UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1124374079
General Acute Care Hospital in Towson, MD

Q: What is University Of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, LLC's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does University Of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, LLC have?

CMS rates University Of MD St Joseph Medical Center 5 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 30, 2012

5/5

Hospital Overall Rating

7601 OSLER DR, TOWSON, MD 21204(410) 337-1000 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: March 6, 2024. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 16, 2026.

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About University Of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center NPPES

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

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1124374079) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Towson, Maryland and active in the NPI registry since July 2012. The organization lists Thomas Smyth, President And Ceo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1124374079

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameUNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER, LLC

Location Address7601 OSLER DRTowson, MD 21204-7700

Mailing Address7601 Osler DrTowson, MD 21204-7700

Phone(410) 337-1000

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialThomas SmythPresident And Ceo · (410) 337-1000

Enumeration DateJuly 30, 2012

Last NPPES UpdateMarch 6, 2024

NPPES CertifiedMarch 6, 2024

✔ NPI 1124374079 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.

7601 OSLER DR, Towson, MD 21204

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsUniversity Of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for University Of MD St Joseph Medical Center (CMS certification number 210063), from CMS Care Compare.

University Of MD St Joseph Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Towson, MD

5/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number210063

Location7601 Osler DriveTowson, MD 21204 · Baltimore County · (410) 337-1000

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

3/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

4/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

4/5

Overall hospital rating

4/5

Recommend hospital

4/5

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

Complications & Deaths 19

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

2.8 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

11.8% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

1.9% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

7.6% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

10.7% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

14.2% Better than the national benchmark

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

3 observed cases · 3.471 predicted · 4,507 patient days

0.864 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

7 observed cases · 3.305 predicted · 3,816 patient days

2.118 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

2 observed cases · 4.005 predicted · 161 patient days

0.499 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

0 observed cases · 2.878 predicted · 68,635 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

9 observed cases · 28.291 predicted · 60,670 patient days

0.318 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

463 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

698 fewer days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

394 days per 100 discharges

Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)

1124 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

Cases too small to report

Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

Cases too small to report

Timely & Effective Care 17

Emergency department volume

Medium

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

0.3%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

99%

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

296 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

826 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

28%

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.

MARY ELIZABETH SEXTON M.D.

Internal Medicine (Infectious Disease)