SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL - AUGUSTA INC
NPI 1194722389
Long Term Care Hospital in Augusta, GA

Q: What is Select Specialty Hospital - Augusta Inc's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Long Term Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282E00000X.

Active since July 01, 2005CLIA 11D1016181 · Accreditation

1537 WALTON WAY, AUGUSTA, GA 30904(706) 828-4490(706) 828-4491 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: September 10, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

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About Select Specialty Hospital - Augusta Inc NPPES

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

SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL - AUGUSTA INC (NPI 1194722389) is a healthcare organization registered as a long term care hospital in Augusta, Georgia and active in the NPI registry since July 2005. The organization holds an CLIA Accreditation certificate valid through September 10, 2027 and lists John Duggan, Vice President, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1194722389

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282E00000X

Legal Business NameSELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL - AUGUSTA INC

Location Address1537 WALTON WAYAugusta, GA 30904-3764

Mailing Address4714 Gettysburg Rd, Legal Dept.Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-4325 · (717) 972-1100 · Fax (717) 975-9981

Phone(706) 828-4490

Fax(706) 828-4491

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialJohn DugganVice President · (717) 972-1100

Enumeration DateJuly 1, 2005

Last NPPES UpdateSeptember 10, 2025

NPPES CertifiedSeptember 10, 2025

✔ NPI 1194722389 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyLong Term Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282E00000X

License✔ Licensed in GA · 121-612

Definition

Long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) furnish extended medical and rehabilitative care to individuals who are clinically complex and have multiple acute or chronic conditions.

1537 WALTON WAY, Augusta, GA 30904

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Other Identifiers 1

Other51863073GA · Bcbs Ga

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Alliant Health Plans, Inc., Ambetter from Absolute Total Care, Ambetter Health and more.Insurance ›

CLIA Laboratory Certificates CMS CLIA

Laboratory certificates issued under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program, which sets federal quality standards for human laboratory testing in the United States. There is no official CMS crosswalk between CLIA and NPI numbers; these certificates are associated with this NPI by matching facility names, locations and phone numbers in the CMS CLIA registry.

Certificate of Accreditation 11D1016181

Select Specialty Hospital - Augusta, Inc · Augusta, GA

Active · expires Sep 10, 2027

CLIA Number11D1016181

Laboratory TypeHospital

Certificate Effective DateSeptember 11, 2025

Certificate Expiration DateSeptember 10, 2027

Laboratory DirectorGabriel Thornton

Laboratory Phone(706) 731-1200

Laboratory LocationSelect Specialty Hospital - Augusta, Inc1537 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Address Name

This is a certificate that is issued to a laboratory on the basis of the laboratory's accreditation by an accreditation organization approved by CMS.

Long-Term Care Hospital Quality CMS Care Compare

Quality measures, ventilator care and patient outcomes for Select Specialty Hospital - Augusta, Inc (CMS certification number 112013), from CMS Care Compare.

Select Specialty Hospital - Augusta, Inc

Long-term care hospital · Augusta, GA

OwnershipFor profit

CMS Certification Number112013

CMS RegionRegion 4

Medicare-Certified SinceApril 1, 2004

Total Beds30

Location1537 Walton WayAugusta, GA 30904 · Richmond County

Phone(706) 731-1200

Quality Measures

Medications reviewed, with follow-up when issues were found

Drug Regimen Review · 495 patient stays

88.1%

Patients given a current list of their medications at discharge

Transfer of Health Information to the Patient · 136 patient stays

88.2%

Medication list sent to the next provider at discharge

Transfer of Health Information to the Provider · 298 patient stays

63.8%

Patients who meet or exceed the overall function expected at discharge

Discharge Function Score · 342 patient stays

41.81%

Patients who experienced one or more falls with major injury during their stay

495 patient stays · Lower rates are better for this measure.

Patients with pressure ulcers or injuries that are new or worsened

Risk-adjusted rate · 422 patient stays · observed rate 0.5% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

0.4%

Healthcare workers given the influenza vaccine

385 healthcare workers

79.2%

Healthcare workers up to date on COVID-19 vaccination

384 healthcare workers

30.7%

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)

9 observed infections · 8.562 predicted · 4,056 urinary catheter days

1.051

standardized infection ratio

No Different than the National Benchmark

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI)

2 observed infections · 9.411 predicted · 5,857 central line days

0.213

standardized infection ratio

Better than the National Benchmark

Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections

3 observed infections · 16.765 predicted · 16,017 patient days

0.179

standardized infection ratio

Better than the National Benchmark

Measures are reported under the CMS Long-Term Care Hospital Quality Reporting Program. Reporting periods vary by measure (October 2021 to December 2023). Measures without current CMS data are not shown.

Ventilator Care

Care for patients on invasive mechanical ventilation, a core service of long-term care hospitals

Change in mobility among patients on a ventilator

Risk-adjusted average change in mobility score from admission to discharge · 124 patient stays · observed change 4.5

2.7

mobility score change

Assessed for readiness for a breathing trial by day 2 of the stay

Spontaneous Breathing Trial compliance · 114 patient stays

100%

Ready for a breathing trial and received one by day 2

Spontaneous Breathing Trial compliance · 101 patient stays

100%

Patients weaned from the ventilator

Ventilator Liberation Rate · risk-adjusted · 114 patient stays · observed rate 61.4%

63.5%

The mobility change score compares patient mobility at admission and discharge; higher changes reflect greater improvement.

Discharge, Readmission & Medicare Spending

Patients discharged to home or the community

57 of 327 patient stays · observed rate 17.43%

17.02%

risk-standardized rate

No Different than the National Rate

Potentially preventable readmissions within 30 days after discharge

53 readmissions of 279 patient stays · observed rate 19% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

19.74%

risk-standardized rate

No Different than the National Rate

Medicare spending per episode of care

1.00 = national average per episode of care · based on 260 episodes

1.05

spending ratio

Risk-standardized rates account for differences in patient condition mix. Comparison labels are assigned by CMS.

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 13

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

ALLISON JOY MCGAHEE BSN,RN

Registered Nurse