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BEXAR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT
NPI 1821011248
General Acute Care Hospital in San Antonio, TX

Q: What is Bexar County Hospital District's NPI number?

The NPI number for Bexar County Hospital District is 1821011248. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on July 26, 2006.

Q: What is Bexar County Hospital District's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Bexar County Hospital District have?

CMS rates University Health System 3 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 July 26, 2006

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

4502 MEDICAL DR, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229(210) 358-4000(210) 358-4745 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: July 17, 2026. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 16, 2026.

Record update history: Jul 17, 2026, Nov 24, 2025, Sep 11, 2025 and 1 more (4 updates tracked since 2024).

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About Bexar County Hospital District NPPES

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

BEXAR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (NPI 1821011248) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in San Antonio, Texas and active in the NPI registry since July 2006. The organization lists Reed Hurley, Executive Vice President Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1821011248

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameBEXAR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT

Location Address4502 MEDICAL DRSan Antonio, TX 78229-4493

Mailing Address4502 Medical DrSan Antonio, TX 78229-4493 · (210) 358-4000 · Fax (210) 358-4745

Phone(210) 358-4000

Fax(210) 358-4745

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialReed HurleyExecutive Vice President Cfo · (210) 358-2101

Enumeration DateJuly 26, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateJuly 17, 20264 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedJuly 17, 2026

✔ NPI 1821011248 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 7

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in TX · 000158

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 ListedPediatricsTaxonomy 208000000X

Also ListedAudiologist-Hearing Aid FitterTaxonomy 237600000X

Also ListedClinic/Center · Ambulatory Family Planning FacilityTaxonomy 261QA0005X

Also ListedClinic/Center · Ambulatory SurgicalTaxonomy 261QA1903X

Also ListedClinical Medical LaboratoryTaxonomy 291U00000X · License 45D0502175 (TX), 45D666399 (TX), 45D0892035 (TX), 45D0886135 (TX), 45D0883066 (TX), 45D0705589 (TX), 45D1002231 (TX)

Also ListedAmbulance · Air TransportTaxonomy 3416A0800X · License 01-5085 (TX)

4502 MEDICAL DR, San Antonio, TX 78229

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Other Identifiers 5

Medicaid1268815-01TX

Medicaid1268815-02TX

Medicaid1361412-01TX

Medicaid1361412-03TX

Medicaid1361412-05TX

Group Practice 1

Group TaxonomyThis provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Baylor Scott and White Health Plan, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Imperial Insurance Companies, Inc. and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for University Health System (CMS certification number 450213), from CMS Care Compare.

University Health System

Acute Care Hospitals · San Antonio, TX

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipGovernment - Hospital District or Authority

CMS Certification Number450213

Location4502 Medical DrSan Antonio, TX 78229 · Bexar County · (210) 358-2637

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

3/5

Doctor communication

3/5

Staff responsiveness

3/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

3/5

Care transition

2/5

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 19

CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite

0.94 No different than national

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate

0.61 No different than national

Postoperative wound dehiscence rate

2.25 No different than national

Postoperative sepsis rate

6.22 No different than national

Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate

3.92 No different than national

Postoperative respiratory failure rate

8.44 No different than national

Infections 6

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

52 observed cases · 154.401 predicted · 193,897 patient days

0.337 Better than the national benchmark

MRSA Bacteremia

9 observed cases · 16.64 predicted · 220,223 patient days

0.541 Better than the national benchmark

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy

2 observed cases · 2.28 predicted · 227 patient days

0.877 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

12 observed cases · 11.419 predicted · 362 patient days

1.051 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

21 observed cases · 45.248 predicted · 24,951 patient days

0.464 Better than the national benchmark

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

34 observed cases · 47.64 predicted · 41,632 patient days

0.714 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate

126 No different than national

Rate of readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide)

2063 No different than national

Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement

Cases too small to report

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate

174 No different than national

Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients

43 No different than national

Rate of readmission for CABG

48 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 13

Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle

92%

Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle

86%

Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle

95%

Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle

69%

Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock

70%

Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing

11%

Maternal Health 6

Elective Delivery

60%

Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding

3354

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

Cesarean Birth

1215

Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (All)

4146

Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (excluding blood-transfusion-only cases)

4146

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 20

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

EDUARDO N. POLLONO MD

Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease)