UNION COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
NPI 1023287927
Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit in Blairsville, GA

Q: What is Union County Hospital Authority's NPI number?

The NPI number for Union County Hospital Authority is 1023287927. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on February 25, 2008. The provider was formerly known as Union General Hospital.

Q: What is Union County Hospital Authority's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit with taxonomy code 275N00000X.

Q: What quality rating does Union County Hospital Authority have?

CMS rates Union General Hospital 3 out of 5 stars overall on Care Compare, based on measures of safety, patient experience and outcomes. The full measure detail is in the Hospital Quality Ratings section above.

Active since February 25, 2008CLIA 11D0021418 · Accreditation

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

35 HOSPITAL ROAD, BLAIRSVILLE, GA 30512(706) 745-2111(706) 439-6447 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: January 10, 2017. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: September 06, 2026.

Record update history: Jan 10, 2017, Feb 9, 2016 (2 updates tracked since 2016).

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About Union County Hospital Authority NPPES

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

UNION COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY (NPI 1023287927), doing business as Union General Hospital, is a healthcare organization registered as a medicare defined swing bed unit in Blairsville, Georgia and active in the NPI registry since February 2008. The organization holds an CLIA Accreditation certificate valid through September 13, 2026 and lists Nicholas Colby Townsend, Chief Financial Officer, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1023287927

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy275N00000X

Legal Business NameUNION COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY

Location Address35 HOSPITAL ROADBlairsville, GA 30512

Mailing Address35 Hospital RoadBlairsville, GA 30512 · (706) 745-2111 · Fax (706) 439-6447

Phone(706) 745-2111

Fax(706) 439-6447

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialNicholas Colby TownsendChief Financial Officer · (706) 745-2111

Enumeration DateFebruary 25, 2008

Last NPPES UpdateJanuary 10, 20172 updates tracked since enumeration

✔ NPI 1023287927 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyMedicare Defined Swing Bed UnitHospital Units

Taxonomy Code275N00000X

License✔ Licensed in GA · 144-533

Definition

A unit of a hospital that has a Medicare provider agreement and has been granted approval from HCFA to provide post-hospital extended care services and be reimbursed as a swing-bed unit.

35 HOSPITAL ROAD, Blairsville, GA 30512

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Other Names 1

Former Legal Business NameUnion General Hospital

Other Identifiers 1

Other11U051GA · Medicare

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 11D0021418

Union General Hospital · Blairsville, GA

Active · expires Sep 13, 2026

CLIA Number11D0021418

Laboratory TypeHospital

Certificate Effective DateSeptember 14, 2024

Certificate Expiration DateSeptember 13, 2026

Laboratory DirectorDr. Jeremiah R. Watkins

Laboratory Phone(706) 745-2111

Laboratory LocationUnion General Hospital35 Hospital Road, Blairsville, GA 30512

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Address Name Phone

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 Union General Hospital (CMS certification number 110051), from CMS Care Compare.

Union General Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Blairsville, GA

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipGovernment - Hospital District or Authority

CMS Certification Number110051

Location35 Hospital RoadBlairsville, GA 30512 · Union County · (706) 745-2111

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

4/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

4/5

Doctor communication

4/5

Staff responsiveness

4/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

4/5

Cleanliness

4/5

Quietness

4/5

Overall hospital rating

4/5

Recommend hospital

5/5

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

Complications & Deaths 18

CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite

1.01 No different than national

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate

0.84 No different than national

Postoperative wound dehiscence rate

1.84 No different than national

Postoperative sepsis rate

5.37 No different than national

Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate

4.77 No different than national

Postoperative respiratory failure rate

12.26 No different than national

Infections 3

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

9 observed cases · 5.606 predicted · 11,709 patient days

1.605 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

0 observed cases · 1.163 predicted · 48 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

0 observed cases · 1.173 predicted · 2,339 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate

229 No different than national

Rate of readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide)

708 No different than national

Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement

54 No different than national

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate

160 No different than national

Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients

76 No different than national

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate

Cases too small to report

Timely & Effective Care 13

Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle

81%

Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle

81%

Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle

68%

Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock

50%

Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing

14%

Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients

100%

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

50%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES

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

TRAVIS PATRICK ALBRIGHT MD

Family Medicine

35 HOSPITAL ROAD
BLAIRSVILLE, GA 30512

Union County (706) 745-2111

Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS

Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.

What is Union County Hospital Authority's NPI number?

The NPI number for Union County Hospital Authority is 1023287927. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on February 25, 2008. The provider was formerly known as Union General Hospital.

Where is Union County Hospital Authority located?

Union County Hospital Authority is located at 35 Hospital Road, Blairsville, GA 30512. The listed phone number is (706) 745-2111.

What is Union County Hospital Authority's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit with taxonomy code 275N00000X.

Does Union County Hospital Authority hold a CLIA laboratory certificate?

Yes. A Certificate of Accreditation (number 11D0021418) is associated with this NPI, valid through September 13, 2026. CLIA certificates authorize laboratory testing under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments program.

Is Union County Hospital Authority a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Union General Hospital is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

What quality rating does Union County Hospital Authority have?

CMS rates Union General Hospital 3 out of 5 stars overall on Care Compare, based on measures of safety, patient experience and outcomes. The full measure detail is in the Hospital Quality Ratings section above.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Union County Hospital Authority was last updated on January 10, 2017. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 9 years ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.