ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RUTHERFORD
NPI 1164590386
General Acute Care Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN

Q: What is Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital's NPI number?

The NPI number for Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital is 1164590386. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on December 4, 2006. The provider is doing business as Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford.

Q: What is Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital have?

CMS rates Saint Thomas Rutherford 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 04, 2006

2/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1700 MEDICAL CENTER PKWY, MURFREESBORO, TN 37129(615) 396-4100(312) 462-6293 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: August 11, 2020. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

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About Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford NPPES

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

ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RUTHERFORD (NPI 1164590386) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and active in the NPI registry since December 2006. The organization lists Gordon Borland Ferguson, President And Ceo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1164590386

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameSAINT THOMAS RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL

Location Address1700 MEDICAL CENTER PKWYMurfreesboro, TN 37129-2245

Mailing Address1700 Medical Center PkwyMurfreesboro, TN 37129-2245 · (615) 396-4100 · Fax (312) 462-6293

Phone(615) 396-4100

Fax(312) 462-6293

Organization SubpartYesParent: Saint Thomas Health Services

Authorized OfficialGordon Borland FergusonPresident And Ceo · (615) 396-4101

Enumeration DateDecember 4, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateAugust 11, 2020

NPPES CertifiedAugust 11, 2020

✔ NPI 1164590386 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in TN · 0000000100

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.

1700 MEDICAL CENTER PKWY, Murfreesboro, TN 37129

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsAscension Saint Thomas Rutherford

Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid440053TN

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness, Ambetter from Home State Health, Ambetter from Magnolia Health and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital (CMS certification number 440053), from CMS Care Compare.

Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Murfreesboro, TN

2/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Church

CMS Certification Number440053

Location1700 Medical Center ParkwayMurfreesboro, TN 37129 · Rutherford County · (615) 396-4100

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

3/5

Doctor communication

3/5

Staff responsiveness

3/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

3/5

Care transition

3/5

Cleanliness

2/5

Quietness

3/5

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 19

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

4.5 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

14.2% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for COPD patients

11.3% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

11.2% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

17.7% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

9 observed cases · 15.868 predicted · 15,539 patient days

0.567 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

12 observed cases · 26.37 predicted · 21,879 patient days

0.455 Better than the national benchmark

SSI - Colon Surgery

3 observed cases · 7.033 predicted · 267 patient days

0.427 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

7 observed cases · 12.514 predicted · 120,171 patient days

0.559 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

19 observed cases · 53.268 predicted · 108,836 patient days

0.357 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

231 more days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

679 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

802 days per 100 discharges

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

232 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 14

Emergency department volume

Very high

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

1.9%

Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia

Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia

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

184 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

331 minutes

Maternal Health 3

Elective Delivery

57%

Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding

3072

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

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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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