HILL COUNTRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
NPI 1497726343
General Acute Care Hospital in Fredericksburg, TX

Q: What is Hill Country Memorial Hospital's NPI number?

The NPI number for Hill Country Memorial Hospital is 1497726343. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on January 30, 2006.

Q: What is Hill Country Memorial Hospital's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Hill Country Memorial Hospital have?

CMS rates Hill Country Memorial Hospital 5 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 January 30, 2006

5/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1020 HWY 16 S, FREDERICKSBURG, TX 78624(830) 997-4353(830) 997-1300 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: July 21, 2022. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

Record update history: Jul 21, 2022, Aug 22, 2020 (2 updates tracked since 2020).

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About Hill Country Memorial Hospital NPPES

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

HILL COUNTRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (NPI 1497726343) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Fredericksburg, Texas and active in the NPI registry since January 2006. The organization lists Donna M Braudway, Business Office Manager, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1497726343

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameHILL COUNTRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Location Address1020 HWY 16 SFredericksburg, TX 78624-4471

Mailing AddressPo Box 835Fredericksburg, TX 78624-0835 · (830) 997-4353 · Fax (830) 997-1300

Phone(830) 997-4353

Fax(830) 997-1300

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialDonna M BraudwayBusiness Office Manager · (830) 997-1387

Enumeration DateJanuary 30, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateJuly 21, 20222 updates tracked since enumeration

✔ NPI 1497726343 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ 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.

1020 HWY 16 S, Fredericksburg, TX 78624

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Other Identifiers 3

Medicaid136430906TX

Medicaid136430905TX

OtherHH0659TX · Blue Cross

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Hill Country Memorial Hospital (CMS certification number 450604), from CMS Care Compare.

Hill Country Memorial Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Fredericksburg, TX

5/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipProprietary

CMS Certification Number450604

Location1020 South State Highway 16Fredericksburg, TX 78624 · Gillespie County · (830) 997-4353

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

4/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

4/5

Doctor communication

4/5

Staff responsiveness

4/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

5/5

Care transition

5/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

3/5

Overall hospital rating

4/5

Recommend hospital

4/5

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

Complications & Deaths 18

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

3.3 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for COPD patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart failure patients

13% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

20.8% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

Cases too small to report

Infections 2

SSI - Colon Surgery

0 observed cases · 1.218 predicted · 49 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

0 observed cases · 7.73 predicted · 7,298 patient days

0.000 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

75 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

84 fewer days than average per 100 discharges

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

1475 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

Low

Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - non psychiatric/mental health disorders

69 minutes

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

0.5%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

73%

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

142 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

209 minutes

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

37%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

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Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 2

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

GILLESPIE EMERGENCY MEDICINE ASSOCIATES PA

Emergency Medicine

1020 HWY 16 S
FREDERICKSBURG, TX 78624

Gillespie County (800) 893-9698

DR. DAVID L. BLACKBURN M.D.

Emergency Medicine

1020 HWY 16 S
FREDERICKSBURG, TX 78624

Gillespie County (830) 249-1827

Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS

Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.

What is Hill Country Memorial Hospital's NPI number?

The NPI number for Hill Country Memorial Hospital is 1497726343. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on January 30, 2006.

Where is Hill Country Memorial Hospital located?

Hill Country Memorial Hospital is located at 1020 Hwy 16 S, Fredericksburg, TX 78624. The listed phone number is (830) 997-4353.

What is Hill Country Memorial Hospital's specialty?

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

Is Hill Country Memorial Hospital a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Hill Country Memorial Hospital is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

What quality rating does Hill Country Memorial Hospital have?

CMS rates Hill Country Memorial Hospital 5 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.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Hill Country Memorial Hospital was last updated on July 21, 2022. NPI Profile syncs with the weekly NPPES data releases published by CMS.