Acute Care Hospital

Scenic Mountain Medical Center

1601 W 11th Place, Big Spring, TX 79720
24/7 Emergency Services

Quality measures

Mortality

Same as National Average

Measures the rate at which patients die within 30 days of hospital admission for specific conditions. A lower mortality rate indicates better outcomes.

Underlying measures: Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 5.30 95% interval: 4.00 – 6.70 Sample size: 72 Reporting period: 07/01/2023 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: Hybrid_HWM Death rate for pneumonia patients No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 19.00 95% interval: 13.60 – 26.20 Sample size: 42 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_PN Death rate for CABG surgery patients Not Available Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_CABG Death rate for COPD patients Number of Cases Too Small Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_COPD Death rate for heart attack patients Number of Cases Too Small Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_AMI Death rate for heart failure patients Number of Cases Too Small Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_HF Death rate for stroke patients Number of Cases Too Small Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_STK

Safety of Care

Same as National Average

Tracks hospital-acquired infections, surgical complications, and other patient safety indicators. Lower rates indicate better safety practices.

Underlying measures: Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) No Different than National Benchmark Hospital score: 0.69 SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_6_SIR Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 0.21 95% interval: 0.00 – 0.44 Sample size: 346 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_06 In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 0.27 95% interval: 0.05 – 0.49 Sample size: 342 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_08 Pressure ulcer rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 0.58 95% interval: 0.00 – 1.88 Sample size: 203 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_03 CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite No Different Than the National Value Hospital score: 0.99 95% interval: 0.48 – 1.49 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_90 Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate Number of Cases Too Small Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_15 Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Not Available Hospital score: — SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_2_SIR Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) Not Available Hospital score: — SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_1_SIR Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients Not Available Hospital score: — Reporting period: 04/01/2021 – 03/31/2024 CMS measure id: COMP_HIP_KNEE MRSA Bacteremia Not Available Hospital score: — SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_5_SIR Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate Number of Cases Too Small Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_09 Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate Number of Cases Too Small Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_12 Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate Not Available Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_10 Postoperative respiratory failure rate Not Available Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_11 Postoperative sepsis rate Not Available Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_13 SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy Not Available Hospital score: — SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_4_SIR SSI - Colon Surgery Not Available Hospital score: — SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_3_SIR Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications Not Available Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_04 Postoperative wound dehiscence rate Number of Cases Too Small Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_14

Readmissions

Same as National Average

Measures how often patients return to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. Lower readmission rates suggest effective treatment and discharge planning.

Underlying measures: 30-day Readmission, Heart Failure As expected Hospital score: 0.97 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: READM-30-HF-HRRP 30-day Readmission, Pneumonia Worse than expected Hospital score: 1.06 Sample size: 50 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: READM-30-PN-HRRP 30-day Readmission, Bypass Surgery Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: READM-30-CABG-HRRP 30-day Readmission, COPD Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: READM-30-COPD-HRRP 30-day Readmission, Heart Attack Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: READM-30-AMI-HRRP 30-day Readmission, Hip/Knee Replacement Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP

Patient Experience

Based on the HCAHPS survey — patient satisfaction with communication, cleanliness, pain management, and discharge information.

Patient survey detail — the questions feeding the Patient Experience domain above expand ↓

CMS computes the Patient Experience domain from the federal HCAHPS survey. Each bar below is one survey question; the percentage is the share of Scenic's recent patients who gave the most positive response. HCAHPS percentages aren't directly comparable across all measures — see the methodology page for how CMS weights them.

  • Communication with Nurses 84%
  • Communication with Doctors 86%
  • Hospital Cleanliness 68%
  • Hospital Quietness 65%
  • Staff Responsiveness N/A
  • Discharge Information 87%
  • Overall Hospital Rating (9 or 10) 56%
  • Would Recommend Hospital 53%

Percentages represent patients who gave the most positive response. Survey conducted by CMS through the HCAHPS program.

Timely & Effective Care

Below National Average

Measures how quickly the hospital provides important treatments such as antibiotics for pneumonia or interventions for heart attacks.

Underlying measures: Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better Better than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 115.00 min National median: 148.00 min (lower is better) Sample size: 343 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: OP_18b Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better Better than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 121.00 min National median: 154.00 min (lower is better) Sample size: 375 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: OP_18a Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better Near the national median Hospital score: 280.00 min National median: 294.00 min (lower is better) Sample size: 25 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: OP_18d Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia Near the national median Hospital score: 1.00 % National median: 1.00 % (lower is better) Sample size: 168 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: HH_HYPO Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle Near the national median Hospital score: 92.00 % National median: 94.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 26 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: SEV_SEP_6HR Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination Near the national median Hospital score: 90.00 % National median: 79.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 355 Reporting period: 10/01/2024 – 03/31/2025 CMS measure id: IMM_3 Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 37.00 % National median: 97.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 19 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: OP_29 Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 19.00 % National median: 15.00 % (lower is better) Sample size: 73 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: SAFE_USE_OF_OPIOIDS Head CT results Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 21.00 % National median: 74.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 14 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: OP_23 Left before being seen Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 4.00 % National median: 1.00 % (lower is better) Sample size: 14,697 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: OP_22 Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 51.00 % National median: 64.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 47 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: SEP_1 Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 11.00 % National median: 8.00 % (lower is better) Sample size: 569 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: HH_HYPER Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 70.00 % National median: 81.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 47 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: SEV_SEP_3HR

Psychiatric Unit Quality (IPFQR)

Scenic Mountain Medical Center operates a Medicare-certified inpatient psychiatric unit that reports under the federal IPFQR program. The measures below are specific to that unit — not the hospital as a whole. They cover restraint and seclusion use, screening for medication side effects, substance-use and tobacco treatment, transitions of care, follow-up after discharge, and readmissions.

