NORTHERN LOUISIANA MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1285765107
General Acute Care Hospital in Ruston, LA

Q: What is the provider's specialty?

The provider's specialty is General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.

Active since March 09, 2007CLIA Certified · 2 labs

4/5

Hospital Overall Rating

401 E VAUGHN AVE, RUSTON, LA 71270(318) 254-2100(318) 254-2725 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: January 8, 2018. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 19, 2026.

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About Northern Louisiana Medical Center NPPES

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

NORTHERN LOUISIANA MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1285765107) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Ruston, Louisiana and active in the NPI registry since March 2007. The organization holds 2 active CLIA laboratory certificates and lists Paula Lalor, Director/delegated Official, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1285765107

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameRUSTON LOUISIANA HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC

Location Address401 E VAUGHN AVERuston, LA 71270-5950

Mailing Address401 E Vaughn AveRuston, LA 71270-5950 · (318) 254-2100 · Fax (318) 254-2725

Phone(318) 254-2100

Fax(318) 254-2725

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialPaula LalorDirector/delegated Official · (615) 925-4565

Enumeration DateMarch 9, 2007

Last NPPES UpdateJanuary 8, 2018

✔ NPI 1285765107 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in LA · 618

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.

401 E VAUGHN AVE, Ruston, LA 71270

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsNorthern Louisiana Medical Center

CLIA Laboratory Certificates CMS CLIA 3

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 Waiver 19D2095866

Northern Louisiana Medical Center · Ruston, LA

Active · expires May 11, 2027

CLIA Number19D2095866

Laboratory TypeWound Care Clinic

Certificate Effective DateMay 12, 2025

Certificate Expiration DateMay 11, 2027

Laboratory DirectorCandice G. Lowe

Laboratory Phone(318) 254-2469

Laboratory LocationNorthern Louisiana Medical Center411 East Vaughn Avenue, Suite 205, Ruston, LA 71270

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Name

This certificate is issued to a laboratory to perform only waived tests.

Certificate of Waiver 19D1016575

Ruston Louisiana Hospital Company LLC Ruston Louisiana Hospital Company LLC · Ruston, LA

Active · expires Feb 28, 2027

CLIA Number19D1016575

Laboratory TypeAmbulatory Surgery Center

Certificate Effective DateMarch 1, 2025

Certificate Expiration DateFebruary 28, 2027

Laboratory DirectorMollie Devening

Laboratory Phone(318) 254-2469

Laboratory LocationRuston Louisiana Hospital Company LLC Ruston Louisiana Hospital Company LLC1118 Farmerville Street, Ruston, LA 71270

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Name

This certificate is issued to a laboratory to perform only waived tests.

Certificate of Compliance 19D0696771

Northern Louisiana Medical Center · Ruston, LA

Expired · Mar 6, 2026

CLIA Number19D0696771

Laboratory TypeHospital

Certificate Effective DateMarch 7, 2024

Certificate Expiration DateMarch 6, 2026

Laboratory DirectorFredric T. Siskron III

Laboratory Phone(318) 254-2721

Laboratory LocationNorthern Louisiana Medical Center401 East Vaughn Street, Ruston, LA 71270

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Name

This certificate is issued to a laboratory after an inspection that finds the laboratory to be in compliance with all applicable CLIA requirements.

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Northern Louisiana Medical Center (CMS certification number 190086), from CMS Care Compare.

Northern Louisiana Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Ruston, LA

4/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipProprietary

CMS Certification Number190086

Location401 East Vaughn AvenueRuston, LA 71270 · Lincoln County · (318) 254-2100

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

3/5

Staff responsiveness

1/5

Communication about medicines

2/5

Discharge information

1/5

Care transition

1/5

Cleanliness

1/5

Quietness

3/5

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

Postoperative sepsis rate

5.39 No different than national

Postoperative wound dehiscence rate

1.81 No different than national

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate

0.85 No different than national

CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite

0.99 No different than national

Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate

3.96 No different than national

Postoperative respiratory failure rate

12.48 No different than national

Infections 2

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

0 observed cases · 3.545 predicted · 5,104 patient days

0.000 Better than the national benchmark

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

0 observed cases · 4.694 predicted · 12,780 patient days

0.000 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 11

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

50 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

204 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

148 fewer days than average per 100 discharges

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

412 No different than national

Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery

265 No different than national

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate

50 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 17

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

36%

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

162 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

345 minutes

Left before being seen

Head CT results

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

100%

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

46%

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.

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