ALTRU HEALTH SYSTEM
NPI 1154346161
General Acute Care Hospital in Grand Forks, ND

Q: What is Altru Health System's NPI number?

The NPI number for Altru Health System is 1154346161. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on July 12, 2006.

Q: What is Altru Health System's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Altru Health System have?

CMS rates Altru 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.

Active since July 12, 2006

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1200 S COLUMBIA RD, GRAND FORKS, ND 58201(701) 780-5000 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: November 18, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

Record update history: Nov 18, 2025, Jan 10, 2025, Dec 26, 2024 and 8 more (11 updates tracked since 2019).

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About Altru Health System NPPES

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

ALTRU HEALTH SYSTEM (NPI 1154346161) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota and active in the NPI registry since July 2006. The organization maintains 7 additional practice locations and lists Courtney Mcnamee, Director Of Payer Revenue Managemen, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1154346161

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameALTRU HEALTH SYSTEM

Location Address1200 S COLUMBIA RDGrand Forks, ND 58201-4036

Mailing AddressPo Box 860939Minneapolis, MN 55486-0939

Phone(701) 780-5000

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialCourtney McnameeDirector Of Payer Revenue Managemen · (701) 780-5821

Enumeration DateJuly 12, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateNovember 18, 202511 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedNovember 18, 2025

✔ NPI 1154346161 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in ND · 5021A

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.

1200 S COLUMBIA RD, Grand Forks, ND 58201

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Secondary Practice Locations 7

Location 11375 S Columbia Rd Unit AGrand Forks, ND 58201 · Phone (701) 780-2300

Location 2607 DeMers AveEast Grand Forks, MN 56721-1833 · Phone (218) 773-0357

Location 34500 S Washington StGrand Forks, ND 58201-7217 · Phone (701) 732-7200

Location 44350 S Washington St Ste 104Grand Forks, ND 58201-7184 · Phone (701) 780-5000

Location 5960 S Columbia RdGrand Forks, ND 58201-4030 · Phone (701) 780-5400

Location 6860 S Columbia RdGrand Forks, ND 58201-4028 · Phone (701) 780-6697

Location 7400 S Minnesota StCrookston, MN 56716-1808 · Phone (218) 281-9100

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Medica and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Altru Hospital (CMS certification number 350019), from CMS Care Compare.

Altru Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Grand Forks, ND

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipGovernment - Local

CMS Certification Number350019

Location1200 S Columbia RdGrand Forks, ND 58201 · Grand Forks County · (701) 780-5000

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

2/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

3/5

Doctor communication

3/5

Staff responsiveness

2/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

2/5

Quietness

2/5

Overall hospital rating

2/5

Recommend hospital

2/5

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

4.2 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

11.5% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

3% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

8.7% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

12.8% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

14.9% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

7 observed cases · 10.566 predicted · 11,995 patient days

0.663 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

2 observed cases · 9.013 predicted · 8,968 patient days

0.222 Better than the national benchmark

SSI - Colon Surgery

3 observed cases · 2.129 predicted · 78 patient days

1.409 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

2 observed cases · 3.214 predicted · 51,694 patient days

0.622 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

11 observed cases · 28.443 predicted · 47,897 patient days

0.387 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

191 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

440 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

496 days per 100 discharges

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

1430 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

301 No different than national

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

301 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 17

Emergency department volume

Medium

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

12.1%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

97%

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

154 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

179 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

111%

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.

RAYMOND CHERIAN

Internal Medicine