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Surgery Residency Program

HCA Houston Healthcare/University of Houston
Webster, TX
Initial AccreditationACGME #4404800007

HCA Houston Healthcare/University of Houston is an ACGME-accredited Surgery residency program in Webster, TX. It has 3 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 9 residents in training. It reports 16.7% IMG residents and a PGY-1 salary of $61,104. MatchPath compiles this profile from ACGME, FREIDA, and NRMP public data; every field is free to view, with no account required.

Cross-validated from ACGME, FREIDA, NRMP & CMS, each field stamped with a verification date. How we source this.

Overview

Positions / year
3
9 residents · 15 approved
PGY-1 salary
$61.1k
IMG percentage
16.7%
x
Visa sponsorship
None
Not currently sponsoring
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed
SOAP eligible
Yes
2211440C1

Accredited since 2024 · 5 years · Last ACGME review 2024

IMG Fit

IMG-friendliness score

IMG-Friendliness Score
Computed from visa policy, IMG % in roster, and accreditation status.

Application requirements

Step 1
Optional
Required to apply
Step 2 CK
Optional
Required to apply
COMLEX
DO applicants
Letters
3
Incl. chair, faculty, specialty
Visa
Not sponsored
Application service
ERAS
Main match

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Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match code
2211440C1
NRMP identifier
Match status
initial
SOAP eligible
Yes
via ERAS
MRM eligible
Yes
via ERAS

Listed in the NRMP directory as “HCA Houston Healthcare/U Houston-TX”.

View on NRMP Program Directory ↗

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Training tracks

No tracks listed

No tracks recorded for this program yet. The categorical track is implied for most IM residencies.

Residents

Cohort composition

IMG
17%
x
US MD
67%
x
DO
17%
x
Women
50%
x

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Affiliated medical schools

Medical schools affiliated with this program's sponsoring institution (FREIDA).

Resident roster

Resident roster — data pending

Resident roster ingest is still in progress. Names, medical schools, and country flags land with the next LinkedIn data refresh.

Schedule & Culture

Hours / week
80
Avg PGY-1 on duty
Max on-duty
24
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
6
Protected didactic / week
Night float
Yes
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
No
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
1.1
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
1
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
No
Offered by this program

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Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Unknown

Bay Area Regional is committed to providing the highest quality medical care while making a difference in people’s lives. Designed with a beautiful, soothing environment, Bay Area Regional offers some of the latest technology for physicians on the medical staff in order to provide advanced diagnostic and treatment techniques. Bay Area Regional has approximately 400 physicians on the medical staff and over 500 employees dedicated to providing exceptional care to the Houston Bay Area. Since opening in July 2014, Bay Area Regional has received accreditation from the Joint Commission and performed more than 4,000 cardiac cath cases, brain surgery, open-heart surgery and has treated over 43,000 people in the emergency department. Bay Area Regional also offers general surgery, orthopedics, surgical weight-loss, outpatient imaging, including 3D Mammography and much more. With a focus on excellence, Bay Area Regional is in pursuit of Level III Trauma Designation and anticipates receiving Chest Pain Center Accreditation with PCI before the end of the year. The hospital is now being expanded to almost double the number of private patient rooms and double the capacity of its emergency department, operating room and cardiac cath labs. Looking ahead, Bay Area Regional will open its new Women’s Center with a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in 2017. Bay Area Regional Medical Center is located at the corner of Highway 3 and Blossom Street in Webster and accepts most major insurances including Aetna, BCBS, CIGNA, Healthspring, Humana, United HealthCare, Humana Military and TexanPlus. To find a physician on the medical staff or to get connected with the hospital by attending a FREE community seminar, visit the website at www.BARMC.us or call 281-525-7000.

Star Rating
3 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
591
Tertiary care
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care3 better · 5 same · 0 worse
Mortality1 better · 6 same · 0 worse
Readmission0 better · 7 same · 2 worse

Measures rated better / same / worse vs the US national average.

Reports 8 of 8 HCAHPS patient-experience measures. Reports 9 of 12 timely & effective care measures.

Leapfrog Safety GradeC
Facility volume (annual)
Admissions
29,434
ED visits
85,637
Inpatient surgeries
5,576
Outpatient surgeries
4,718
Births
3,647
Daily census
449
Full-time staff
1,791

Source: FREIDA facility profile.

Primary teaching site: Clear Lake Regional Medical Center · Webster, TX

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Clinical sites

Clear Lake Regional Medical Center

Primary
Webster, TX591 beds

Bay Area Surgicare Center

Webster, TX

Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital

San Antonio, TX

Location

Purchasing power

~$4,096/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~19.6% of pay
Take-home$4,096/mo
Rent (1BR)$996/mo
State tax$0/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $61,104 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 0% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Livability

State Income Tax
None
No tax on wages

Median rent and walkability scores arrive with the Zillow and Walk Score data refresh.

People

Leadership

Brian L Brewer, MD, MBA

Program Director and Site Director

Program Director

Barbara Knight

Program Coordinator

Coordinator

Gabriela Arciniega

Director of GME

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is HCA Houston Healthcare/University of Houston located?
HCA Houston Healthcare/University of Houston is located in Webster, TX.
Is HCA Houston Healthcare/University of Houston ACGME-accredited?
Yes — HCA Houston Healthcare/University of Houston holds initial ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at HCA Houston Healthcare/University of Houston?
HCA Houston Healthcare/University of Houston has approximately 9 residents in training.
How much is rent near HCA Houston Healthcare/University of Houston?
Median rent near Webster, TX is ~$996/month for a 1BR and ~$1,320/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does HCA Houston Healthcare/University of Houston accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Yes — 16.7% of HCA Houston Healthcare/University of Houston's current residents are International Medical Graduates, as reported to FREIDA. This page also shows its visa sponsorship, reported Step 2 CK expectation, and PGY-1 salary. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
Does HCA Houston Healthcare/University of Houston sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
HCA Houston Healthcare/University of Houston does not currently report J-1 or H-1B visa sponsorship to FREIDA. That means no sponsorship is listed at the source rather than that the program has ruled it out — confirm directly with the program if visa status decides your list.
What USMLE Step 2 CK score does HCA Houston Healthcare/University of Houston require?
HCA Houston Healthcare/University of Houston does not report a minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score, so MatchPath publishes no cutoff for this program — most programs do not publish one. Use its IMG percentage and the specialty's overall match data to gauge fit instead; both are on this page. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
What is the resident salary at HCA Houston Healthcare/University of Houston?
HCA Houston Healthcare/University of Houston reports a PGY-1 salary of $61,104. Salary is set by the sponsoring institution and rises each training year through completion. This page also shows what that salary is worth locally, adjusted for state income tax and area rent. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
How do I apply to HCA Houston Healthcare/University of Houston?
US residency programs accept applications through ERAS and rank applicants through the NRMP Match. Applications open in the fall, interviews run through winter, and Match results release in March. Save HCA Houston Healthcare/University of Houston to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does HCA Houston Healthcare/University of Houston have unfilled or off-cycle positions?
Unfilled positions are offered through SOAP during Match week, and off-cycle vacancies can open year-round. MatchPath's Vacancies feed tracks open Surgery residency program positions as they appear.