LEXINGTON COOPER VAMC
NPI 1255380242
General Acute Care Hospital in Lexington, KY
Hospital Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
NPI Status: Active since May 08, 2006
Contact Information
1101 VETERANS DR
LEXINGTON, KY
ZIP 40502
Phone: (615) 355-3451
- Organization
- General Acute Care Hospital
About LEXINGTON COOPER VAMC
Lexington Cooper Vamc is a hospital serving the Lexington, Kentucky region. The facility is a general acute care hospital. The NPI number of this hospital is 1255380242 assigned on May 2006. The hospital's primary taxonomy code is 282N00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 9 years ago. The provider's other name is Lexington Cooper Vamc. The authorized official of this NPI record is Erin Potter (Npi Team Member)
- NPI
- 1255380242
- Provider Legal Name
- LEXINGTON VAMC
- Other Organization Name
- LEXINGTON COOPER VAMC
- Other Name Type
- Other Name (5)
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 1101 VETERANS DR LEXINGTON, KY 40502
- Location Phone
- (615) 355-3451
- Mailing Address
- PO BOX 94498 CLEVELAND, OH 44101
- Mailing Phone
- (615) 355-3451
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 05-08-2006
- Last Update Date
- 09-06-2017
- Code Navigator
According to the Hospital Compare program data, Lexington Cooper Vamc has excellent overall quality rating based on the hospital's performance on seven separate quality measures including: mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, effectiveness of care, timeliness of care and efficient use of medical imaging. These quality measures are combined in a weighted average to generate a star rating of 5 out of 5 stars for this provider. The hospital provides emergency services like acute medical care or trauma care.
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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy
The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.
- Classification
General Acute Care Hospital
- Taxonomy Code
- 282N00000X
- Type
- Hospitals
- Taxonomy Description
- 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.
Hospital Compare Quality Information
Star ratings information gives patients a useful way to compare local hospitals by highlighting important quality factors like readmissions, mortality, safety of care, patient experience and timely and effective care. The ratings are presented as stars, ranging from 1 to 5. A higher number of stars indicates better performance in each quality aspect.
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Overall Quality Rating - 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent
The overall rating is calculated by taking the weighted average of these group of scores. If a hospital is missing a measure category or group, the weights are redistributed amongst the qualifying measure categories or groups.
Recommend Hospital - 4 out of 5 stars - Good
Recommend hospital - star rating
Quietness - 3 out of 5 stars - Average
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Cleanliness - 3 out of 5 stars - Average
Cleanliness - star rating
Care Transition - 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent
Care transition - star rating
Discharge Information - 4 out of 5 stars - Good
Discharge information - star rating
Communication About Medicines - 4 out of 5 stars - Good
Communication about medicines - star rating
Staff Responsiveness - 4 out of 5 stars - Good
Staff responsiveness - star rating
Doctor Communication - 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent
Doctor communication - star rating
Nurse Communication - 4 out of 5 stars - Good
Nurse communication - star rating
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Hospital Type Acute Care - Veterans Administration - Veterans Health Administration
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Emergency Services: Yes
Shows if the hospital provides emergency services like acute medical care or trauma care.
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Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records:
Shows if the hospital meets the criteria for promoting interoperability of Electronic Health Record Systems (EHRS).
Hospital Complications and Mortality Quality Ratings
Death rate for pneumonia patients is better than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Death rate for heart failure patients is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Death rate for COPD patients is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Death rate for heart attack patients is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - March 2023
Hospital Associated Infections Quality Ratings
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) is no different than national benchmark
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) is no different than national benchmark
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Unplanned Hospital Visits Quality Ratings
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Rate of readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide) is worse than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2022 - June 2023
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients is fewer days than average per 100 discharges
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Hospital return days for heart failure patients is average days per 100 discharges
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients is average days per 100 discharges
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
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NPI NPI Number Validation
How NPI Validation Works
The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.
To verify the NPI 1255380242, we treat the final digit (2) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 58. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 58 = 2).
Digit-by-digit view
Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.
Step 1: Double every other digit from the right
Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 58 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1255380242, enumerated as an "organization" on May 08, 2006.
The provider is located at 1101 VETERANS DR LEXINGTON, KY 40502 and the phone number is (615) 355-3451.
General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.
