GARRETT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1356341499
General Acute Care Hospital in Oakland, MD

Q: What is Garrett County Memorial Hospital's NPI number?

The NPI number for Garrett County Memorial Hospital is 1356341499. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on July 29, 2005. The provider is doing business as Garrett Regional Medical Center.

Q: What is Garrett County Memorial Hospital's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Garrett County Memorial Hospital have?

CMS rates Garrett Regional Medical Center 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 July 29, 2005CLIA 21D0220144 · Accreditation

4/5

Hospital Overall Rating

251 N FOURTH ST, OAKLAND, MD 21550(301) 533-4201(301) 533-4208 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: June 3, 2020. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

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About Garrett Regional Medical Center NPPES

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

GARRETT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1356341499) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Oakland, Maryland and active in the NPI registry since July 2005. The organization holds an CLIA Accreditation certificate valid through January 2, 2027 and lists Tracy Dawn Lipscomb, Chief Financial Officer, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1356341499

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameGARRETT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Location Address251 N FOURTH STOakland, MD 21550-1375

Mailing Address251 N Fourth StOakland, MD 21550-1375 · (301) 533-4201 · Fax (301) 533-4208

Phone(301) 533-4201

Fax(301) 533-4208

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialTracy Dawn LipscombChief Financial Officer · (301) 533-4000

Enumeration DateJuly 29, 2005

Last NPPES UpdateJune 3, 2020

NPPES CertifiedJune 3, 2020

✔ NPI 1356341499 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in MD · 11-002

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.

251 N FOURTH ST, Oakland, MD 21550

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsGarrett Regional Medical Center

Other Identifiers 17

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CLIA Laboratory Certificates CMS CLIA

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 Accreditation 21D0220144

Garrett Regional Medical Center · Oakland, MD

Active · expires Jan 2, 2027

CLIA Number21D0220144

Laboratory TypeHospital

Certificate Effective DateJanuary 3, 2025

Certificate Expiration DateJanuary 2, 2027

Laboratory DirectorDr. David Lucas

Laboratory Phone(301) 533-4000

Laboratory LocationGarrett Regional Medical Center251 North Fourth Street, Oakland, MD 21550

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Address Name Phone

This is a certificate that is issued to a laboratory on the basis of the laboratory's accreditation by an accreditation organization approved by CMS.

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Garrett Regional Medical Center (CMS certification number 210017), from CMS Care Compare.

Garrett Regional Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Oakland, MD

4/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number210017

Location251 North Fourth StreetOakland, MD 21550 · Garrett County · (301) 533-4173

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

4/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

5/5

Doctor communication

5/5

Staff responsiveness

5/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

5/5

Care transition

3/5

Cleanliness

5/5

Quietness

4/5

Overall hospital rating

4/5

Recommend hospital

4/5

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

2.8 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for COPD patients

10% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

18.3% Worse than the national rate

Death rate for pneumonia patients

24.3% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

13.7% No different than national

Infections 1

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

3 observed cases · 3.629 predicted · 6,818 patient days

0.827 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

89 fewer days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

72 fewer days than average per 100 discharges

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

739 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

48 No different than national

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

48 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 17

Emergency department volume

Low

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

65 minutes

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

2.6%

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

157 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

225 minutes

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

18%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 2

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

GARRETT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Skilled Nursing Facility

251 N FOURTH ST
OAKLAND, MD 21550

Garrett County (301) 533-4220

PROFESSIONAL EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN SERVICES, LLC

Emergency Medicine

251 N FOURTH ST
OAKLAND, MD 21550

Garrett County (301) 533-4201

Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS

Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.

What is Garrett County Memorial Hospital's NPI number?

The NPI number for Garrett County Memorial Hospital is 1356341499. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on July 29, 2005. The provider is doing business as Garrett Regional Medical Center.

Where is Garrett County Memorial Hospital located?

Garrett County Memorial Hospital is located at 251 N Fourth St, Oakland, MD 21550. The listed phone number is (301) 533-4201.

What is Garrett County Memorial Hospital's specialty?

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

Does Garrett County Memorial Hospital hold a CLIA laboratory certificate?

Yes. A Certificate of Accreditation (number 21D0220144) is associated with this NPI, valid through January 2, 2027. CLIA certificates authorize laboratory testing under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments program.

Is Garrett County Memorial Hospital a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Garrett Regional Medical Center is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

What quality rating does Garrett County Memorial Hospital have?

CMS rates Garrett Regional Medical Center 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.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Garrett County Memorial Hospital was last updated on June 3, 2020. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.