OCHSNER SPECIALTY HOSPITAL
NPI 1003873225
Long Term Care Hospital in Meridian, MS

Q: What is Rush Care, Inc.'s NPI number?

The NPI number for Rush Care, Inc. is 1003873225. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on May 1, 2006. The provider is doing business as Ochsner Specialty Hospital.

Q: What is Rush Care, Inc.'s specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Long Term Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282E00000X.

Q: When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Rush Care, Inc. was last updated on December 22, 2022. NPI Profile syncs with the weekly NPPES data releases published by CMS.

Active since May 01, 2006CLIA 25D0889378 · Waiver

1314 19TH AVE, MERIDIAN, MS 39301(601) 703-4211(601) 703-3055 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: December 22, 2022. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

Record update history: Dec 22, 2022, Apr 19, 2022, Feb 26, 2018 and 1 more (4 updates tracked since 2018).

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About Ochsner Specialty Hospital NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

OCHSNER SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (NPI 1003873225) is a healthcare organization registered as a long term care hospital in Meridian, Mississippi and active in the NPI registry since May 2006. The organization holds a CLIA Waiver certificate valid through September 26, 2027 and lists Don Larkin Kennedy, Regional Ceo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1003873225

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282E00000X

Legal Business NameRUSH CARE, INC.

Location Address1314 19TH AVEMeridian, MS 39301-4116

Mailing AddressDept 3031, Po Box 1000Memphis, TN 38148 · (601) 213-3010 · Fax (601) 213-3011

Phone(601) 703-4211

Fax(601) 703-3055

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialDon Larkin KennedyRegional Ceo · (601) 703-9614

Enumeration DateMay 1, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateDecember 22, 20224 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedDecember 22, 2022

✔ NPI 1003873225 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyLong Term Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282E00000X

License✔ Licensed in MS · 23-324

Definition

Long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) furnish extended medical and rehabilitative care to individuals who are clinically complex and have multiple acute or chronic conditions.

1314 19TH AVE, Meridian, MS 39301

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsOchsner Specialty Hospital

Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid000220723MS

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness, Ambetter from Louisiana Healthcare Connections, Ambetter from Magnolia Health and more.Insurance ›

CLIA Laboratory Certificates CMS CLIA

Laboratory certificates issued under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program, which sets federal quality standards for human laboratory testing in the United States. There is no official CMS crosswalk between CLIA and NPI numbers; these certificates are associated with this NPI by matching facility names, locations and phone numbers in the CMS CLIA registry.

Certificate of Waiver 25D0889378

Ochsner Specialty Hospital · Meridian, MS

Active · expires Sep 26, 2027

CLIA Number25D0889378

Laboratory TypeHospital

Certificate Effective DateSeptember 27, 2025

Certificate Expiration DateSeptember 26, 2027

Laboratory DirectorDr. F M. Phillippi

Laboratory Phone(601) 703-9618

Laboratory LocationOchsner Specialty Hospital1314 19th Avenue, Meridian, MS 39301

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Address Name

This certificate is issued to a laboratory to perform only waived tests.

Long-Term Care Hospital Quality CMS Care Compare

Quality measures, ventilator care and patient outcomes for Ochsner Specialty Hospital (CMS certification number 252004), from CMS Care Compare.

Ochsner Specialty Hospital

Long-term care hospital · Meridian, MS

OwnershipNonprofit

CMS Certification Number252004

CMS RegionRegion 4

Medicare-Certified SinceMay 1, 1995

Total Beds49

Location1314 19th AvenueMeridian, MS 39301 · Lauderdale County

Phone(601) 703-4211

Quality Measures

Medications reviewed, with follow-up when issues were found

Drug Regimen Review · 245 patient stays

98.4%

Patients given a current list of their medications at discharge

Transfer of Health Information to the Patient · 85 patient stays

97.6%

Medication list sent to the next provider at discharge

Transfer of Health Information to the Provider · 133 patient stays

100%

Patients who meet or exceed the overall function expected at discharge

Discharge Function Score · 198 patient stays

45.45%

Patients who experienced one or more falls with major injury during their stay

245 patient stays · Lower rates are better for this measure.

Patients with pressure ulcers or injuries that are new or worsened

Risk-adjusted rate · 218 patient stays · observed rate 4.6% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

4.1%

Healthcare workers given the influenza vaccine

90 healthcare workers

83.3%

Healthcare workers up to date on COVID-19 vaccination

60 healthcare workers

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)

1 observed infections · 1.898 predicted · 1,824 urinary catheter days

0.527

standardized infection ratio

No Different than the National Benchmark

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI)

1 observed infections · 1.560 predicted · 1,681 central line days

0.641

standardized infection ratio

No Different than the National Benchmark

Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections

5 observed infections · 3.795 predicted · 4,784 patient days

1.318

standardized infection ratio

No Different than the National Benchmark

Measures are reported under the CMS Long-Term Care Hospital Quality Reporting Program. Reporting periods vary by measure (October 2021 to December 2023). Measures without current CMS data are not shown.

Discharge, Readmission & Medicare Spending

Patients discharged to home or the community

103 of 296 patient stays · observed rate 34.8%

21.2%

risk-standardized rate

No Different than the National Rate

Potentially preventable readmissions within 30 days after discharge

71 readmissions of 361 patient stays · observed rate 19.67% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

21.96%

risk-standardized rate

No Different than the National Rate

Medicare spending per episode of care

1.00 = national average per episode of care · based on 484 episodes

0.90

spending ratio

Risk-standardized rates account for differences in patient condition mix. Comparison labels are assigned by CMS.

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 20

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

CHARANDLE S JORDAN MD

Hospitalist