patients. A lower number of minutes is better

252 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

105%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 9

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

HERALD EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS PLLC

Emergency Medicine