ARKANSAS METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1366515256
Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit in Paragould, AR

Q: What is Arkansas Methodist Hospital Corporation's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit with taxonomy code 275N00000X.

Q: What quality rating does Arkansas Methodist Hospital Corporation have?

CMS rates Arkansas Methodist Medical Center 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 November 16, 2006

2/5

Hospital Overall Rating

900 W KINGSHIGHWAY, PARAGOULD, AR 72450(870) 239-7000 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: July 16, 2021. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

Record update history: Jul 16, 2021, Jul 2, 2021, Mar 2, 2017 (3 updates tracked since 2017).

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About Arkansas Methodist Medical Center NPPES

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

ARKANSAS METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1366515256) is a healthcare organization registered as a medicare defined swing bed unit in Paragould, Arkansas and active in the NPI registry since November 2006. The organization lists Kay H Scott, Director Revenue Operations, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1366515256

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy275N00000X

Legal Business NameARKANSAS METHODIST HOSPITAL CORPORATION

Location Address900 W KINGSHIGHWAYParagould, AR 72450-5942

Mailing Address900 W KingshighwayParagould, AR 72450-5942 · (870) 239-7000

Phone(870) 239-7000

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialKay H ScottDirector Revenue Operations · (870) 239-7126

Enumeration DateNovember 16, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateJuly 16, 20213 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedJuly 16, 2021

✔ NPI 1366515256 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyMedicare Defined Swing Bed UnitHospital Units

Taxonomy Code275N00000X

License✔ Licensed in AR · AR4056

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.

900 W KINGSHIGHWAY, Paragould, AR 72450

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsArkansas Methodist Medical Center

Other Identifiers 2

Other10039AR · Blue Cross

Medicaid102528105AR

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness, Ambetter from Home State Health, Ambetter from Louisiana Healthcare Connections and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Arkansas Methodist Medical Center (CMS certification number 040039), from CMS Care Compare.

Arkansas Methodist Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Paragould, AR

2/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number040039

Location900 West KingshighwayParagould, AR 72450 · Greene County · (870) 239-7000

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

2/5

Communication about medicines

2/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

1/5

Cleanliness

2/5

Quietness

3/5

Overall hospital rating

2/5

Recommend hospital

2/5

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

Complications & Deaths 15

Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications

Cases too small to report

Pressure ulcer rate

0.33 No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

14.4% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

17.8% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

13.9% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

10.9% No different than national

Infections 2

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

7 observed cases · 4.813 predicted · 9,775 patient days

1.454 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

1 observed case · 2.063 predicted · 2,986 patient days

0.485 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery

74 No different than national

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

48 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

48 No different than national

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

297 No different than national

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

137 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

110 more days than average per 100 discharges

Timely & Effective Care 18

Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis

90%

Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis

84%

Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2

91%

Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy

77%

Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle

98%

Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle

80%

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

38%

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.

JILL ALLISON BROWN FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner (Family)