PENN HIGHLANDS ELK
NPI 1093101032
Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit in Saint Marys, PA
Patient Care Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
NPI Status: Active since April 07, 2015
Contact Information
763 JOHNSONBURG RD
SAINT MARYS, PA
ZIP 15857
Phone: (814) 788-8000
- Organization
- Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit
- CLIA Number: 39D1101940
- CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
- CLIA Exp. Date: 01-06-2028
About PENN HIGHLANDS ELK
Penn Highlands Elk is a hospital serving the Saint Marys, Pennsylvania region. The facility is a medicare defined swing bed unit. The NPI number of this hospital is 1093101032 assigned on April 2015. The hospital's primary taxonomy code is 275N00000X with license number 010901 (PA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 11 years ago. The provider's is doing business as Penn Highlands Elk. The authorized official of this NPI record is Rose M Campbell (President/ceo)
- NPI
- 1093101032
- Provider Legal Name
- ELK REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER
- Other Organization Name
- PENN HIGHLANDS ELK
- Other Name Type
- Doing Business As (3)
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 763 JOHNSONBURG RD SAINT MARYS, PA 15857
- Location Phone
- (814) 788-8000
- Mailing Address
- 763 JOHNSONBURG RD SAINT MARYS, PA 15857
- Mailing Phone
- (814) 788-8000
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 04-07-2015
- Last Update Date
- 04-07-2015
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According to the Nursing Home Compare program data, Penn Highlands Elk has an average overall quality rating based on the provider's performance on three separate measures including: health inspections, staffing, and quality of resident care information. These quality measures, combined in a star rating of 3 out of 5 stars provide a snapshot of this nursing home quality.
According to the Home Health Compare program data, Penn Highlands Elk has an average overall quality rating based on the provider's performance on seven separate quality measures including: timely initiation of care, improvement in ambulation, bed transferring, bathing, shortness of breath, management of oral medications and relapse in acute care hospitalizations. The Quality of Patient Star Rating for this provider is 3 out of 5 and summarizes some of the current health care provider performance measures.
According to the Hospital Compare program data, Penn Highlands Elk has good overall quality rating based on the hospital's performance on seven separate quality measures including: mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, effectiveness of care, timeliness of care and efficient use of medical imaging. These quality measures are combined in a weighted average to generate a star rating of 4 out of 5 stars for this provider. The hospital provides emergency services like acute medical care or trauma care.
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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy
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- Classification
Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit
- Taxonomy Code
- 275N00000X
- Type
- Hospital Units
- License No.
- 010901
- License State
- PA
- Taxonomy Description
- 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.
Hospital Compare Quality Information
Star ratings information gives patients a useful way to compare local hospitals by highlighting important quality factors like readmissions, mortality, safety of care, patient experience and timely and effective care. The ratings are presented as stars, ranging from 1 to 5. A higher number of stars indicates better performance in each quality aspect.
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Overall Quality Rating - 4 out of 5 stars - Good
The overall rating is calculated by taking the weighted average of these group of scores. If a hospital is missing a measure category or group, the weights are redistributed amongst the qualifying measure categories or groups.
Nurse Communication - 4 out of 5 stars - Good
Nurse communication - star rating
Doctor Communication - 4 out of 5 stars - Good
Doctor communication - star rating
Staff Responsiveness - 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent
Staff responsiveness - star rating
Communication About Medicines - 4 out of 5 stars - Good
Communication about medicines - star rating
Discharge Information - 4 out of 5 stars - Good
Discharge information - star rating
Care Transition - 3 out of 5 stars - Average
Care transition - star rating
Cleanliness - 4 out of 5 stars - Good
Cleanliness - star rating
Quietness - 3 out of 5 stars - Average
Quietness - star rating
Recommend Hospital - 2 out of 5 stars - Fair
Recommend hospital - star rating
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Hospital Type Critical Access Hospitals - Voluntary non-profit - Private
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Emergency Services: Yes
Shows if the hospital provides emergency services like acute medical care or trauma care.
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Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records: Y
Shows if the hospital meets the criteria for promoting interoperability of Electronic Health Record Systems (EHRS).
Hospital Complications and Mortality Quality Ratings
Death rate for stroke patients is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Death rate for pneumonia patients is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Death rate for heart failure patients is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Death rate for COPD patients is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Death rate for heart attack patients is number of cases too small
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - March 2023
Unplanned Hospital Visits Quality Ratings
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate is number of cases too small
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery is no different than expected
Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy is number of cases too small
Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy is number of cases too small
Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: January 2020 - December 2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients is average days per 100 discharges
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Hospital return days for heart failure patients is fewer days than average per 100 discharges
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients is number of cases too small
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Rate of readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide) is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2022 - June 2023
Hospital Maternal Health Quality Ratings
Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure: No
Assesses whether or not the hospital participates in a Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative Initiative.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Hospital Timely and Effective Care Quality Ratings
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis is 90
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Discharged on Statin Medication is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle is 100 %
Septic Shock 6 Hour.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle is 70
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle is not available %
Severe Sepsis 6 Hour.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle is 33 %
Septic Shock 3 Hour.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock is 40 %
Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock. Sepsis is a complication that happens when a patient has an extreme response to an infection. Higher percentages are better.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing is 17
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery is not available %
Percentage of patients who had cataract surgery and had improvement in visual function within 90 days following the surgery.
Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients is 99 %
Percentage of patients receiving appropriate recommendation for follow-up screening colonoscopy.
Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022Head CT results is not available %
Percentage of patients who came to the emergency department with stroke symptoms who received brain scan results within 45 minutes of arrival.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023Left before being seen is 2 %
Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit- Psychiatric/Mental Health Patients. A lower number of minutes is better is 378 minutes
Average time patients spent in the emergency department before being sent home.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit A lower number of minutes is better is 151 minutes
Average time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination is 79%
Percentage of healthcare workers given influenza vaccination.
Evaluation Period: October 2023 - March 2024Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Percentage of healthcare personnel who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations is not available%
Percentage of healthcare personnel who completed COVID-19 primary vaccination series.
Evaluation Period: October 2023 - December 2023Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - psychiatric/mental health disorders is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - non psychiatric/mental health disorders is 86
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Emergency department volume is low
Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022
Nursing Home Quality Information
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services publishes the Nursing Home Compare star rating data to provide consumers an easy way to compare nursing home's quality of care.
| Overall Quality Rating | - 3 out of 5 stars - Average |
| The overall star rating is based on a nursing homes's performance on health inspections, staffing and quality measures. | |
| Health Inspection Rating | Not Available |
| The health inspection star rating is based on a nursing home’s weighted score from the most recent health inspections. | |
| Quality Measures Rating | - 3 out of 5 stars - Average |
| The quality measures star rating is based on data from a select set of clinical measures. | |
| Long-Stay Quality Measures Rating | - 4 out of 5 stars - Above Average |
| The long-stay quality of care rating is based on the quality of care delivered to long-term residents only. | |
| Short-Stay Quality Measures Rating | - 3 out of 5 stars - Average |
| The short-stay quality of care rating is based on the quality of care delivered to temporary residents only. | |
| Staffing Rating | - 1 out of 5 stars - Much Below Average |
| The staffing rating is based on the star rating based on the nursing home’s staffing hours for Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practice Nurses (LPNs), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) and Nurse aides. *This facility either did not submit staffing data, has reported a high number of days without a registered nurse onsite, or submitted data that could not be verified through an audit. | |
| Nurse Aide Staffing Hours | 1.89 hours per resident per day |
| Nurse aide hours per resident per day. Higher number of hours are better. | |
| RN Staffing Hours | 0.34 hours per resident per day |
| Resgistered nurse hours per resident per day. Higher number of hours are better. | |
| RN Staff Turnover | 68.4% |
| Resgistered nurse turnover is the percentage of registered nursing staff who stop working at the facility within a given year. | |
| Ownership Type | Non profit - Corporation |
| Is the facility private for profit, not-for profit or publicly owned. | |
| Number of Certified Beds | 138 beds |
| Number of beds in the nursing home that have been approved by the federal government to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs. | |
| Residents per Day | 103 residents |
| Average number of residents living in the facility per day. | |
| Automatic Sprinkler Systems | Yes |
| Does the facility have automatic sprinkler systems in all required areas? | |
| Facility Reported Incidents | 0 incidents |
| Number of facility-reported incidents in the past 3 years. A lower number is better. | |
| Substantiated Complaints | 0 complaints |
| Number of substantiated complaints in the past 3 years. A lower number is better. | |
| Citations from Inspections | 0 citations after infection control inspection |
| Number of citations from infection control inspections in the past 3 years. A lower number is better. | |
| Total Number of Penalties | 0 penalties from a serious health, fire safety or long-term unresolved citation |
| The Medicare program may impose penalties on a facilty when there's serious health or fire safety citations or if the facility fails to correct a citation for a long period of time. | |
| Number of Fines | 0 fines |
| Toal number of fines in the last 3 years. A penalty can be a fine against the facility or denied payments from Medicare. | |
| Amount of Fines | $0.00 |
| Total monetary amount of fine imposed on the facility in the last 3 years. | |
Nursing Home Compare Information
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services publishes Home Health Compare quality of care data to provide consumers an easy way to compare "Medicare-certified" home health agencies throughout the nation. "Medicare-certified" home health agencies are approved by Medicare and meet certain federal health and safety requirements.
The Home Health Compare information helps consumers learn how well home health agencies care for their patients, how often each agency used best practices when caring for its patients and what patients said about their recent home health care experience.
CLIA Information
The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:
- CLIA Number
- 39D1101940
- Facility Type
- Physician Office
- Certificate Effective Date
- January 07, 2026
- Certificate Expiration Date
- January 06, 2028
- Laboratory Director
- DR. STEVEN KOCH
- Certificate Type
- Certificate for Provider-Performed Microscopy Procedures (PPMP)
- Certificate Type Description
- This CLIA certificate is issued to Penn Highlands Elk in which a physician, midlevel practitioner or dentist that performs specific microscopy procedures during the course of a patient's visit. A limited list of provider-performed microscopy procedures is included under this certificate type, which are categorized as moderate complexity testing.
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NPI NPI Number Validation
How NPI Validation Works
The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.
To verify the NPI 1093101032, we treat the final digit (2) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 48. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (50 - 48 = 2).
Digit-by-digit view
Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.
Step 1: Double every other digit from the right
Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 48 is 50. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1093101032, enumerated as an "organization" on April 07, 2015.
The provider is located at 763 JOHNSONBURG RD SAINT MARYS, PA 15857 and the phone number is (814) 788-8000.
Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit with taxonomy code 275N00000X.
