WILKES-BARRE GENERAL HOSPITAL
NPI 1396769782
General Acute Care Hospital in Wilkes Barre, PA

Q: What is Wvhcs-Hospital's NPI number?

The NPI number for Wvhcs-Hospital is 1396769782. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on July 27, 2006. The provider is doing business as Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

Q: What is Wvhcs-Hospital's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Wvhcs-Hospital have?

CMS rates Wilkes-Barre General Hospital 1 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.

Q: When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Wvhcs-Hospital was last updated on August 22, 2020. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 5 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.

Active since July 27, 2006

1/5

Hospital Overall Rating

575 N RIVER ST, WILKES BARRE, PA 18764(570) 829-8111(570) 552-3030 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: August 22, 2020. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

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About Wilkes-barre General Hospital NPPES

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

WILKES-BARRE GENERAL HOSPITAL (NPI 1396769782) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania and active in the NPI registry since July 2006. The organization lists Maggie R Koehler, Senior Vp/cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1396769782

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameWVHCS-HOSPITAL

Location Address575 N RIVER STWilkes Barre, PA 18764-0999

Mailing Address575 N River StWilkes Barre, PA 18764-0999 · (570) 829-8111 · Fax (570) 552-3030

Phone(570) 829-8111

Fax(570) 552-3030

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialMaggie R KoehlerSenior Vp/cfo · (570) 552-3023

Enumeration DateJuly 27, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateAugust 22, 2020

✔ NPI 1396769782 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in PA · 234501

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.

575 N RIVER ST, Wilkes Barre, PA 18764

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsWilkes-barre General Hospital

Other Identifiers 13

Other0299PA · Freedom Blue

Medicaid1008143800001PA

Other1024614PA · Amerihealth

Other6491500PA · Aetna

Other68767PA · Unison Managed Care

Other080570PA · First Priority Health

Other68767PA · Unison Advantage

Other1024614PA · Keystone Mercy

Other390137PA · Blue Cross

OtherIY0034PA · Healthnet

Medicaid1008143800008PA

Other390137PA · Sterling

Other56307PA · Unison Managed Care

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital (CMS certification number 390137), from CMS Care Compare.

Wilkes-Barre General Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Wilkes-Barre, PA

1/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipProprietary

CMS Certification Number390137

Location575 North River StreetWilkes-Barre, PA 18764 · Luzerne County · (570) 829-8111

Emergency services Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

3/5

Doctor communication

3/5

Staff responsiveness

2/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

3/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

2/5

Quietness

2/5

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 19

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

4.1 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

13.1% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

3.3% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

14.2% Worse than the national rate

Death rate for heart failure patients

13.7% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

20.9% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

10 observed cases · 3.001 predicted · 2,792 patient days

3.332 Worse than the national rate

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

2 observed cases · 6.489 predicted · 4,507 patient days

0.308 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

7 observed cases · 3.557 predicted · 135 patient days

1.968 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

2 observed cases · 2.669 predicted · 37,183 patient days

0.749 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

13 observed cases · 17.411 predicted · 36,756 patient days

0.747 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

183 more days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

617 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

287 days per 100 discharges

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

762 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

32 No different than national

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

32 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 17

Emergency department volume

Medium

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

130 minutes

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

144 minutes

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

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

46%

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

214 minutes

Maternal Health 1

Elective Delivery

18%

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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.

CHERYL CAREY NP

Nurse Practitioner