PIH HEALTH DOWNEY HOSPITAL
NPI 1265433551
General Acute Care Hospital in Downey, CA

Q: What is Pih Health Downey Hospital's NPI number?

The NPI number for Pih Health Downey Hospital is 1265433551. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on August 9, 2005. The provider is doing business as Downey Regional Medical Center. The provider was formerly known as Downey Regional Medical Center-Hospital and PIH Health Hospital - Downey.

Q: What is Pih Health Downey Hospital's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Pih Health Downey Hospital have?

CMS rates Pih Health Downey Hospital 3 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 August 09, 2005CLIA Certified · 2 labs

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

11500 BROOKSHIRE AVE, DOWNEY, CA 90241(562) 904-5000(562) 904-5164 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: July 26, 2021. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

Record update history: Jul 26, 2021, Jun 23, 2021, Aug 16, 2017 and 1 more (4 updates tracked since 2017).

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About Pih Health Downey Hospital NPPES

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

PIH HEALTH DOWNEY HOSPITAL (NPI 1265433551), doing business as Downey Regional Medical Center-hospital, is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Downey, California and active in the NPI registry since August 2005. The organization holds 2 active CLIA laboratory certificates and lists Sue R Ponce (aka Carlson), Special Projects, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1265433551

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NamePIH HEALTH DOWNEY HOSPITAL

Location Address11500 BROOKSHIRE AVEDowney, CA 90241-4917

Mailing Address11500 Brookshire Ave, P.o. Box 7010Downey, CA 90241-4917 · (562) 904-5000 · Fax (562) 904-5164

Phone(562) 904-5000

Fax(562) 904-5164

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialSue R Ponce (aka Carlson)Special Projects · (562) 698-0811

Enumeration DateAugust 9, 2005

Last NPPES UpdateJuly 26, 20214 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedJuly 26, 2021

✔ NPI 1265433551 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in CA · 930000043

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.

11500 BROOKSHIRE AVE, Downey, CA 90241

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Other Names 3

Former Legal Business NameDowney Regional Medical Center-hospital

Doing Business AsDowney Regional Medical Center

Former Legal Business NamePih Health Hospital - Downey

Other Identifiers 2

MedicaidZZT40393FCA

MedicaidHSC30393FCA

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 05D0675485

Downey Regional Medical Center - Hospital, Inc. Pih Health Hospital - Downey - Respiratory · Downey, CA

Active · expires Nov 30, 2027

CLIA Number05D0675485

Laboratory TypeHospital

Certificate Effective DateDecember 1, 2025

Certificate Expiration DateNovember 30, 2027

Laboratory DirectorDr. Christie Pang

Laboratory Phone(562) 904-5283

Laboratory LocationDowney Regional Medical Center - Hospital, Inc. Pih Health Hospital - Downey - Respiratory11500 Brookshire Ave, Downey, CA 90241

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 05D0547507

Pih Health Hospital - Downey · Downey, CA

Active · expires Jan 2, 2027

CLIA Number05D0547507

Laboratory TypeHospital

Certificate Effective DateJanuary 3, 2025

Certificate Expiration DateJanuary 2, 2027

Laboratory DirectorDr. Christie Pang

Laboratory Phone(562) 904-5308

Laboratory LocationPih Health Hospital - Downey11500 Brookshire Ave, Downey, CA 90241

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 Pih Health Downey Hospital (CMS certification number 050393), from CMS Care Compare.

Pih Health Downey Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Downey, CA

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number050393

Location11500 Brookshire AvenueDowney, CA 90241 · Los Angeles County · (526) 904-5000

Emergency services Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

3/5

Doctor communication

2/5

Staff responsiveness

3/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

4/5

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 19

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

3.4 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

11.7% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for COPD patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart failure patients

13.1% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

15% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

1 observed case · 1.229 predicted · 1,313 patient days

0.814 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

0 observed cases · 2.102 predicted · 2,066 patient days

0.000 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

0 observed cases · 1.398 predicted · 49 patient days

0.000 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

1 observed case · 1.66 predicted · 30,430 patient days

0.602 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

12 observed cases · 25.039 predicted · 30,430 patient days

0.479 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 12

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

50 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

185 fewer days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

152 days per 100 discharges

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

272 No different than national

Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery

101 No different than national

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate

50 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 15

Emergency department volume

High

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

11.4%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

71%

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

246 minutes

Left before being seen

Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients

88%

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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