DIGNITY HEALTH
NPI 1104981661
General Acute Care Hospital in Bakersfield, CA

Q: What is Dignity Health's NPI number?

The NPI number for Dignity Health is 1104981661. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on December 26, 2006. The provider is doing business as Mercy Hospital.

Q: What is Dignity Health's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Dignity Health have?

CMS rates Mercy 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.

Q: When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Dignity Health was last updated on June 18, 2025. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 13 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.

Active since December 26, 2006

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

2215 TRUXTUN AVE, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301(858) 275-8112(779) 803-8118 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: June 18, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

Record update history: Jun 18, 2025, Jun 11, 2025 (2 updates tracked since 2025).

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About Dignity Health NPPES

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

DIGNITY HEALTH (NPI 1104981661), doing business as Mercy Hospital, is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Bakersfield, California and active in the NPI registry since December 2006. The organization lists Daniel Morissette, Chief Financial Officer, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1104981661

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameDIGNITY HEALTH

Location Address2215 TRUXTUN AVEBakersfield, CA 93301-3602

Mailing AddressPo Box 119Bakersfield, CA 93302-0119 · (858) 275-8112 · Fax (779) 803-8118

Phone(858) 275-8112

Fax(779) 803-8118

Organization SubpartYes

Authorized OfficialDaniel MorissetteChief Financial Officer · (858) 275-8112

Enumeration DateDecember 26, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateJune 18, 20252 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedJune 18, 2025

✔ NPI 1104981661 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 2

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in CA · 120000184

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.

Also ListedSkilled Nursing FacilityTaxonomy 314000000X · License 120000184 (CA)

2215 TRUXTUN AVE, Bakersfield, CA 93301

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsMercy Hospital

Other Identifiers 7

OtherZZZA1501ZBlue Shield Of Calif

Other870692237933010000Wps Tricare

MedicaidZZT05044GCA

MedicaidZZT30295GCA

MedicaidZZT40295GCA

Other870692237I.r.s.

Medicaid40002CA

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Mercy Hospital (CMS certification number 050295), from CMS Care Compare.

Mercy Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Bakersfield, CA

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Other

CMS Certification Number050295

Location2215 Truxtun AvenueBakersfield, CA 93301 · Kern County · (661) 632-5000

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

2/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

2/5

Quietness

1/5

Overall hospital rating

3/5

Recommend hospital

3/5

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

Complications & Deaths 18

Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications

180.16 No different than national

Pressure ulcer rate

0.20 No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

15.2% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

20.5% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

13.3% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

11.8% No different than national

Infections 6

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

3 observed cases · 15.728 predicted · 39,770 patient days

0.191 Better than the national benchmark

MRSA Bacteremia

3 observed cases · 1.752 predicted · 43,452 patient days

1.712 No different than national

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy

1 observed case · 3.509 predicted · 413 patient days

0.285 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

1 observed case · 7.613 predicted · 284 patient days

0.131 Better than the national benchmark

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

5 observed cases · 4.926 predicted · 7,259 patient days

1.015 No different than national

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

2 observed cases · 4.683 predicted · 6,592 patient days

0.427 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate

267 No different than national

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

1293 No different than national

Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement

Cases too small to report

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate

153 No different than national

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

84 No different than national

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate

25 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 17

Discharged on Statin Medication

96%

Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis

96%

Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis

99%

Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle

99%

Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle

85%

Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle

97%

Maternal Health 2

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

Elective Delivery

44%

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 20

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