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Union County General Hospital

300 Wilson Street, Clayton, NM 88415 · (575) 374-7001

Rural (critical access) hospitalGovernment - LocalEmergency room

Union County General Hospital is a government-owned rural critical-access hospital in Clayton, New Mexico (Union County), with 25 beds. It has an emergency room. It lists $1.29 for every $1 its care costs, less than the typical New Mexico hospital ($4.65).

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Not ratedCMS overall quality rating
$1.29listed for every $1 its care costs New Mexico typical $4.65
2 h 12 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min
25beds

Quality and patient experience

What patients say

70%would definitely recommend the hospital US typical 71%
76%rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 US typical 72%

Rated by patients

    Emergency room and urgent care

    2 h 12 mintypical time in the ER before going home US typical 2 h 28 min

    Source: CMS Care Compare, measurement periods ending up to September 2025.

    The money

    $77what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
    $4.4Mnet income, all sources
    −20.5%margin on patient care alone
    $364,109cost of charity care (2.5% of costs)
    $97,546unpaid bills written off (bad debt)
    64full-time staff (equivalent)

    From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025.

    Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".

    This hospital has no Medicare stay data for 2024. Medicare data covers mostly patients 65 and older, so psychiatric, children's and very small hospitals often don't appear.

    Nearby hospitals

    39 miles awayCimarron Memorial HospitalBoise City, OKNot rated$1.19 listed per $1 of cost47 miles awayCoon Memorial HospitalDalhart, TXNot rated$1.28 listed per $1 of cost

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