Laredo Medical Center
1700 E Saunders St., Laredo, TX 78044 · Webb County · (956) 796-3566
18 certified beds, about 20 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare since 1994
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 675268 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on December 4, 2025, inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the Texas average is 9.4, the national average 9.2).
None of its 2 health citations since June 2023 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 6.27 hours per resident per day, against 3.39 across Texas and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 3.46 of those hours.
30.0% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Texas average 55.3%).
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 2 health citations on file.
December 4, 2025Standard inspection · 1 citation
- D Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews and record review, the facility failed to store food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety for 1 of 1-unit refrigerators (resident refrigerator RR #1), 1 of 1 resident freezer (resident freezer RF #1) and 1 of 1 resident walk in pantry (walk in pantry WP#1) reviewed for storage, preparation and sanitation. -The facility failed to ensure a bag of chicken taquito were properly sealed and a loaf of bread wrapped in plastic wrap that was expired dated 11-21-25 was left in refrigerators beyond safe use by dates. -The facility failed to ensure bags of grapes, herbs, and celery were stored in the resident's refrigerator were placed in sealed containers protected from cross contamination and exposure to splash, dust, or other contamination. [...]
September 5, 2024Standard inspection · 1 citation
- D Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews and record review, the facility failed to store, prepare, distribute, and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety for 1 of 1 kitchen reviewed for dietary services. 1. The facility failed to ensure that the food items in the refrigerator were not expired. 2. The facility failed to ensure that the equipment used to prepare food was in good condition. These failures could place all residents who received their meals from the kitchen at risk for foodborne illnesses.
June 28, 2023Standard inspection · 0 citations
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 6.27 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 3.46 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 5.51 | 2.98 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.27 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.53 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 30.0% | 55.3% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 20.0% | 54.6% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | not reported |
CMS expects 3.68 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 6.57 on weekdays and 5.51 on weekends, 16% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 6.10 in April to June 2025 to 6.27 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 6.27 | 3.46 | 6.57 | 5.51 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 20 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 6.12 | 3.46 | 6.43 | 5.34 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 20 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 6.41 | 3.23 | 6.69 | 5.68 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 20 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 6.10 | 3.08 | 6.36 | 5.44 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 18 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Texas, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.33 | 0.40 | 3.50 | 2.93 | 2.2% | 0.7% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Staff pay reports
Staff pay at this home
No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.
Official wage estimates for Texas
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $18.03 | $16.97 to $20.71 | 88,680 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $29.92 | $27.46 to $32.89 | 57,560 |
| Registered nurses | $46.14 | $38.06 to $50.53 | 271,380 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Texas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 25.7 | 25.7 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.5 | 12.3 | 12.0 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: LAREDO TEXAS HOSPITAL COMPANY LP.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Health Investment Company LLC | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 11/06/2024 |
| Chs Community Health Systems Inc | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 10/01/2003 | |
| Community Health Systems Inc | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 10/01/2003 | |
| Leal, Jorge | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 12/01/2020 | |
| Buffington-Price, Edna | Corporate director | Individual | 03/01/2022 | |
| Lalor, Paula | Corporate director | Individual | 04/01/2017 | |
| Pitt, Justin | Corporate director | Individual | 03/01/2022 | |
| Summar, Nathaniel | Corporate director | Individual | 07/15/2017 | |
| Cash, William | Corporate officer | Individual | 06/11/2018 | |
| Cobb, Christopher | Corporate officer | Individual | 04/26/2013 | |
| Hammons, Kevin | Corporate officer | Individual | 02/27/2012 | |
| Johnson, Jason | Corporate officer | Individual | 01/06/2020 | |
| Ottinger, Roman | Corporate officer | Individual | 01/06/2020 | |
| Pitt, Justin | Corporate officer | Individual | 03/01/2022 | |
| Webb Hospital Corporation | General partnership interest | Organization | 09/08/2003 | |
| Webb Hospital Holdings, LLC | Limited partnership interest | Organization | 10/01/2003 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on December 4, 2025: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
Other nursing homes nearby
- Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Laredo, 0.4 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 23 citations
- Laredo West Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Laredo, 1.3 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 42 citations
- Laredo South Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Laredo, 1.4 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 28 citations
- Laredo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Laredo, 1.5 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 28 citations
- La Frontera Nursing & Rehabilitation Laredo, 2.6 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 16 citations
Texas contacts for a concern about a nursing home
These are the official offices in Texas. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.
- Resident advocate: Texas Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, 800-252-2412. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
Common questions
- What is Laredo Medical Center's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Laredo Medical Center 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Laredo Medical Center get at its last inspection?
- 1 health deficiency at the standard inspection on December 4, 2025. The Texas average is 9.4.
- Has Laredo Medical Center been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Laredo Medical Center accept Medicaid?
- CMS lists it as "Medicare", so it is not certified for Medicaid.
- Who owns Laredo Medical Center?
- CMS lists 16 owners and managers. Legal business name: LAREDO TEXAS HOSPITAL COMPANY LP.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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