HOLY CROSS HEALTH, INC.
NPI 1245655638
General Acute Care Hospital in Germantown, MD

Q: What is Holy Cross Health, Inc.'s NPI number?

The NPI number for Holy Cross Health, Inc. is 1245655638. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on February 21, 2014. The provider is doing business as Holy Cross Germantown Hospital.

Q: What is Holy Cross Health, Inc.'s specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Holy Cross Health, Inc. have?

CMS rates Holy Cross Germantown 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 February 21, 2014CLIA Certified · 2 labs

2/5

Hospital Overall Rating

19801 OBSERVATION DR, GERMANTOWN, MD 20876(301) 754-7000 Get Directions Write a Review

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

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About Holy Cross Health, Inc. NPPES

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

HOLY CROSS HEALTH, INC. (NPI 1245655638), doing business as Holy Cross Germantown Hospital, is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Germantown, Maryland and active in the NPI registry since February 2014. The organization holds 2 active CLIA laboratory certificates and lists Julie Keese, Vp & Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1245655638

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameHOLY CROSS HEALTH, INC.

Location Address19801 OBSERVATION DRGermantown, MD 20876-4070

Mailing Address19801 Observation DrGermantown, MD 20876-4070

Phone(301) 754-7000

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialJulie KeeseVp & Cfo · (301) 754-7201

Enumeration DateFebruary 21, 2014

Last NPPES UpdateAugust 18, 2025

NPPES CertifiedAugust 18, 2025

✔ NPI 1245655638 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

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.

19801 OBSERVATION DR, Germantown, MD 20876

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsHoly Cross Germantown Hospital

Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid423251800MD

CLIA Laboratory Certificates CMS CLIA 2

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 21D2079622

Holy Cross Health Inc Dba Holy Cross Germantown Ho · Germantown, MD

Active · expires Jul 14, 2027

CLIA Number21D2079622

Laboratory TypeHospital

Certificate Effective DateJuly 15, 2025

Certificate Expiration DateJuly 14, 2027

Laboratory DirectorDr. Pablo D. Gutman

Laboratory Phone(301) 557-6320

Laboratory LocationHoly Cross Health Inc Dba Holy Cross Germantown Ho19801 Observation Drive, Germantown, MD 20876

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.

Certificate of Accreditation 21D2079759

Holy Cross Health Dba, Holy Cross Germantown Hospi · Germantown, MD

Active · expires May 26, 2027

CLIA Number21D2079759

Laboratory TypeHospital

Certificate Effective DateMay 27, 2025

Certificate Expiration DateMay 26, 2027

Laboratory DirectorDr. Pablo D. Gutman

Laboratory Phone(301) 557-6339

Laboratory LocationHoly Cross Health Dba, Holy Cross Germantown Hospi19801 Observation Dr, Germantown, MD 20876

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.

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Holy Cross Germantown Hospital (CMS certification number 210065), from CMS Care Compare.

Holy Cross Germantown Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Germantown, MD

2/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number210065

Location19801 Observation DriveGermantown, MD 20876 · Montgomery County · (301) 557-6020

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

2/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

2/5

Doctor communication

2/5

Staff responsiveness

2/5

Communication about medicines

2/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

1/5

Cleanliness

2/5

Quietness

2/5

Overall hospital rating

2/5

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

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for COPD patients

7.7% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

11.8% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

20.6% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

15.4% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

1 observed case · 2.921 predicted · 3,685 patient days

0.342 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

3 observed cases · 4.407 predicted · 4,427 patient days

0.681 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

3 observed cases · 1.463 predicted · 56 patient days

2.051 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

0 observed cases · 1.338 predicted · 34,547 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

6 observed cases · 12.435 predicted · 30,674 patient days

0.483 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

149 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

142 days per 100 discharges

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

44 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 16

Emergency department volume

Medium

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

93.9%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

59%

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

244 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

364 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

37%

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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