THE HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY OF MORGAN COUNTY
NPI 1396764080
General Acute Care Hospital in Decatur, AL

Q: What is Decatur General Hospital's NPI number?

The NPI number for Decatur General Hospital is 1396764080. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on July 19, 2006. The provider is doing business as The Healthcare Authority Of Morgan County.

Q: What is Decatur General Hospital's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Decatur General Hospital have?

CMS rates Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus 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 July 19, 2006

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1201 7TH ST SE, DECATUR, AL 35601(256) 341-2000(256) 306-1691 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: April 29, 2013. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 16, 2026.

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About The Healthcare Authority Of Morgan County NPPES

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

THE HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY OF MORGAN COUNTY (NPI 1396764080) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Decatur, Alabama and active in the NPI registry since July 2006. The organization lists Vincent Bonetti, Exe Dir, Revenue Cyc, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1396764080

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameDECATUR GENERAL HOSPITAL

Location Address1201 7TH ST SEDecatur, AL 35601-3337

Mailing AddressPo Box 2239, 1201 7th St SeDecatur, AL 35609-2239 · (256) 341-2000 · Fax (256) 306-1691

Phone(256) 341-2000

Fax(256) 306-1691

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialVincent BonettiExe Dir, Revenue Cyc · (256) 265-9641

Enumeration DateJuly 19, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateApril 29, 2013

✔ NPI 1396764080 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in AL · 11859

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.

1201 7TH ST SE, Decatur, AL 35601

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsThe Healthcare Authority Of Morgan County

Other Identifiers 7

Medicaid558200840AL

Medicare OSCAR/certification010085AL

Other012AL · Blue Cross Of Alabama

Medicaid235280000AL

Medicare PIN010085AL

MedicaidHOS0085HAL

Other086AL · Blue Cross Of Alabama-dgw

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include UnitedHealthcare.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus (CMS certification number 010085), from CMS Care Compare.

Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus

Acute Care Hospitals · Decatur, AL

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipGovernment - Hospital District or Authority

CMS Certification Number010085

Location1201 7th Street SEDecatur, AL 35601 · Morgan County · (256) 341-2000

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

3/5

Doctor communication

4/5

Staff responsiveness

2/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

4/5

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

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

5.8 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

12.8% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

7.4% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

13.1% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

20.1% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

15.1% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

0 observed cases · 2.336 predicted · 2,870 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

0 observed cases · 6.965 predicted · 8,021 patient days

0.000 Better than the national benchmark

SSI - Colon Surgery

0 observed cases · 2.238 predicted · 85 patient days

0.000 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

0 observed cases · 2.144 predicted · 45,762 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

10 observed cases · 20.316 predicted · 45,585 patient days

0.492 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

399 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

440 days per 100 discharges

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

33 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 16

Emergency department volume

High

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

7.1%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

88%

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

165 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

275 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

83%

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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