UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER, INC
NPI 1184606600
General Acute Care Hospital in Bridgeport, WV

Q: What is United Hospital Center, Inc's NPI number?

The NPI number for United Hospital Center, Inc is 1184606600. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on November 18, 2005.

Q: What is United Hospital Center, Inc's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does United Hospital Center, Inc have?

CMS rates United Hospital Center, Inc 4 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 November 18, 2005

4/5

Hospital Overall Rating

327 MEDICAL PARK DRIVE, BRIDGEPORT, WV 26330(681) 342-3100(681) 342-3125 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: September 12, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

Record update history: Sep 12, 2025, Oct 21, 2023, May 27, 2022 (3 updates tracked since 2022).

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About United Hospital Center, Inc NPPES

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

UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER, INC (NPI 1184606600) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Bridgeport, West Virginia and active in the NPI registry since November 2005. The organization lists Russell John Plywaczynski, Vp Finance, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1184606600

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameUNITED HOSPITAL CENTER, INC

Location Address327 MEDICAL PARK DRIVEBridgeport, WV 26330

Mailing AddressPo Box 775Morgantown, WV 26507-0775 · (681) 342-1000 · Fax (681) 342-3125

Phone(681) 342-3100

Fax(681) 342-3125

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialRussell John PlywaczynskiVp Finance · (681) 342-1000

Enumeration DateNovember 18, 2005

Last NPPES UpdateSeptember 12, 20253 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedSeptember 12, 2025

✔ NPI 1184606600 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in WV · 107

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.

327 MEDICAL PARK DRIVE, Bridgeport, WV 26330

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Other Identifiers 3

Other000300929WV · Bcbs Provider Number

Other0001276000WV · Mediciad

Other510006WV · Medicare Ptan

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include CareSource, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia, Molina Healthcare.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for United Hospital Center, Inc (CMS certification number 510006), from CMS Care Compare.

United Hospital Center, Inc

Acute Care Hospitals · Bridgeport, WV

4/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number510006

Location327 Medical Park DriveBridgeport, WV 26330 · Harrison County · (681) 342-1000

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

4/5

Doctor communication

3/5

Staff responsiveness

3/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

2/5

Quietness

2/5

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 18

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

2.9 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

12.4% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

7.5% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

10.8% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

14.9% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

12% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

7 observed cases · 8.832 predicted · 9,632 patient days

0.793 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

7 observed cases · 9.289 predicted · 9,578 patient days

0.754 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

1 observed case · 4.182 predicted · 156 patient days

0.239 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

1 observed case · 5.204 predicted · 69,057 patient days

0.192 Better than the national benchmark

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

21 observed cases · 63.065 predicted · 69,057 patient days

0.333 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

326 more days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

513 more days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

521 days per 100 discharges

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

1851 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

387 No different than national

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

387 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 17

Emergency department volume

High

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

3.3%

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

231 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

277 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

61%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 8

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

GERALD WEDEMEYER M.D.

Pathology (Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine)