LUTHERAN DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL
NPI 1023060472
General Acute Care Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN

Q: What is the provider's specialty?

The provider's specialty is General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.

Active since May 16, 2006CLIA 15D0357930 · Accreditation

702 VAN BUREN ST, FORT WAYNE, IN 46802(260) 425-3000(260) 425-3222 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: December 1, 2021. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 19, 2026.

Record update history: Dec 1, 2021, Apr 22, 2021, Aug 16, 2017 (3 updates tracked since 2017).

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About Lutheran Downtown Hospital NPPES

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

LUTHERAN DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL (NPI 1023060472) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana and active in the NPI registry since May 2006. The organization holds an CLIA Accreditation certificate valid through February 8, 2027 and lists Paula M Lalor, Director/delegated Official, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1023060472

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM, LLC

Location Address702 VAN BUREN STFort Wayne, IN 46802-3697

Mailing Address15819 Collection Center DrChicago, IL 60693-0158 · (260) 425-3000 · Fax (260) 425-3222

Phone(260) 425-3000

Fax(260) 425-3222

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialPaula M LalorDirector/delegated Official · (629) 215-3953

Enumeration DateMay 16, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateDecember 1, 20213 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedDecember 1, 2021

✔ NPI 1023060472 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in IN · 05-005043-1

Definition

An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.

702 VAN BUREN ST, Fort Wayne, IN 46802

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsLutheran Downtown Hospital

Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid100268500AIN

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Buckeye Health Plan, Ambetter from Meridian, Ambetter 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 Accreditation 15D0357930

Lutheran Downtown Hospital · Fort Wayne, IN

Active · expires Feb 8, 2027

CLIA Number15D0357930

Laboratory TypeHospital

Certificate Effective DateFebruary 9, 2025

Certificate Expiration DateFebruary 8, 2027

Laboratory DirectorLili Geng

Laboratory Phone(260) 425-3762

Laboratory LocationLutheran Downtown Hospital702 Van Buren Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Address Name

This is a certificate that is issued to a laboratory on the basis of the laboratory's accreditation by an accreditation organization approved by CMS.

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for St Joseph Health System, LLC (CMS certification number 150047), from CMS Care Compare.

St Joseph Health System, LLC

Acute Care Hospitals · Fort Wayne, IN

OwnershipProprietary

CMS Certification Number150047

Location702 Van Buren StreetFort Wayne, IN 46802 · Allen County · (260) 425-3000

Emergency services Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

5/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

4/5

Doctor communication

5/5

Staff responsiveness

4/5

Communication about medicines

5/5

Discharge information

5/5

Care transition

4/5

Cleanliness

5/5

Quietness

4/5

Overall hospital rating

5/5

Recommend hospital

4/5

Star ratings summarize responses from patients surveyed after discharge, collected through the CMS HCAHPS program.

Complications & Deaths 15

Death rate for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for COPD patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart failure patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for pneumonia patients

16.7% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

Cases too small to report

Pressure ulcer rate

0.56 No different than national

Infections 1

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

0 observed cases · 2.351 predicted · 4,377 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 12

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

34 days per 100 discharges

Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)

35 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

Cases too small to report

Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

Cases too small to report

Timely & Effective Care 13

Emergency department volume

Medium

Percentage of healthcare personnel who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations

1.6%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

51%

Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit A lower number of minutes is better

122 minutes

Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit- Psychiatric/Mental Health Patients. A lower number of minutes is better

183 minutes

Left before being seen

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 5

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

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