MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
NPI 1114367497
General Acute Care Hospital in Los Angeles, CA

Q: What is Martin Luther King, Jr. - Los Angeles (mlk-La) Healthcare Corporation's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Martin Luther King, Jr. - Los Angeles (mlk-La) Healthcare Corporation have?

CMS rates Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital 4 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 July 01, 2013CLIA 05D2092607 · Accreditation

4/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1680 E 120TH ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90059(424) 338-8000 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: October 14, 2015. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

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About Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital NPPES

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

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (NPI 1114367497) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Los Angeles, California and active in the NPI registry since July 2013. The organization holds an CLIA Accreditation certificate valid through January 19, 2028 and lists Elaine Batchlor, Ceo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1114367497

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameMARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. - LOS ANGELES (MLK-LA) HEALTHCARE CORPORATION

Location Address1680 E 120TH STLos Angeles, CA 90059-3026

Mailing Address1680 E. 120th StreetLos Angeles, CA 90059 · (424) 338-8000

Phone(424) 338-8000

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialElaine BatchlorCeo · (424) 338-8000

Enumeration DateJuly 1, 2013

Last NPPES UpdateOctober 14, 2015

✔ NPI 1114367497 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

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.

1680 E 120TH ST, Los Angeles, CA 90059

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsMartin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital

Other Identifiers 2

Medicaid1114367497CA

Medicare OSCAR/certification050779CA

CLIA Laboratory Certificates CMS CLIA

Laboratory certificates issued under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program, which sets federal quality standards for human laboratory testing in the United States. There is no official CMS crosswalk between CLIA and NPI numbers; these certificates are associated with this NPI by matching facility names, locations and phone numbers in the CMS CLIA registry.

Certificate of Accreditation 05D2092607

Martin Luther King Jr Community Hospital Clinical Lab · Los Angeles, CA

Active · expires Jan 19, 2028

CLIA Number05D2092607

Laboratory TypeHospital

Certificate Effective DateJanuary 20, 2026

Certificate Expiration DateJanuary 19, 2028

Laboratory DirectorDr. Sanja Krajisnik

Laboratory Phone(424) 338-8000

Laboratory LocationMartin Luther King Jr Community Hospital Clinical Lab1680 E 120th St Third Fl, Los Angeles, CA 90059

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Address Name Phone

This is a certificate that is issued to a laboratory on the basis of the laboratory's accreditation by an accreditation organization approved by CMS.

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital (CMS certification number 050779), from CMS Care Compare.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Los Angeles, CA

4/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number050779

Location1680 East 120th StreetLos Angeles, CA 90059 · Los Angeles County · (424) 835-6808

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

3/5

Discharge information

3/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

2/5

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 14

Death rate for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for COPD patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart failure patients

11.2% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

15.5% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

Cases too small to report

Pressure ulcer rate

0.29 No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

0 observed cases · 1.076 predicted · 1,538 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

0 observed cases · 1.704 predicted · 2,448 patient days

0.000 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

0 observed cases · 1.043 predicted · 37 patient days

0.000 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

0 observed cases · 1.61 predicted · 58,244 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

11 observed cases · 29.992 predicted · 58,244 patient days

0.367 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 8

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

113 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

85 more days than average per 100 discharges

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate

Cases too small to report

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

29 No different than national

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate

113 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 16

Emergency department volume

Very high

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

95.8%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

94%

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

144 minutes

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

40 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

70%

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.

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