HIGHLAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
NPI 1275700064
Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit in Picayune, MS

Q: What is Forrest County General Hospital's NPI number?

The NPI number for Forrest County General Hospital is 1275700064. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on May 12, 2008. The provider is doing business as Highland Community Hospital.

Q: What is Forrest County General 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 Forrest County General Hospital have?

CMS rates Highland Community 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 May 12, 2008

2/5

Hospital Overall Rating

130 HIGHLAND PKWY, PICAYUNE, MS 39466(601) 358-9420(601) 358-9421 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: July 21, 2022. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

Record update history: Jul 21, 2022, Mar 17, 2018 (2 updates tracked since 2018).

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About Highland Community Hospital NPPES

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

HIGHLAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (NPI 1275700064) is a healthcare organization registered as a medicare defined swing bed unit in Picayune, Mississippi and active in the NPI registry since May 2008. The organization maintains a secondary practice location in Picayune and lists Ben Hester, Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1275700064

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy275N00000X

Legal Business NameFORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL

Location Address130 HIGHLAND PKWYPicayune, MS 39466-5574

Mailing Address130 Highland PkwyPicayune, MS 39466-5574 · (601) 358-9420 · Fax (601) 358-9421

Phone(601) 358-9420

Fax(601) 358-9421

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialBen HesterCfo · (601) 288-4225

Enumeration DateMay 12, 2008

Last NPPES UpdateJuly 21, 20222 updates tracked since enumeration

✔ NPI 1275700064 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 2

★ Primary SpecialtyMedicare Defined Swing Bed UnitHospital Units

Taxonomy Code275N00000X

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.

Also ListedLong Term Care HospitalTaxonomy 282E00000X · License 11086 (MS)

130 HIGHLAND PKWY, Picayune, MS 39466

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsHighland Community Hospital

Secondary Practice Location 1

Location 1801 Goodyear BlvdPicayune, MS 39466-3221 · Phone (601) 798-4711 · Fax (601) 799-4417

Other Identifiers 1

Other25U117MS · Medicare Provider Number Swing

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Highland Community Hospital (CMS certification number 250117), from CMS Care Compare.

Highland Community Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Picayune, MS

2/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipGovernment - Local

CMS Certification Number250117

Location130 Highland PkwyPicayune, MS 39466 · Pearl River County · (601) 358-9400

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Complications & Deaths 16

Death rate for COPD patients

11.2% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

11.2% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

23.6% Worse than the national rate

Death rate for stroke patients

Cases too small to report

Pressure ulcer rate

0.50 No different than national

Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications

Cases too small to report

Infections 2

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

2 observed cases · 1.415 predicted · 2,031 patient days

1.413 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

4 observed cases · 4.196 predicted · 7,913 patient days

0.953 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 10

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

71 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

139 more days than average per 100 discharges

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

296 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

Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery

42 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 14

Emergency department volume

Medium

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

0.8%

Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

57%

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

138 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

42%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 12

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

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