WILLITS HOSPITAL INC.
NPI 1083602122
General Acute Care Hospital - Critical Access in Willits, CA

Q: What is Willits Hospital Inc.'s NPI number?

The NPI number for Willits Hospital Inc. is 1083602122. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on October 12, 2005. The provider is doing business as Adventist Health Howard Memorial.

Q: What is Willits Hospital Inc.'s specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital, specializing in Critical Access, with taxonomy code 282NC0060X.

Q: What quality rating does Willits Hospital Inc. have?

CMS rates Adventist Health Howard Memorial 5 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 October 12, 2005

5/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1 MARCELA DRIVE, WILLITS, CA 95490(707) 459-6801(707) 459-9486 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: September 15, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 16, 2026.

Record update history: Sep 15, 2025, Mar 28, 2023, Jan 5, 2022 and 2 more (5 updates tracked since 2015).

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About Willits Hospital Inc. NPPES

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

WILLITS HOSPITAL INC. (NPI 1083602122), doing business as Adventist Health Howard Memorial, is a healthcare organization registered as a critical access in Willits, California and active in the NPI registry since October 2005. The organization lists Parker J Pridgen, President, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1083602122

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282NC0060X

Legal Business NameWILLITS HOSPITAL INC.

Location Address1 MARCELA DRIVEWillits, CA 95490-5769

Mailing AddressPo Box 888828Los Angeles, CA 90088-8828 · (707) 459-6801 · Fax (707) 459-9486

Phone(707) 459-6801

Fax(707) 459-9486

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialParker J PridgenPresident · (707) 456-3010

Enumeration DateOctober 12, 2005

Last NPPES UpdateSeptember 15, 20255 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedSeptember 15, 2025

✔ NPI 1083602122 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care Hospital · Critical AccessHospitals

Taxonomy Code282NC0060X

License✔ Licensed in CA · 110000013

1 MARCELA DRIVE, Willits, CA 95490

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsAdventist Health Howard Memorial

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Adventist Health Howard Memorial (CMS certification number 051310), from CMS Care Compare.

Adventist Health Howard Memorial

Critical Access Hospitals · Willits, CA

5/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Church

CMS Certification Number051310

Location1 Marcela DrWillits, CA 95490 · Mendocino County · (707) 456-3031

Emergency services 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

3/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

4/5

Cleanliness

5/5

Quietness

3/5

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 6

Death rate for stroke patients

15.3% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

13.7% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

11.8% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

2.9 No different than national

Infections 2

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

1 observed case · 1.597 predicted · 7,226 patient days

0.626 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

0 observed cases · 2.904 predicted · 1,189 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 11

Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate

98 No different than national

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

578 No different than national

Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement

406 No different than national

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate

55 No different than national

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

25 No different than national

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate

Cases too small to report

Timely & Effective Care 10

Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis

94%

Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis

87%

Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing

12%

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

282 minutes

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

104 minutes

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 2

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

WILLITS HOSPITAL INC.

General Acute Care Hospital (Critical Access)

1 MARCELA DRIVE
WILLITS, CA 95490

Mendocino County (707) 459-6801

ANNIE F. EARSLEY RD, CDE

Dietitian, Registered

1 MARCELA DRIVE
WILLITS, CA 95490

Mendocino County (707) 456-3001

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 Willits Hospital Inc.'s NPI number?

The NPI number for Willits Hospital Inc. is 1083602122. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on October 12, 2005. The provider is doing business as Adventist Health Howard Memorial.

Where is Willits Hospital Inc. located?

Willits Hospital Inc. is located at 1 Marcela Drive, Willits, CA 95490. The listed phone number is (707) 459-6801.

What is Willits Hospital Inc.'s specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital, specializing in Critical Access, with taxonomy code 282NC0060X.

Is Willits Hospital Inc. a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Adventist Health Howard Memorial is a Medicare-certified hospital (Critical Access Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

What quality rating does Willits Hospital Inc. have?

CMS rates Adventist Health Howard Memorial 5 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 Willits Hospital Inc. was last updated on September 15, 2025. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 11 months 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.