MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
NPI 1255428736
General Acute Care Hospital in Chattanooga, TN

Q: What is Memorial Health Care System Inc.'s NPI number?

The NPI number for Memorial Health Care System Inc. is 1255428736. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on October 6, 2006. The provider is doing business as Memorial Hospital.

Q: What is Memorial Health Care System Inc.'s specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Memorial Health Care System Inc. have?

CMS rates Memorial Healthcare System, Inc 5 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 October 06, 2006CLIA 44D0310200 · Accreditation

5/5

Hospital Overall Rating

2525 DESALES AVE, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404(423) 495-2525(423) 495-6312 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: August 4, 2015. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

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About Memorial Hospital NPPES

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

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (NPI 1255428736) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee and active in the NPI registry since October 2006. The organization holds an CLIA Accreditation certificate valid through February 27, 2027 and lists Michael Sutton, Vice President, Finance, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1255428736

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameMEMORIAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INC.

Location Address2525 DESALES AVEChattanooga, TN 37404-1161

Mailing Address2525 Desales AveChattanooga, TN 37404-1161 · (423) 495-2525 · Fax (423) 495-6312

Phone(423) 495-2525

Fax(423) 495-6312

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialMichael SuttonVice President, Finance · (423) 495-8488

Enumeration DateOctober 6, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateAugust 4, 2015

✔ NPI 1255428736 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in TN · 0000000071

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.

2525 DESALES AVE, Chattanooga, TN 37404

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsMemorial Hospital

Other Identifiers 4

Medicaid00236662AGA

Medicaid0440091TN

Medicare OSCAR/certification440091TN

Medicare ID-Type Unspecified3262207TN

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Alliant Health Plans, Inc., Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness, Ambetter from Home State 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 44D0310200

Memorial Hospital Laboratory · Chattanooga, TN

Active · expires Feb 27, 2027

CLIA Number44D0310200

Laboratory TypeHospital

Certificate Effective DateFebruary 28, 2025

Certificate Expiration DateFebruary 27, 2027

Laboratory DirectorDr. Sanford C. Sharp

Laboratory Phone(423) 495-8703

Laboratory LocationMemorial Hospital Laboratory2nd Floor - Main Lab 2525 Desales Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37404

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: 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 Memorial Healthcare System, Inc (CMS certification number 440091), from CMS Care Compare.

Memorial Healthcare System, Inc

Acute Care Hospitals · Chattanooga, TN

5/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Church

CMS Certification Number440091

Location2525 Desales AveChattanooga, TN 37404 · Hamilton County · (423) 495-2525

Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

3/5

Doctor communication

4/5

Staff responsiveness

3/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

3/5

Care transition

3/5

Cleanliness

2/5

Quietness

4/5

Overall hospital rating

4/5

Recommend hospital

4/5

Star ratings summarize responses from patients surveyed after discharge, collected through the CMS HCAHPS program.

Complications & Deaths 19

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

2.4 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

11.5% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

2% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

13.7% Worse than the national rate

Death rate for heart failure patients

12.5% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

18.9% No different than national

Infections 6

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

3 observed cases · 12.915 predicted · 16,116 patient days

0.232 Better than the national benchmark

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

7 observed cases · 16.15 predicted · 18,220 patient days

0.433 Better than the national benchmark

SSI - Colon Surgery

6 observed cases · 7.775 predicted · 299 patient days

0.772 No different than national

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy

0 observed cases · 1.323 predicted · 164 patient days

0.000 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

3 observed cases · 7.877 predicted · 92,826 patient days

0.381 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

13 observed cases · 48.145 predicted · 92,826 patient days

0.270 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

495 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

971 fewer days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

669 days per 100 discharges

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

4094 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

35 No different than national

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

35 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 17

Emergency department volume

Very high

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

32.2%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

92%

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

250 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

477 minutes

Left before being seen

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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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