BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
NPI 1467538520
General Acute Care Hospital in Bakersfield, CA

Q: What is Bakersfield Memorial Hospital's NPI number?

The NPI number for Bakersfield Memorial Hospital is 1467538520. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on October 31, 2006.

Q: What is Bakersfield Memorial Hospital's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Bakersfield Memorial Hospital have?

CMS rates Bakersfield Memorial Hospital 2 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 October 31, 2006

2/5

Hospital Overall Rating

420 34TH ST, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301(661) 327-4647(661) 637-0529 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: September 19, 2013. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

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About Bakersfield Memorial Hospital NPPES

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

BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (NPI 1467538520) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Bakersfield, California and active in the NPI registry since October 2006. The organization lists Jon Van Boening, President, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1467538520

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameBAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Location Address420 34TH STBakersfield, CA 93301-2237

Mailing AddressPo Box 1888Bakersfield, CA 93303-1888 · (661) 327-4647 · Fax (661) 637-0529

Phone(661) 327-4647

Fax(661) 637-0529

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialJon Van BoeningPresident · (661) 327-1792

Enumeration DateOctober 31, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateSeptember 19, 2013

✔ NPI 1467538520 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 2

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in CA · 120000181

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 ListedSkilled Nursing FacilityTaxonomy 314000000X · License 120000181 (CA)

420 34TH ST, Bakersfield, CA 93301

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Other Identifiers 8

MedicaidZZT40036FCA

MedicaidZZT30036FCA

Medicare OSCAR/certification380093CA

Medicare OSCAR/certification050036CA

OtherZZZA1502ZBlue Shield Of Calif

Medicare OSCAR/certification555607CA

Other=========933010002Wps/tricare

Medicaid90006CA

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Bakersfield Memorial Hospital (CMS certification number 050036), from CMS Care Compare.

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Bakersfield, CA

2/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number050036

Location420 34th StBakersfield, CA 93301 · Kern County · (661) 327-1792

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

2/5

Doctor communication

2/5

Staff responsiveness

3/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

3/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

2/5

Overall hospital rating

3/5

Recommend hospital

3/5

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

3.4 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

14.8% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for COPD patients

10.4% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

14% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

19.9% No different than national

Infections 6

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

5 observed cases · 7.087 predicted · 7,500 patient days

0.706 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

7 observed cases · 8.404 predicted · 7,271 patient days

0.833 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

5 observed cases · 3.329 predicted · 121 patient days

1.502 No different than national

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy

0 observed cases · 2.095 predicted · 242 patient days

0.000 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

4 observed cases · 4.223 predicted · 79,574 patient days

0.947 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

8 observed cases · 32.171 predicted · 68,619 patient days

0.249 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

146 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

333 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)

193 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

299 Worse than the national rate

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

299 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 16

Emergency department volume

Very high

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

0.4%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

79%

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

200 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

311 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

58%

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.

SOUTH VALLEY PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES

Pathology (Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology)