MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SWEETWATER COUNTY
NPI 1558361949
General Acute Care Hospital - Critical Access in Rock Springs, WY


Hospital Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

NPI Status: Active since July 28, 2005

Contact Information

1200 COLLEGE DRIVE
ROCK SPRINGS, WY
ZIP 82901
Phone: (307) 362-3711
Fax: (307) 352-8155

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  • Organization
  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Critical Access
  • Accepts Insurance

About MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SWEETWATER COUNTY

Memorial Hospital Of Sweetwater County is a hospital serving the Rock Springs, Wyoming region. The facility is a general acute care hospital. The NPI number of this hospital is 1558361949 assigned on July 2005. The hospital's primary taxonomy code is 282NC0060X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated February 2026. The provider's . The authorized official of this NPI record is Irene Richardson (Ceo)

NPI
1558361949
Provider Legal Name
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SWEETWATER COUNTY
Other Organization Name
Other Name Type
(6)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
1200 COLLEGE DRIVE ROCK SPRINGS, WY 82901
Location Phone
(307) 362-3711
Location Fax
(307) 352-8155
Mailing Address
PO BOX 1359 1200 COLLEGE DRIVE ROCK SPRINGS, WY 82902
Mailing Phone
(307) 362-3711
Mailing Fax
(307) 352-8155
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
07-28-2005
Last Update Date
02-06-2026
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According to the Hospital Compare program data, Memorial Hospital Of Sweetwater County has good overall quality rating based on the hospital's performance on seven separate quality measures including: mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, effectiveness of care, timeliness of care and efficient use of medical imaging. These quality measures are combined in a weighted average to generate a star rating of 4 out of 5 stars for this provider. The hospital provides emergency services like acute medical care or trauma care.

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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Classification

General Acute Care Hospital Critical Access

Taxonomy Code
282NC0060X
Type
Hospitals

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No. Taxonomy Code Type Classification /
Specialization
License No. (State)
1261QE0700XAmbulatory Health Care Facilities

Clinic/Center
End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment

 
2282N00000XHospitals

General Acute Care Hospital

06-195 (WY)

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

  • BlueSelect Bronze Basic - PPO
  • BlueSelect Bronze Core - PPO
  • BlueSelect Expanded Bronze Standard without Kid's Dental - PPO
  • BlueSelect Gold Core - PPO
  • BlueSelect Gold HealthPlus - PPO
  • BlueSelect Gold Standard without Kid's Dental - PPO
  • BlueSelect Silver Classic - PPO
  • BlueSelect Silver Classic without Kid's Dental - PPO
  • BlueSelect Silver HealthPlus - PPO
  • BlueSelect Silver HealthPlus without Kid's Dental - PPO
  • BlueSelect Silver Standard without Kid's Dental - PPO
  • UHC Bronze Copay Focus $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) - EPO
  • UHC Bronze Copay Focus+ $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) - EPO
  • UHC Bronze Standard (No Referrals) - EPO
  • UHC Bronze Value HSA (No Referrals) - EPO
  • UHC Gold Advantage ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $1 Tier 2 Rx, No Referrals) - EPO
  • UHC Gold Advantage+ ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $1 Tier 2 Rx, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) - EPO
  • UHC Gold Standard (No Referrals) - EPO
  • UHC Gold Value ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $5 Tier 2 Rx, No Referrals) - EPO
  • UHC Silver Advantage ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $5 Tier 2 Rx, No Referrals) - EPO
  • UHC Silver Advantage+ ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $5 Tier 2 Rx, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) - EPO
  • UHC Silver Standard (No Referrals) - EPO
  • UHC Silver Value ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) - EPO
  • Healthy Premier Bronze HSA - EPO
  • Healthy Premier Expanded Bronze Standard - EPO
  • Healthy Premier Gold Copay Office Visits - EPO
  • Healthy Premier Gold Standard - EPO
  • Healthy Premier Silver Copay Office Visits - EPO
  • Healthy Premier Silver Standard - EPO

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

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Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name

IRENE RICHARDSON

Authorized Official Title
CEO
Authorized Official Phone
(307) 352-8413

Additional Identifiers

The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.

Identifier Type / Code Identifier State Identifier Issuer
1558361949OTHER (01)WYNPI
107352400MEDICAID (05)WY 

Hospital Compare Quality Information

Star ratings information gives patients a useful way to compare local hospitals by highlighting important quality factors like readmissions, mortality, safety of care, patient experience and timely and effective care. The ratings are presented as stars, ranging from 1 to 5. A higher number of stars indicates better performance in each quality aspect.

  • Overall Quality Rating - 4 out of 5 stars - Good

    The overall rating is calculated by taking the weighted average of these group of scores. If a hospital is missing a measure category or group, the weights are redistributed amongst the qualifying measure categories or groups.

