JENNINGS AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL, INC.
NPI 1114921160
General Acute Care Hospital in Jennings, LA

Q: What is Jennings American Legion Hospital, Inc.'s specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Jennings American Legion Hospital, Inc. have?

CMS rates Ochsner American Legion Hospital 1 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 June 08, 2005

1/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1634 ELTON RD, JENNINGS, LA 70546(337) 616-7030(337) 616-7034 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: October 26, 2021. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

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About Jennings American Legion Hospital, Inc. NPPES

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

JENNINGS AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL, INC. (NPI 1114921160) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Jennings, Louisiana and active in the NPI registry since June 2005. The organization lists Dana D Williams, Chief Executive Officer, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1114921160

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameJENNINGS AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL, INC.

Location Address1634 ELTON RDJennings, LA 70546-3614

Mailing Address1634 Elton RdJennings, LA 70546-3614 · (337) 616-7030 · Fax (337) 616-7034

Phone(337) 616-7030

Fax(337) 616-7034

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialDana D WilliamsChief Executive Officer · (337) 616-7030

Enumeration DateJune 8, 2005

Last NPPES UpdateOctober 26, 2021

NPPES CertifiedOctober 26, 2021

✔ NPI 1114921160 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 LA · 138

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 ListedMedicare Defined Swing Bed UnitTaxonomy 275N00000X · License 138 (LA)

1634 ELTON RD, Jennings, LA 70546

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Other Identifiers 2

Other1900663961Clia

Medicaid1720071LA

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Ochsner American Legion Hospital (CMS certification number 190053), from CMS Care Compare.

Ochsner American Legion Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Jennings, LA

1/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number190053

Location1634 Elton RoadJennings, LA 70546 · Jeffrson Davis County · (337) 616-7000

Emergency services Birthing friendly 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

4/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

4/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

4/5

Overall hospital rating

3/5

Recommend hospital

2/5

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

Complications & Deaths 17

CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite

1.17 No different than national

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate

0.85 No different than national

Postoperative wound dehiscence rate

1.85 No different than national

Postoperative sepsis rate

6.21 No different than national

Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate

3.66 No different than national

Postoperative respiratory failure rate

13.93 No different than national

Infections 1

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

1 observed case · 3.775 predicted · 8,673 patient days

0.265 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate

141 No different than national

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

423 No different than national

Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement

Cases too small to report

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate

124 No different than national

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

70 No different than national

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate

Cases too small to report

Timely & Effective Care 12

Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle

96%

Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle

75%

Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle

33%

Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock

42%

Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing

18%

Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients

99%

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

50%

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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