CAROLINAS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
NPI 1275793192
General Acute Care Hospital in Charlotte, NC

Q: What is Carolinas Healthcare System's NPI number?

The NPI number for Carolinas Healthcare System is 1275793192. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on June 13, 2008.

Q: What is Carolinas Healthcare System's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Carolinas Healthcare System have?

CMS rates Atrium Health University City 4 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 June 13, 2008

4/5

Hospital Overall Rating

8800 N TRYON ST, ANESTHESIA/OR, CHARLOTTE, NC 28262(704) 548-5761 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: June 13, 2008. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 16, 2026.

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About Carolinas Healthcare System NPPES

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

CAROLINAS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (NPI 1275793192) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina and active in the NPI registry since June 2008. The organization lists Nikki Thomas, Crna/nurse Manager, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1275793192

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameCAROLINAS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

Location Address8800 N TRYON ST, ANESTHESIA/ORCharlotte, NC 28262-3300

Mailing Address8800 N Tryon St, Po Box 560727Charlotte, NC 28262-3300

Phone(704) 548-5761

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialNikki ThomasCrna/nurse Manager · (704) 548-5761

Enumeration DateJune 13, 2008

✔ NPI 1275793192 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in NC · 172095

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.

8800 N TRYON ST, Charlotte, NC 28262

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Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Atrium Health University City (CMS certification number 340166), from CMS Care Compare.

Atrium Health University City

Acute Care Hospitals · Charlotte, NC

4/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipGovernment - Hospital District or Authority

CMS Certification Number340166

Location8800 North Tyron StreetCharlotte, NC 28262 · Mecklenburg County · (704) 548-6000

Emergency services Birthing friendly 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

2/5

Communication about medicines

2/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

1/5

Quietness

2/5

Overall hospital rating

1/5

Recommend hospital

1/5

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

Complications & Deaths 18

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for COPD patients

8.2% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

10.9% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

17.7% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

13.2% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

0 observed cases · 1.778 predicted · 2,343 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

3 observed cases · 1.978 predicted · 2,587 patient days

1.517 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

0 observed cases · 2.107 predicted · 73 patient days

0.000 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

2 observed cases · 1.873 predicted · 42,858 patient days

1.068 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

5 observed cases · 19.166 predicted · 37,542 patient days

0.261 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

173 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

153 days per 100 discharges

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

115 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 15

Emergency department volume

Very high

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

0.2%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

82%

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

173 minutes

Left before being seen

Head CT results

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

76%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

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.

BARBARA JEAN SHAFFER CNM

Advanced Practice Midwife