WEST ALLIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.
NPI 1407801640
General Acute Care Hospital in West Allis, WI

Q: What is West Allis Memorial Hospital, Inc.'s NPI number?

The NPI number for West Allis Memorial Hospital, Inc. is 1407801640. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on May 24, 2006. The provider is doing business as Aurora West Allis Medical Center.

Q: What is West Allis Memorial Hospital, Inc.'s specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does West Allis Memorial Hospital, Inc. have?

CMS rates West Allis Memorial Hospital 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 May 24, 2006

4/5

Hospital Overall Rating

8901 W LINCOLN AVE, WEST ALLIS, WI 53227(414) 389-6000 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: October 3, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

Record update history: Apr 9, 2025, Mar 18, 2025, Oct 3, 2023 (3 updates tracked since 2023).

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About West Allis Memorial Hospital, Inc. NPPES

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

WEST ALLIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC. (NPI 1407801640), doing business as Aurora West Allis Medical Center, is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in West Allis, Wisconsin and active in the NPI registry since May 2006. The organization lists Kara Richardson, Assistant Treasurer, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1407801640

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameWEST ALLIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.

Location Address8901 W LINCOLN AVEWest Allis, WI 53227-2409

Mailing Address8901 W Lincoln AveWest Allis, WI 53227-2409 · (414) 389-6000

Phone(414) 389-6000

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialKara RichardsonAssistant Treasurer · (704) 631-0450

Enumeration DateMay 24, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateOctober 3, 20253 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedOctober 3, 2025

✔ NPI 1407801640 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

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.

8901 W LINCOLN AVE, West Allis, WI 53227

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsAurora West Allis Medical Center

Other Identifiers 4

Medicaid32762700WI

Medicaid41758300WI

Medicaid11017300WI

OtherCR1178Medicare Railroad

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Aspirus Health Plan, CareSource (Common Ground Healthcare) and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for West Allis Memorial Hospital (CMS certification number 520139), from CMS Care Compare.

West Allis Memorial Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · West Allis, WI

4/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number520139

Location8901 W Lincoln AveWest Allis, WI 53227 · Milwaukee County · (414) 328-6000

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

3/5

Staff responsiveness

3/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

4/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

3/5

Overall hospital rating

3/5

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

3.8 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

12.9% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

9.3% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

11.5% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

12.6% Better than the national benchmark

Death rate for stroke patients

12.4% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

7 observed cases · 5.015 predicted · 4,706 patient days

1.396 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

5 observed cases · 5.04 predicted · 4,007 patient days

0.992 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

4 observed cases · 2.346 predicted · 85 patient days

1.705 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

1 observed case · 3.05 predicted · 62,564 patient days

0.328 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

9 observed cases · 21.951 predicted · 49,879 patient days

0.410 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

297 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

220 days per 100 discharges

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

404 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

Medium

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

1.2%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

93%

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

198 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

358 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

45%

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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