J C BLAIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
NPI 1265651764
Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit in Huntingdon, PA

Q: What is J C Blair Memorial Hospital's NPI number?

The NPI number for J C Blair Memorial Hospital is 1265651764. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on April 24, 2007. The provider is doing business as Penn Highlands Huntingdon.

Q: What is J C Blair Memorial Hospital's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit with taxonomy code 275N00000X.

Q: What quality rating does J C Blair Memorial Hospital have?

CMS rates Penn Highlands Huntingdon 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 April 24, 2007

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1225 WARM SPRINGS AVE, HUNTINGDON, PA 16652(814) 643-2290 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: June 5, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

Record update history: Jun 5, 2025, Jan 30, 2019 (2 updates tracked since 2019).

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About J C Blair Memorial Hospital NPPES

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

J C BLAIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (NPI 1265651764), doing business as Penn Highlands Huntingdon, is a healthcare organization registered as a medicare defined swing bed unit in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania and active in the NPI registry since April 2007. The organization lists Joseph Myers, Ceo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1265651764

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy275N00000X

Legal Business NameJ C BLAIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Location Address1225 WARM SPRINGS AVEHuntingdon, PA 16652-2350

Mailing Address1225 Warm Springs AveHuntingdon, PA 16652-2350 · (814) 643-2290

Phone(814) 643-2290

Organization SubpartYesParent: Penn Highlands Healthcare

Authorized OfficialJoseph MyersCeo · (814) 643-8838

Enumeration DateApril 24, 2007

Last NPPES UpdateJune 5, 20252 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedJune 5, 2025

✔ NPI 1265651764 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyMedicare Defined Swing Bed UnitHospital Units

Taxonomy Code275N00000X

License✔ Licensed in PA · 101101

Definition

A unit of a hospital that has a Medicare provider agreement and has been granted approval from HCFA to provide post-hospital extended care services and be reimbursed as a swing-bed unit.

1225 WARM SPRINGS AVE, Huntingdon, PA 16652

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsPenn Highlands Huntingdon

Other Identifiers 2

Other1146PA · Blue Cross

Other39U056PA · Cms Ccn

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Penn Highlands Huntingdon (CMS certification number 390056), from CMS Care Compare.

Penn Highlands Huntingdon

Acute Care Hospitals · Huntingdon, PA

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Other

CMS Certification Number390056

Location1225 Warm Springs AveHuntingdon, PA 16652 · Huntingdon County · (814) 643-2290

Emergency services 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

3/5

Communication about medicines

2/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

4/5

Quietness

2/5

Overall hospital rating

2/5

Recommend hospital

1/5

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

Complications & Deaths 17

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

3.4 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

12.9% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

8.9% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

11.9% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

19% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

Cases too small to report

Infections 1

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

5 observed cases · 1.973 predicted · 6,186 patient days

2.534 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

109 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

60 days per 100 discharges

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

279 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 14

Emergency department volume

Low

Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - non psychiatric/mental health disorders

159 minutes

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

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

63%

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

177 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

386 minutes

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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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