WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND
NPI 1447233788
General Acute Care Hospital in Providence, RI

Q: What is Women & Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Women & Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island have?

CMS rates Women & Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island 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 November 21, 2005

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

101 DUDLEY ST, PROVIDENCE, RI 02905(401) 274-1122(401) 453-7597 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: December 12, 2023. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 16, 2026.

Record update history: Dec 12, 2023, Jul 17, 2023, Jun 23, 2021 and 1 more (4 updates tracked since 2019).

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About Women & Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island NPPES

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

WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND (NPI 1447233788) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Providence, Rhode Island and active in the NPI registry since November 2005. The organization lists Thomas P Ricci, Vp Of Finance, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1447233788

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameWOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND

Location Address101 DUDLEY STProvidence, RI 02905-2401

Mailing Address101 Dudley StProvidence, RI 02905-2401 · (401) 274-1122 · Fax (401) 453-7597

Phone(401) 274-1122

Fax(401) 453-7597

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialThomas P RicciVp Of Finance · (401) 430-1003

Enumeration DateNovember 21, 2005

Last NPPES UpdateDecember 12, 20234 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedDecember 12, 2023

✔ NPI 1447233788 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 7

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in RI · HOS 00126

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.

Also ListedInternal Medicine · Cardiovascular DiseaseTaxonomy 207RC0000X

Also ListedInternal Medicine · Interventional CardiologyTaxonomy 207RI0011X

Also ListedObstetrics & Gynecology · Reproductive EndocrinologyTaxonomy 207VE0102X

Also ListedPathology · Clinical Pathology/Laboratory MedicineTaxonomy 207ZP0105X

Also ListedPediatrics · Pediatric CardiologyTaxonomy 2080P0202X

Also ListedClinic/Center · Ambulatory Family Planning FacilityTaxonomy 261QA0005X

101 DUDLEY ST, Providence, RI 02905

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Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid41-00010RI

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Women & Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island (CMS certification number 410010), from CMS Care Compare.

Women & Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island

Acute Care Hospitals · Providence, RI

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number410010

Location101 Dudley StreetProvidence, RI 02905 · Providence County · (401) 274-1100

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

3/5

Cleanliness

5/5

Quietness

2/5

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 12

Pressure ulcer rate

0.60 No different than national

Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications

Cases too small to report

Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate

0.25 No different than national

In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate

0.29 No different than national

Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate

2.36 No different than national

Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate

1.67 No different than national

Infections 4

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

1 observed case · 5.124 predicted · 3,697 patient days

0.195 Better than the national benchmark

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy

1 observed case · 3.259 predicted · 433 patient days

0.307 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

0 observed cases · 1.791 predicted · 68,532 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

0 observed cases · 8.643 predicted · 29,595 patient days

0.000 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 5

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

326 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

154 No different than national

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

154 No different than national

Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery

175 No different than national

Rate of readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide)

50 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 11

Emergency department volume

Medium

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

78 minutes

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

4.8%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

76%

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

200 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 5

Elective Delivery

222%

Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding

4523

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (All)

7215

Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (excluding blood-transfusion-only cases)

7215

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.

CHRISTOPHER DONALD PALMER DO

Internal Medicine