VA PITTSBURGH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
NPI 1568498459
Special Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA


Hospital Overall Rating: 1 out of 5 stars

NPI Status: Active since June 23, 2006

Contact Information

UNIVERSITY DRIVE C
PITTSBURGH, PA
ZIP 15240
Phone: (412) 688-6000

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  • Organization
  • Special Hospital
  • CLIA Number: 39D0987205
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Hospital
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 05-22-2026

About VA PITTSBURGH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

Va Pittsburgh Healthcare System is a hospital serving the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania region. The facility is a special hospital. The NPI number of this hospital is 1568498459 assigned on June 2006. The hospital's primary taxonomy code is 284300000X with license number SP005839W (PA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 18 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Ms. Stephanie Elaine Wright Msn, Crnp, Fnp (Nurse Practitioner)

NPI
1568498459
Provider Name
VA PITTSBURGH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
UNIVERSITY DRIVE C PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Location Phone
(412) 688-6000
Mailing Address
3501 CHATEAU LN MURRYSVILLE, PA 15668
Mailing Phone
(724) 325-3056
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
06-23-2006
Last Update Date
06-18-2008
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According to the Hospital Compare program data, Va Pittsburgh Healthcare System has poor 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 1 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

Special Hospital

Taxonomy Code
284300000X
Type
Hospitals
License No.
SP005839W
License State
PA
Taxonomy Description
A designation by the AHA of a hospital whose primary function of the institution is to provide diagnostic and treatment services for patients who have specified medical conditions, both surgical and nonsurgical.

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

MS. STEPHANIE ELAINE WRIGHT MSN, CRNP, FNP

Authorized Official Title
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Authorized Official Phone
(412) 688-6000

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 - 1 out of 5 stars - Poor

    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 - 3 out of 5 stars - Average

    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 - 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent

    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 - 2 out of 5 stars - Fair

    Quietness - star rating

  • Recommend Hospital - 3 out of 5 stars - Average

    Recommend hospital - star rating

  • Hospital Type Acute Care - Veterans Administration - Veterans Health Administration

  • Emergency Services: Yes

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

  • Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records:

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

Hospital Complications and Mortality Quality Ratings

  • Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - March 2023

  • Death rate for heart attack 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 failure 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

  • Pressure ulcer rate is worse than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications 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

  • In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate is worse than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

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

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • Postoperative respiratory failure rate is no different than the national rate

    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 sepsis 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

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

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite is worse than the national value

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

Hospital Associated Infections Quality Ratings

  • Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) is no different than national benchmark

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) is no different than national benchmark

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

Unplanned Hospital Visits Quality Ratings

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

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 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

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

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Rate of readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide) is worse than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2022 - June 2023

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

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

CLIA Information

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:

CLIA Number
39D0987205
Facility Type
Hospital
Certificate Effective Date
May 31, 2001
Certificate Expiration Date
May 22, 2026
Laboratory Director
CORY BROEHM
Certificate Type
Certificate of Accreditation
Certificate Type Description
This is a CLIA certificate is issued to Va Pittsburgh Healthcare System on the basis of the laboratory's accreditation by an accreditation organization approved by CMS. This type of certificate is issued to a laboratories tha perform nonwaived (moderate and/or high complexity) testing.

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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 1568498459, 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
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Pos 4
8
Unchanged
Pos 5
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 6
9
Unchanged
Pos 7
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 8
4
Unchanged
Pos 9
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
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 6 → 12 → 3 4 → 8 8 → 16 → 7 5 → 10 → 1

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 8 + 8 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 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 1568498459.

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Dietitian, Registered
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Specialist
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Nurse Practitioner (Family)
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Clinical Nurse Specialist (Medical-Surgical)
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Physical Therapist
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PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
UNIVERSITY DRIVE C
PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Occupational Therapist
UNIVERSITY DRIVE C, VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER
PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Physical Therapist
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PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Internal Medicine
UNIVERSITY DRIVE C, PRIMARY CARE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Nurse Practitioner (Adult Health)
UNIVERSITY DRIVE C
PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Social Worker (Clinical)
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PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Speech-Language Pathologist
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PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Pharmacist
UNIVERSITY DRIVE C, 132M-U
PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Dietitian, Registered
UNIVERSITY DRIVE C
PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Dietitian, Registered
UNIVERSITY DRIVE C, 120 NF-U
OAKLAND, PA 15240
Internal Medicine
UNIVERSITY DRIVE C, MAIL STOP 130-U
PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Internal Medicine (Addiction Medicine)
UNIVERSITY DRIVE C, VA PITTSBURGH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology)
UNIVERSITY DRIVE C, ROOM #1W161, VA PITTSBURGH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Nurse Practitioner (Adult Health)
UNIVERSITY DRIVE C, VA PITTSBURGE HEALTHCARE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15240

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1568498459, enumerated as an "organization" on June 23, 2006.

The provider is located at UNIVERSITY DRIVE C PITTSBURGH, PA 15240 and the phone number is (412) 688-6000.

Special Hospital with taxonomy code 284300000X.