NASHOBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1477859254
General Acute Care Hospital in Ayer, MA

Q: What is Nashoba Valley Medical Center, A Steward Family 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 Nashoba Valley Medical Center, A Steward Family Hospital, Inc have?

CMS rates Nashoba Valley Medical Center 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 January 27, 2011

4/5

Hospital Overall Rating

200 GROTON RD, AYER, MA 01432(978) 784-9000 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: April 14, 2011. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 16, 2026.

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About Nashoba Valley Medical Center NPPES

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

NASHOBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1477859254) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Ayer, Massachusetts and active in the NPI registry since January 2011. The organization lists Mark Rich, Evp/cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1477859254

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameNASHOBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER, A STEWARD FAMILY HOSPITAL, INC

Location Address200 GROTON RDAyer, MA 01432-1168

Mailing Address200 Groton RdAyer, MA 01432-1168

Phone(978) 784-9000

Organization SubpartYesParent: Steward Health Care System Llc

Authorized OfficialMark RichEvp/cfo · (617) 419-4709

Enumeration DateJanuary 27, 2011

Last NPPES UpdateApril 14, 2011

✔ NPI 1477859254 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.

200 GROTON RD, Ayer, MA 01432

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Other Names 1

Other NameNashoba Valley Medical Center

Other Identifiers 1

Medicare OSCAR/certification220098MA

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Nashoba Valley Medical Center (CMS certification number 220098), from CMS Care Compare.

Nashoba Valley Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Ayer, MA

4/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipProprietary

CMS Certification Number220098

Location200 Groton RoadAyer, MA 01432 · Middlesex County · (978) 784-9000

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

4/5

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 18

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

3.8 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for COPD patients

7.8% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

10.3% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

15.2% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

13.5% No different than national

Infections 1

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

1 observed case · 2.242 predicted · 5,411 patient days

0.446 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

112 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

114 days per 100 discharges

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

453 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 15

Emergency department volume

Low

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

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

81%

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

152 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

235 minutes

Left before being seen

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.

GARY M DONIA MPT

Physical Therapist

200 GROTON RD
AYER, MA 01432

Middlesex County (978) 784-9350

MATTHEW FOLEY MD

Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology)

200 GROTON RD, RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT
AYER, MA 01432

Middlesex County (978) 784-9270

SARITA SHARMA RD

Dietitian, Registered

200 GROTON RD
AYER, MA 01432

Middlesex County (781) 985-0338

DR. RICHARD GREGORY LYONS M.D.

Emergency Medicine

200 GROTON RD
AYER, MA 01432

Middlesex County (978) 784-9250

TIMOTHY MICHAEL PATNO

Registered Nurse (Registered Nurse First Assistant)

200 GROTON RD
AYER, MA 01432

Middlesex County (978) 784-9290

ESSENT HEALTHCARE - AYER, INC.

General Acute Care Hospital

200 GROTON RD
AYER, MA 01432

Middlesex County (978) 784-9000

MRS. JESSICA WINNIE BLOOD RD

Dietitian, Registered

200 GROTON RD
AYER, MA 01432

Middlesex County (978) 784-9314

NASHOBA VALLEY HEALTHCARE GROUP INC

Family Medicine

200 GROTON RD
AYER, MA 01432

Middlesex County (978) 784-9325

Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS

Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.

What is Nashoba Valley Medical Center, A Steward Family Hospital, Inc's NPI number?

The NPI number for Nashoba Valley Medical Center, A Steward Family Hospital, Inc is 1477859254. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on January 27, 2011. The provider is also known as Nashoba Valley Medical Center.

Where is Nashoba Valley Medical Center, A Steward Family Hospital, Inc located?

Nashoba Valley Medical Center, A Steward Family Hospital, Inc is located at 200 Groton Rd, Ayer, MA 01432. The listed phone number is (978) 784-9000.

What is Nashoba Valley Medical Center, A Steward Family Hospital, Inc's specialty?

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

Is Nashoba Valley Medical Center, A Steward Family Hospital, Inc a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Nashoba Valley Medical Center is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

What quality rating does Nashoba Valley Medical Center, A Steward Family Hospital, Inc have?

CMS rates Nashoba Valley Medical Center 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.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Nashoba Valley Medical Center, A Steward Family Hospital, Inc was last updated on April 14, 2011. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 15 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.