SAMUEL SIMMONDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
NPI 1578758744
General Acute Care Hospital - Critical Access in Barrow, AK

NPI Status: Active since September 11, 2007

Contact Information

1296 AGVIK STREET
BARROW, AK
ZIP 99723
Phone: (907) 852-4611
Fax: (907) 852-2163

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
Authorized Official
Hospital Compare Quality Information
CLIA Information
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
General Acute Care Hospital
Critical Access
CLIA Number: 02D0958000
CLIA Cert. Type: Hospital
CLIA Exp. Date: 03-07-2027

About SAMUEL SIMMONDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Samuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital is a hospital serving the Barrow, Alaska region. The facility is a general acute care hospital. The NPI number of this hospital is 1578758744 assigned on September 2007. The hospital's primary taxonomy code is 282NC0060X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 17 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mr. Cathy Wolfe (Director Of Nursing)

NPI: 1578758744
Provider Name: SAMUEL SIMMONDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 1296 AGVIK STREET BARROW, AK 99723
Location Phone: (907) 852-4611
Location Fax: (907) 852-2163
Mailing Address: PO BOX 29 BARROW, AK 99723
Mailing Phone: (907) 852-4611
Mailing Fax: (907) 852-2163
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 09-11-2007
Last Update Date: 04-20-2008
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According to the Hospital Compare program data, Samuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital doesn't have an overall quality rating because there are too few measures or measure groups reported to calculate a star rating or measure group score. The hospital provides emergency services like acute medical care or trauma care.

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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

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Classification: General Acute Care Hospital Critical Access
Taxonomy Code: 282NC0060X
Type: Hospitals
License State: AK

Insurance Plans Accepted

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

Medicare

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

Medicaid

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

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

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: MR. CATHY WOLFE
Authorized Official Title: DIRECTOR OF NURSING
Authorized Official Phone: (907) 852-4611

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
=========3	OTHER (01)	AK	NPI

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 Not Available - There are too few measures or measure groups reported to calculate a star rating or measure group score.

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.
Hospital Type Critical Access Hospitals - Tribal
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

Death rate for stroke patients is number of cases too small
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Death rate for pneumonia patients is number of cases too small
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Death rate for heart failure patients is number of cases too small
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

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
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate is number of cases too small
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
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients is average days per 100 discharges
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Hospital return days for heart failure patients is number of cases too small
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 Timely and Effective Care Quality Ratings

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
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 not available %
Septic Shock 6 Hour.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle is not available %
Severe Sepsis 6 Hour.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle is not available %
Septic Shock 3 Hour.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock is not available %
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 not available
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 not available %
Percentage of patients receiving appropriate recommendation for follow-up screening colonoscopy.
Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022
Head CT results is not available %
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 not available 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 not available 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 66%
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 not available%
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

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: 02D0958000
Facility Type: Hospital
Certificate Effective Date: March 08, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date: March 07, 2027
Laboratory Director: RICHARD HALL
Certificate Type: Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description: This CLIA certificate is issued to Samuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.

NPI Validation Check Digit Calculation

The following table explains the step by step NPI number validation process using the ISO standard Luhn algorithm.

Start with the original NPI number, the last digit is the check digit and is not used in the calculation.
1	5	7	8	7	5	8	7	4	4
Step 1: Double the value of the alternate digits, beginning with the rightmost digit.
2	5	14	8	14	5	16	7	8
Step 2: Add all the doubled and unaffected individual digits from step 1 plus the constant number 24.
2 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 8 + 1 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 24 = 76
Step 3: Subtract the total obtained in step 2 from the next higher number ending in zero, the result is the check digit.
80 - 76 = 4									4

The NPI number 1578758744 is valid because the calculated check digit 4 using the Luhn validation algorithm matches the last digit of the original NPI number.