  • Nurse Communication - 4 out of 5 stars - Good

    Nurse communication - star rating

  • Doctor Communication - 4 out of 5 stars - Good

    Doctor communication - star rating

  • Staff Responsiveness - 4 out of 5 stars - Good

    Staff responsiveness - star rating

  • Communication About Medicines - 4 out of 5 stars - Good

    Communication about medicines - star rating

  • Discharge Information - 4 out of 5 stars - Good

    Discharge information - star rating

  • Care Transition - 4 out of 5 stars - Good

    Care transition - star rating

  • Cleanliness - 3 out of 5 stars - Average

    Cleanliness - star rating

  • Quietness - 4 out of 5 stars - Good

    Quietness - star rating

  • Recommend Hospital - 2 out of 5 stars - Fair

    Recommend hospital - star rating

  • Hospital Type Acute Care Hospitals - Government - Local

  • Emergency Services: Yes

    Shows if the hospital provides emergency services like acute medical care or trauma care.

  • Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records: Y

    Shows if the hospital meets the criteria for promoting interoperability of Electronic Health Record Systems (EHRS).

Hospital Complications and Mortality Quality Ratings

  • CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite is no different than the national value

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • Postoperative wound dehiscence rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • Postoperative sepsis rate is number of cases too small

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • Postoperative respiratory failure rate is number of cases too small

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate is number of cases too small

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications is number of cases too small

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • Pressure ulcer rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • Death rate for stroke patients is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Death rate for pneumonia patients is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Death rate for heart failure patients is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Death rate for COPD patients is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Death rate for heart attack patients is number of cases too small

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients is number of cases too small

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - March 2023

Hospital Associated Infections Quality Ratings

  • Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) is no different than national benchmark

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

Unplanned Hospital Visits Quality Ratings

  • Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Rate of readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide) is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2022 - June 2023

  • Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement is number of cases too small

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate is number of cases too small

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery is no different than expected

    Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022

  • Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022

  • Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022

  • Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: January 2020 - December 2022

  • Hospital return days for pneumonia patients is fewer days than average per 100 discharges

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Hospital return days for heart failure patients is average days per 100 discharges

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Hospital return days for heart attack patients is number of cases too small

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

Hospital Maternal Health Quality Ratings

  • Elective Delivery percentage is 0%

    Percentage of mothers whose deliveries were scheduled 1 to 2 weeks early.
    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure: Yes

    Assesses whether or not the hospital participates in a Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative Initiative.
    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

Hospital Timely and Effective Care Quality Ratings

  • Discharged on Statin Medication is not available

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 is not available

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter is not available

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy is not available

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle is 95 %

    Septic Shock 6 Hour.
    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle is 76

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle is 80 %

    Severe Sepsis 6 Hour.
    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle is 84 %

    Septic Shock 3 Hour.
    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock is 64 %

    Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock. Sepsis is a complication that happens when a patient has an extreme response to an infection. Higher percentages are better.
    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing is 15

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) is not available

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery is not available %

    Percentage of patients who had cataract surgery and had improvement in visual function within 90 days following the surgery.
    Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022

  • Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients is 98 %

    Percentage of patients receiving appropriate recommendation for follow-up screening colonoscopy.
    Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022

  • Head CT results is 83 %

    Percentage of patients who came to the emergency department with stroke symptoms who received brain scan results within 45 minutes of arrival.
    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Left before being seen is 1 %

    Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
    Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022

  • 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 is 185 minutes

    Average time patients spent in the emergency department before being sent home.
    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit A lower number of minutes is better is 140 minutes

    Average time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit.
    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination is 98%

    Percentage of healthcare workers given influenza vaccination.
    Evaluation Period: October 2023 - March 2024

  • Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia is not available

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia is not available

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Percentage of healthcare personnel who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations is 34.5%

    Percentage of healthcare personnel who completed COVID-19 primary vaccination series.
    Evaluation Period: October 2023 - December 2023

  • Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - psychiatric/mental health disorders is not available

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - non psychiatric/mental health disorders is not available

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Emergency department volume is low

    Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022

  • Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis is not available

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis is not available

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

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NPI NPI Number Validation

How NPI Validation Works

The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.

To verify the NPI 1558361949, we treat the final digit (9) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 71. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 71 = 9).

Digit-by-digit view

Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.

Pos 1
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
5
Unchanged
Pos 3
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 4
8
Unchanged
Pos 5
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 6
6
Unchanged
Pos 7
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 8
9
Unchanged
Pos 9
4
Doubled → 8
Check
9
Target digit
Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

Step 1: Double every other digit from the right

Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.

1 → 2 5 → 10 → 1 3 → 6 1 → 2 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 8 + 6 + 6 + 2 + 9 + 8 + 24 = 71

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 71 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 71 = 9
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1558361949.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 2 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Emergency Medicine
1200 COLLEGE DRIVE
ROCK SPRINGS, WY 82901
General Acute Care Hospital
1200 COLLEGE DRIVE
ROCK SPRINGS, WY 82901

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1558361949, enumerated as an "organization" on July 28, 2005.

The provider is located at 1200 COLLEGE DRIVE ROCK SPRINGS, WY 82901 and the phone number is (307) 362-3711.

General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282NC0060X and a focus in Critical Access.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming,. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.