ST JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL-SMHC
NPI 1053356352
General Acute Care Hospital in Pontiac, MI

Q: What is St Joseph Mercy Hospital-Smhc's NPI number?

The NPI number for St Joseph Mercy Hospital-Smhc is 1053356352. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on June 19, 2006. The provider is doing business as St Joseph Mercy Oakland.

Q: What is St Joseph Mercy Hospital-Smhc's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.

Q: What quality rating does St Joseph Mercy Hospital-Smhc have?

CMS rates Trinity Health Oakland Hospital 2 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 June 19, 2006

2/5

Hospital Overall Rating

44405 WOODWARD AVE, PONTIAC, MI 48341(248) 858-6174(248) 858-3795 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: June 9, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

Record update history: Jun 9, 2025, Jul 1, 2024 (2 updates tracked since 2024).

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About St Joseph Mercy Hospital-smhc NPPES

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

ST JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL-SMHC (NPI 1053356352), doing business as St Joseph Mercy Oakland, is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Pontiac, Michigan and active in the NPI registry since June 2006. The organization lists Michael P Gusho, Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1053356352

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameST JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL-SMHC

Location Address44405 WOODWARD AVEPontiac, MI 48341-5023

Mailing Address44405 Woodward AvePontiac, MI 48341-5023

Phone(248) 858-6174

Fax(248) 858-3795

Organization SubpartYesParent: Trinity Health Michigan

Authorized OfficialMichael P GushoCfo · (231) 672-3886

Enumeration DateJune 19, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateJune 9, 20252 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedJune 9, 2025

✔ NPI 1053356352 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in MI · 630140

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.

44405 WOODWARD AVE, Pontiac, MI 48341

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsSt Joseph Mercy Oakland

Other Identifiers 13

Other501048MI · Ultimed Ip/op Acute

Medicaid1557506MI

Medicaid5172026MI

Other911000MI · Selectcare Ip/op Acute

Other123120-0001MI · Wellness Ip Acute

Other00008MI · Blue Cross Ip/op Acute

Other100018MI · Care Choices Ip/op Acute

Other1557506MI · Great Lakes Ip/op Acute

Other16315MI · Omnicare Ip/op Acute

Other88414AMI · Hap Ip/op Acute

OtherM029978MI · Champus Ip/op Acute

Other123120-0002MI · Wellness Op Acute

OtherHL630003MI · M-care Ip/op Acute

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Blue Care Network of Michigan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Mutual Insurance Company, McLaren Health Plan Community and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Trinity Health Oakland Hospital (CMS certification number 230029), from CMS Care Compare.

Trinity Health Oakland Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Pontiac, MI

2/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number230029

Location44405 Woodward AvePontiac, MI 48341 · Oakland County · (248) 858-3000

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

2/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

2/5

Doctor communication

2/5

Staff responsiveness

1/5

Communication about medicines

2/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

1/5

Quietness

2/5

Overall hospital rating

2/5

Recommend hospital

3/5

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

Complications & Deaths 19

Postoperative respiratory failure rate

10.02 No different than national

Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate

1.66 No different than national

Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate

2.02 No different than national

In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate

0.27 No different than national

Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate

0.44 No different than national

Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications

207.62 No different than national

Infections 6

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

38 observed cases · 42.037 predicted · 71,269 patient days

0.904 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

2 observed cases · 5.679 predicted · 78,438 patient days

0.352 No different than national

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy

0 observed cases · 1.187 predicted · 133 patient days

0.000 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

1 observed case · 4.488 predicted · 172 patient days

0.223 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

11 observed cases · 13.887 predicted · 10,373 patient days

0.792 No different than national

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

1 observed case · 7.144 predicted · 6,440 patient days

0.140 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate

469 No different than national

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

3101 No different than national

Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement

50 No different than national

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate

634 No different than national

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

197 No different than national

Rate of readmission for CABG

90 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 16

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

94%

Left before being seen

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

153 minutes

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

186 minutes

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

66%

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

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

32%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

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.

DR. KRASSIMIR LALEV DENCHEV M.D.

Anesthesiology (Critical Care Medicine)