Medical Center recognized with five-star ratings and specialty excellence awards by Healthgrades

Recognized with clinical achievements from Healthgrades

Houston, Texas — HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center announced today that it has achieved numerous accolades for clinical excellence from Healthgrades, the #1 site Americans use when searching for a doctor or hospital. Among HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center’s distinctions are two Specialty Excellence Awards, placing the hospital among the nation’s top 10% for overall gastrointestinal services and gastrointestinal surgery. HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center was also rated five stars for cardiac, gastrointestinal and critical care services including coronary interventional procedures, treatment of heart attack for 2 years in a row, treatment of heart failure, gallbladder removal surgery and treatment of sepsis. These achievements place HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center in the upper echelon of hospitals for specialty care nationwide and reflect the organization’s commitment to delivering exceptional care year after year.

“We are honored to receive the esteemed Healthgrades 2025 Specialty Excellence Awards™ and five-star ratings, and take pride in this testament to outstanding patient-centered care” said Mike Lance, Interim CEO, HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center. “These awards are a credit to our nurses, technicians, affiliated physicians, and other healthcare professionals, and evidence our enduring commitment to excellence every time, every encounter at HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center.”

HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center’s achievements are based solely on what matters most: patient outcomes. As part of its 2025 hospital assessment, Healthgrades evaluated risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for over 30 of the most common conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide to determine the top performers in specialty care. By offering easy access to objective performance measures, Healthgrades helps consumers find and select a hospital that excels in providing the care they need.

As variation in performance among hospitals continues to grow, it is increasingly important for consumers to seek care at top-rated programs. Healthgrades’ 2025 analysis revealed that if all hospitals as a group performed similarly to five-star hospitals during the 2021-2023 study period, on average, 224,958 lives could potentially have been saved and 141,692 complications could potentially have been avoided.*

“Healthgrades commends HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center for their clear commitment to delivering consistently superior patient outcomes in critical service areas, including cardiac, gastrointestinal and critical care,” said Brad Bowman, MD, chief medical officer and head of data science at Healthgrades. “HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center’s leadership, expertise, and unwavering dedication to clinical excellence set a high mark for specialty care in Texas and nationwide.”

Consumers can visit healthgrades.com to learn more about how Healthgrades measures hospital quality and access a patient-friendly overview of how we rate and why hospital quality matters.

*Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for years 2021 through 2023 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only. View the complete 2025 Specialty Awards and Ratings Methodology.