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VHS HARPER-HUTZEL HOSPITAL INC
NPI 1427360700
General Acute Care Hospital in Detroit, MI

Q: What is Vhs Harper-Hutzel Hospital Inc's NPI number?

The NPI number for Vhs Harper-Hutzel Hospital Inc is 1427360700. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on July 2, 2010. The provider is doing business as Harper University Hospital.

Q: What is Vhs Harper-Hutzel 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 Vhs Harper-Hutzel Hospital Inc have?

CMS rates Harper University 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.

Active since July 02, 2010

1/5

Hospital Overall Rating

3990 JOHN R ST, DETROIT, MI 48201(313) 745-6211 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: September 4, 2026. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: October 11, 2026.

Record update history: Sep 4, 2026, Nov 14, 2022, Mar 15, 2021 and 2 more (5 updates tracked since 2020).

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About Vhs Harper-hutzel Hospital Inc NPPES

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

VHS HARPER-HUTZEL HOSPITAL INC (NPI 1427360700), doing business as Harper University Hospital, is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Detroit, Michigan and active in the NPI registry since July 2010. The organization lists Ben Brow, Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1427360700

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameVHS HARPER-HUTZEL HOSPITAL INC

Location Address3990 JOHN R STDetroit, MI 48201-2018

Mailing Address20 Burton Hills Blvd Ste 100Nashville, TN 37215-6409 · (615) 665-6000 · Fax (615) 665-6184

Phone(313) 745-6211

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialBen BrowCfo · (313) 745-1621

Enumeration DateJuly 2, 2010

Last NPPES UpdateSeptember 4, 20265 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedSeptember 4, 2026

✔ NPI 1427360700 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.

3990 JOHN R ST, Detroit, MI 48201

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsHarper University Hospital

Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid1427360700MI

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Buckeye Health Plan, Ambetter from Meridian, Ambetter Health and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Harper University Hospital (CMS certification number 230104), from CMS Care Compare.

Harper University Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Detroit, MI

1/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipProprietary

CMS Certification Number230104

Location3990 John R StreetDetroit, MI 48201 · Wayne County · (313) 745-6211

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

1/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

1/5

Doctor communication

2/5

Staff responsiveness

1/5

Communication about medicines

2/5

Discharge information

1/5

Care transition

1/5

Cleanliness

1/5

Quietness

1/5

Overall hospital rating

1/5

Recommend hospital

1/5

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

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

14.7% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

3.3% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

7.7% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

7.4% Better than the national benchmark

Death rate for pneumonia patients

15.1% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

14 observed cases · 10.421 predicted · 9,565 patient days

1.343 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

5 observed cases · 9.378 predicted · 5,591 patient days

0.533 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

2 observed cases · 1.962 predicted · 66 patient days

1.019 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

4 observed cases · 4.373 predicted · 59,119 patient days

0.915 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

17 observed cases · 34.223 predicted · 55,357 patient days

0.497 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 12

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

125 more days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

252 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

74 days per 100 discharges

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

476 No different than national

Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery

124 No different than national

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate

125 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 14

Emergency department volume

Medium

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

1.6%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

59%

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

190 minutes

Left before being seen

11%

Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients

86%

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

31%

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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