CONTINUECARE HOSPITAL AT BAPTIST HEALTH PADUCAH
NPI 1093132300
Long Term Care Hospital in Paducah, KY

Q: What is Continuecare Hospital At Baptist Health Paducah, Inc.'s specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Long Term Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282E00000X.

Active since March 25, 2014

2501 KENTUCKY AVE, PADUCAH, KY 42003(972) 943-6435(855) 633-2022 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: August 2, 2017. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

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About Continuecare Hospital At Baptist Health Paducah NPPES

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

CONTINUECARE HOSPITAL AT BAPTIST HEALTH PADUCAH (NPI 1093132300) is a healthcare organization registered as a long term care hospital in Paducah, Kentucky and active in the NPI registry since March 2014. The organization lists Lisa Young, Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1093132300

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282E00000X

Legal Business NameCONTINUECARE HOSPITAL AT BAPTIST HEALTH PADUCAH, INC.

Location Address2501 KENTUCKY AVEPaducah, KY 42003-3813

Mailing Address7800 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 200Plano, TX 75024-4076 · (972) 943-6400 · Fax (972) 943-6401

Phone(972) 943-6435

Fax(855) 633-2022

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialLisa YoungCfo · (972) 943-1225

Enumeration DateMarch 25, 2014

Last NPPES UpdateAugust 2, 2017

✔ NPI 1093132300 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 2

★ Primary SpecialtyLong Term Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282E00000X

Definition

Long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) furnish extended medical and rehabilitative care to individuals who are clinically complex and have multiple acute or chronic conditions.

Also ListedGeneral Acute Care HospitalTaxonomy 282N00000X · License 100313 (KY)

2501 KENTUCKY AVE, Paducah, KY 42003

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsContinuecare Hospital At Baptist Health Paducah

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Buckeye Health Plan, Ambetter from Home State Health, Ambetter Health and more.Insurance ›

Long-Term Care Hospital Quality CMS Care Compare

Quality measures, ventilator care and patient outcomes for Continuecare Hospital At Baptist Health Paducah (CMS certification number 182008), from CMS Care Compare.

Continuecare Hospital At Baptist Health Paducah

Long-term care hospital · Paducah, KY

OwnershipNonprofit

CMS Certification Number182008

CMS RegionRegion 4

Medicare-Certified SinceApril 1, 2016

Total Beds37

Location2501 Kentucky Avenue, 5th FloorPaducah, KY 42003 · McCracken County

Phone(270) 575-2597

Quality Measures

Medications reviewed, with follow-up when issues were found

Drug Regimen Review · 197 patient stays

99%

Patients given a current list of their medications at discharge

Transfer of Health Information to the Patient · 81 patient stays

96.3%

Medication list sent to the next provider at discharge

Transfer of Health Information to the Provider · 77 patient stays

100%

Patients who meet or exceed the overall function expected at discharge

Discharge Function Score · 149 patient stays

59.06%

Patients who experienced one or more falls with major injury during their stay

197 patient stays · Lower rates are better for this measure.

Patients with pressure ulcers or injuries that are new or worsened

Risk-adjusted rate · 158 patient stays · observed rate 0.6% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

0.6%

Healthcare workers given the influenza vaccine

158 healthcare workers

91.1%

Healthcare workers up to date on COVID-19 vaccination

84 healthcare workers

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)

0 observed infections · 1.968 predicted · 1,891 urinary catheter days

0.000

standardized infection ratio

No Different than the National Benchmark

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI)

0 observed infections · 1.575 predicted · 1,508 central line days

0.000

standardized infection ratio

No Different than the National Benchmark

Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections

1 observed infections · 5.704 predicted · 4,950 patient days

0.175

standardized infection ratio

Better than the National Benchmark

Measures are reported under the CMS Long-Term Care Hospital Quality Reporting Program. Reporting periods vary by measure (October 2021 to December 2023). Measures without current CMS data are not shown.

Ventilator Care

Care for patients on invasive mechanical ventilation, a core service of long-term care hospitals

Change in mobility among patients on a ventilator

Risk-adjusted average change in mobility score from admission to discharge · 54 patient stays · observed change 10.7

8.3

mobility score change

Assessed for readiness for a breathing trial by day 2 of the stay

Spontaneous Breathing Trial compliance · 38 patient stays

100%

Ready for a breathing trial and received one by day 2

Spontaneous Breathing Trial compliance · 35 patient stays

100%

Patients weaned from the ventilator

Ventilator Liberation Rate · risk-adjusted · 38 patient stays · observed rate 52.6%

51.2%

The mobility change score compares patient mobility at admission and discharge; higher changes reflect greater improvement.

Discharge, Readmission & Medicare Spending

Patients discharged to home or the community

46 of 180 patient stays · observed rate 25.56%

22.46%

risk-standardized rate

No Different than the National Rate

Potentially preventable readmissions within 30 days after discharge

34 readmissions of 154 patient stays · observed rate 22.08% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

21.02%

risk-standardized rate

No Different than the National Rate

Medicare spending per episode of care

1.00 = national average per episode of care · based on 125 episodes

0.90

spending ratio

Risk-standardized rates account for differences in patient condition mix. Comparison labels are assigned by CMS.

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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. AUSTIN MCCUISTON M.D.

Pathology (Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology)