Based on certified bed count data from the First Quarter 2026 Medicare Provider of Services file, the ten largest general hospitals in the Southwestern U.S. were:

The Ten Largest General Hospitals in the Southwestern U.S.

1. Methodist Hospital
   Location:  San Antonio
   Certified Bed Count:  2,465
   
   
2. Memorial Hermann Hospital System
   Location:  Houston
   Certified Bed Count:  1,515
   
   
3. Houston Methodist Hospital
   Location:  Houston
   Certified Bed Count:  1,299
   
   
4. Baptist Medical Center
   Location:  San Antonio
   Certified Bed Count:  1,285
   
   
5. Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center
   Location:  Houston
   Certified Bed Count:  1,220
   
   
6. St. Francis Hospital
   Location:  Tulsa, OK
   Certified Bed Count:  1,088
   
   
7. Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi
   Location:  Corpus Christi, TX
   Certified Bed Count:  1,040
   
   
8. University Health System
   Location:  San Antonio, TX
   Certified Bed Count:  1,034
   
   
9. Harris Health System
   Location:  Houston
   Certified Bed Count:  975
   
   
10. Parkland Health and Hospital System
    Location:  Dallas
    Certified Bed Count:  968

Supplemental resource:  Top Ranked Teaching Hospitals in the Southwest