MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ
NPI 1164821559
General Acute Care Hospital in Natchez, MS

Q: What is Natchez Hospital Company LLC's NPI number?

The NPI number for Natchez Hospital Company LLC is 1164821559. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on August 21, 2014. The provider is doing business as Merit Health Natchez.

Q: What is Natchez Hospital Company LLC's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Natchez Hospital Company LLC have?

CMS rates Merit Health Natchez 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 August 21, 2014

2/5

Hospital Overall Rating

54 SERGEANT PRENTISS DR, NATCHEZ, MS 39120(601) 443-2100(601) 443-2885 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: April 16, 2021. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 16, 2026.

Record update history: Apr 16, 2021, Aug 7, 2017 (2 updates tracked since 2017).

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About Merit Health Natchez NPPES

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

MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ (NPI 1164821559) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Natchez, Mississippi and active in the NPI registry since August 2014. The organization lists Paula M Lalor, Director/delegated Official, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1164821559

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameNATCHEZ HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC

Location Address54 SERGEANT PRENTISS DRNatchez, MS 39120-4726

Mailing Address54 Sergeant Prentiss DrNatchez, MS 39120-4726 · (601) 443-2100 · Fax (601) 443-2885

Phone(601) 443-2100

Fax(601) 443-2885

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialPaula M LalorDirector/delegated Official · (629) 215-3953

Enumeration DateAugust 21, 2014

Last NPPES UpdateApril 16, 20212 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedApril 16, 2021

✔ NPI 1164821559 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in MS · 11220

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.

54 SERGEANT PRENTISS DR, Natchez, MS 39120

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsMerit Health Natchez

Accepted Insurance

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

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Merit Health Natchez (CMS certification number 250084), from CMS Care Compare.

Merit Health Natchez

Acute Care Hospitals · Natchez, MS

2/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipProprietary

CMS Certification Number250084

Location52 Sergeant Prentiss DriveNatchez, MS 39120 · Adams County · (601) 443-2100

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

2/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

2/5

Quietness

4/5

Overall hospital rating

2/5

Recommend hospital

1/5

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

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for COPD patients

10.8% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

12.9% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

21.9% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

12.6% No different than national

Infections 2

SSI - Colon Surgery

0 observed cases · 1.162 predicted · 43 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

3 observed cases · 3.23 predicted · 10,341 patient days

0.929 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

129 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

148 days per 100 discharges

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

171 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

Low

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

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

46%

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

188 minutes

Left before being seen

Head CT results

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

61%

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.

MR. BILLY STARR CRNA

Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered