KNOX COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
NPI 1295761963
General Acute Care Hospital in Mount Vernon, OH

Q: What is Knox Community Hospital's NPI number?

The NPI number for Knox Community Hospital is 1295761963. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on June 24, 2006.

Q: What is Knox Community Hospital's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Knox Community Hospital have?

CMS rates Knox Community 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 June 24, 2006

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1330 COSHOCTON AVE, MOUNT VERNON, OH 43050(740) 393-9000 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: May 5, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

Record update history: May 5, 2025, Nov 20, 2020, Aug 22, 2020 (3 updates tracked since 2020).

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About Knox Community Hospital NPPES

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

KNOX COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (NPI 1295761963) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Mount Vernon, Ohio and active in the NPI registry since June 2006. The organization lists Danielle O'brien, Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1295761963

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameKNOX COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

Location Address1330 COSHOCTON AVEMount Vernon, OH 43050-1440

Mailing Address1330 Coshocton AveMount Vernon, OH 43050-1440

Phone(740) 393-9000

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialDanielle O'brienCfo · (740) 393-9138

Enumeration DateJune 24, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateMay 5, 20253 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedMay 5, 2025

✔ NPI 1295761963 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in OH · 1030

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.

1330 COSHOCTON AVE, Mount Vernon, OH 43050

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Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid03062129OH

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Buckeye Health Plan, Ambetter from Meridian, Ambetter Health and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Knox Community Hospital (CMS certification number 360040), from CMS Care Compare.

Knox Community Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Mount Vernon, OH

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Other

CMS Certification Number360040

Location1330 Coshocton RoadMount Vernon, OH 43050 · Knox County · (740) 393-9000

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

4/5

Doctor communication

2/5

Staff responsiveness

4/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

3/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

3/5

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 18

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

12.7% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

8.9% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

14% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

19.1% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

Cases too small to report

Infections 3

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

0 observed cases · 1.306 predicted · 2,045 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

0 observed cases · 1.546 predicted · 2,950 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

4 observed cases · 9.068 predicted · 17,999 patient days

0.441 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

89 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

196 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

158 days per 100 discharges

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

493 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

88 No different than national

Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

88 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 16

Emergency department volume

Medium

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

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

86%

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

180 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

285 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 3

Elective Delivery

68%

Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding

279

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

Inpatient Rehabilitation Quality CMS Care Compare

Quality measures, patient outcomes and conditions treated for Knox Community Hospital (CMS certification number 36T040), from CMS Care Compare.

Knox Community Hospital

Inpatient rehabilitation facility · Mount Vernon, OH

OwnershipNon-profit

CMS Certification Number36T040

Medicare-Certified SinceJanuary 1, 2022

Location1330 Coshocton RoadMount Vernon, OH 43050

Phone(740) 393-9000

Rehabilitation unit within a hospital

Conditions Treated

Medicare patient stays by the condition that brought the patient to rehabilitation

Hip or knee replacement, amputation or other bone or joint condition

patient stays

Hip or femur fracture

patient stays

Stroke

patient stays

Brain disease or condition (non-traumatic)

Less than 11 patient stays

Brain injury (traumatic)

Less than 11 patient stays

Spinal cord disease or condition (non-traumatic)

Less than 11 patient stays

All other conditions

patient stays

Counts reflect Medicare patient stays reported to CMS. CMS reports counts under 11 as "Less than 11" to protect patient privacy.

Quality Measures

Medications reviewed, with follow-up when issues were found

Drug Regimen Review · 77 patient stays

59.7%

Patients given a current list of their medications at discharge

Transfer of Health Information to the Patient · 29 patient stays

86.2%

Medication list sent to the next provider at discharge

Transfer of Health Information to the Provider · 48 patient stays

97.9%

Patients who meet or exceed the self-care ability expected for their condition at discharge

Discharge Self-Care Score · 71 patient stays

71.8%

Patients who meet or exceed the mobility expected for their condition at discharge

Discharge Mobility Score · 71 patient stays

42.3%

Patients who meet or exceed the overall function expected at discharge

Discharge Function Score · 71 patient stays

45.07%

Patients who experienced one or more falls with major injury during their stay

77 patient stays · Lower rates are better for this measure.

Patients with pressure ulcers or injuries that are new or worsened

Risk-adjusted rate · 77 patient stays · observed rate 0% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

Healthcare workers given the influenza vaccine

16 healthcare workers

100%

Healthcare workers up to date on COVID-19 vaccination

16 healthcare workers

25%

Measures are reported under the CMS Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Quality Reporting Program. Reporting periods vary by measure (October 2021 to December 2023). Measures without current CMS data are not shown.

Discharge, Readmission & Medicare Spending

Patients discharged to home or the community

44 of 72 patient stays · observed rate 61.11%

62.08%

risk-standardized rate

No Different than the National Rate

Potentially preventable readmissions within 30 days after discharge

7 readmissions of 74 patient stays · observed rate 9.46% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

9.17%

risk-standardized rate

No Different than the National Rate

Potentially preventable readmissions during the rehabilitation stay

1 readmissions of 75 patient stays · observed rate 1.33% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

4.31%

risk-standardized rate

No Different than the National Rate

Medicare spending per episode of care

1.00 = national average per episode of care · based on 75 episodes

0.90

spending ratio

Risk-standardized rates account for differences in patient condition mix. Comparison labels are assigned by CMS.

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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.

ZACHARY MARK GATTON M.D.

Anesthesiology