Physical Restraint Use 0.1 hours per 1,000 patient-hours
National median: 0.1 hours Near national median

HBIPS-2 — hours of physical restraint use per 1,000 patient-hours. Lower is better; restraints carry physical and psychological risks.

Seclusion Use 0.3 hours per 1,000 patient-hours
National median: 0.0 hours Worse than national median

HBIPS-3 — hours of seclusion per 1,000 patient-hours. Lower is better; seclusion is used only when no other intervention works.

Metabolic Screening (SMD) 97.0 %
National median: 92.0 % Near national median

SMD — % of patients on antipsychotics screened for metabolic side effects (BMI, blood glucose, cholesterol). Antipsychotics raise metabolic-syndrome risk; screening catches it early.

Substance-Use Treatment Provided 100.0 %
National median: 74.0 % Better than national median

SUB-2 — % of patients with alcohol/drug use referred for treatment during admission.

Substance-Use Treatment at Discharge 100.0 %
National median: 77.0 % Better than national median

SUB-3 — % of patients with substance-use disorder offered or referred to treatment at discharge.

Tobacco-Use Treatment at Discharge 92.0 %
National median: 64.0 % Better than national median

TOB-3 — % of patients using tobacco who received counseling and/or medication at discharge.

Transition Record Completed 93.0 %
National median: 77.0 % Better than national median

TR-1 — % of discharges with a completed transition record including medications, follow-up plan, and crisis instructions.

Influenza Immunization 98.0 %
National median: 87.0 % Better than national median

IMM-2 — % of patients given a flu vaccine during the inpatient stay.

Source: CMS Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Reporting Program. Reporting period ending 12/31/2024.

Clinical Staff

Scenic Mountain Medical Center has 45 CMS-affiliated clinicians on its roster — physicians, advanced practice providers, and other Medicare-enrolled professionals who list this hospital as an affiliated facility.

Top specialties

  • Family Practice 13
  • Nurse Practitioner 9
  • Internal Medicine 6
  • Diagnostic Radiology 4
  • Emergency Medicine 3
  • General Surgery 2
  • Physician Assistant 1
  • Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) 1

Self-reported primary specialty in the CMS Doctors & Clinicians dataset. Many clinicians serve multiple facilities.

Practice characteristics

Accept Medicare assignment
43 (96%)

Bill Medicare directly at the approved rate — patients only owe co-insurance/deductible.

Offer telehealth
15 (33%)

Indicated by the clinician in their CMS profile as routinely providing virtual visits.

Medicare quality scoring (MIPS)

13 of these clinicians have a published Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score. Of those, 6 (46%) score above the national median of 85.5.

MIPS scoring is heavily compressed at the top of the 0–100 range, so individual scores are not a reliable consumer signal. We surface roster-level coverage and the share above the national median instead.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians (Care Compare) national downloadable file and MIPS Performance Year final scores, as of 2026-05-27. Affiliations from the CMS Facility Affiliations dataset. About 16% of small facilities (critical access, rural emergency, freestanding psych, IRF/LTCH) do not appear in the affiliations file and therefore have no panel.

Find a Doctor

Search the 45 clinicians affiliated with Scenic Mountain Medical Center. Each name links to that clinician's official Medicare Care Compare profile, where you can see their credentials, secondary specialties, group affiliations, and (when applicable) MIPS quality scores.

Showing 30 of 45 clinicians (alphabetical)

Roster from CMS Doctors and Clinicians (Care Compare), updated 2026-05-27. A clinician may also practice at other facilities; "affiliated" means this hospital is on their CMS profile, not that they exclusively work here.

Pricing & Costs

This hospital participates in price transparency under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. View 186 published procedures — gross charges, cash prices, and per-payer negotiated rates where available.

Across this hospital's priced procedures:
vs. TX median +9% runs 9% above the state median
vs. national median +28% runs 28% above the national median

Median percent difference across the 186 DRGs where this hospital has a comparable published price and the comparison cohort has enough hospitals to compute a stable median.

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Facility Information

Facility type
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership
Proprietary
Emergency services
Yes — 24/7

Nearby Hospitals

Psychiatric Hospital

Big Spring State Hospital

Big Spring, TX

Not rated · IPFQR (Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Reporting) Psychiatric hospitals are evaluated under the IPFQR quality program, which measures outcomes specific to behavioral health care. CMS star ratings apply to acute care hospitals only.
About this data

Quality and ratings data are sourced from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare program. Star ratings are CMS's own calculation; CareRanks does not modify or re-weight them. Facility-level details (address, beds, ownership, teaching status) come from CMS provider files and the CMS Provider of Services file.

Pricing data, where shown, is drawn from the hospital's own Machine-Readable File (MRF) published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. See our methodology for the full update cadence and limitations.

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