ATHENS LIMESTONE HOSPITAL
NPI 1144695081
General Acute Care Hospital in Athens, AL

Q: What is Hh Health System - Athens Limestone, LLC's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Hh Health System - Athens Limestone, LLC have?

CMS rates Athens Limestone Hospital 2 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 December 03, 2015

2/5

Hospital Overall Rating

700 W MARKET ST, ATHENS, AL 35611(256) 233-9292(256) 233-9272 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: December 3, 2015. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

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About Athens Limestone Hospital NPPES

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

ATHENS LIMESTONE HOSPITAL (NPI 1144695081) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Athens, Alabama and active in the NPI registry since December 2015. The organization lists James R Comer, Chief Finanical Officer, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1144695081

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameHH HEALTH SYSTEM - ATHENS LIMESTONE, LLC

Location Address700 W MARKET STAthens, AL 35611-2457

Mailing AddressPo Box 999Athens, AL 35612-0999 · (256) 233-9292 · Fax (256) 233-9272

Phone(256) 233-9292

Fax(256) 233-9272

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialJames R ComerChief Finanical Officer · (256) 233-9172

Enumeration DateDecember 3, 2015

✔ NPI 1144695081 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in AL · H4201

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.

700 W MARKET ST, Athens, AL 35611

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsAthens Limestone Hospital

Other Identifiers 4

Other010108AL · Bcbs

MedicaidHOS0079HAL

Other5000036AL · United Healthcare

Medicare OSCAR/certification010079AL

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Magnolia Health, Ambetter Health, Ambetter of Alabama and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Athens Limestone Hospital (CMS certification number 010079), from CMS Care Compare.

Athens Limestone Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Athens, AL

2/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipGovernment - Hospital District or Authority

CMS Certification Number010079

Location700 West Market StreetAthens, AL 35611 · Limestone County · (256) 233-9292

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

4/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

5/5

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

4/5

Recommend hospital

4/5

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

Complications & Deaths 18

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

3.3 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for COPD patients

8.4% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

10.2% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

19.6% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

21.5% Worse than the national rate

Infections 4

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

1 observed case · 2.136 predicted · 4,033 patient days

0.468 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

1 observed case · 1.593 predicted · 57 patient days

0.628 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

0 observed cases · 1.245 predicted · 17,192 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

2 observed cases · 6.105 predicted · 16,236 patient days

0.328 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

151 fewer days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

179 more days than average per 100 discharges

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

390 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

3.8%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

68%

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

185 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

308 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

76%

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.

ZACHARY ANDREW CURTIS CRNP

Nurse Practitioner