SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1598713745
General Acute Care Hospital in Watertown, NY

Q: What is Samaritan Medical Center's NPI number?

The NPI number for Samaritan Medical Center is 1598713745. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on May 4, 2006.

Q: What is Samaritan Medical Center's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Samaritan Medical Center have?

CMS rates Samaritan Medical Center 3 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 May 04, 2006

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

830 WASHINGTON ST, WATERTOWN, NY 13601(315) 785-4000(315) 785-5761 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: December 15, 2021. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

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About Samaritan Medical Center NPPES

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

SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1598713745) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Watertown, New York and active in the NPI registry since May 2006. The organization lists Chris Hochgraf, Director Of Revenue Cycle, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1598713745

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameSAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER

Location Address830 WASHINGTON STWatertown, NY 13601-4034

Mailing Address830 Washington StWatertown, NY 13601-4034 · (315) 785-4000 · Fax (315) 785-5761

Phone(315) 785-4000

Fax(315) 785-5761

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialChris HochgrafDirector Of Revenue Cycle · (315) 779-5278

Enumeration DateMay 4, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateDecember 15, 2021

NPPES CertifiedDecember 15, 2021

✔ NPI 1598713745 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in NY · 2201000H

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.

830 WASHINGTON ST, Watertown, NY 13601

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Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid00354316NY

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Samaritan Medical Center (CMS certification number 330157), from CMS Care Compare.

Samaritan Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Watertown, NY

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number330157

Location830 Washington StreetWatertown, NY 13601 · Jefferson County · (315) 785-4121

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

3/5

Doctor communication

4/5

Staff responsiveness

4/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

3/5

Cleanliness

3/5

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

3.5 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for COPD patients

10.9% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

12.6% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

18% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

15.2% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

2 observed cases · 2.951 predicted · 3,501 patient days

0.678 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

3 observed cases · 4.596 predicted · 5,348 patient days

0.653 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

3 observed cases · 1.399 predicted · 54 patient days

2.144 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

2 observed cases · 2.222 predicted · 38,869 patient days

0.900 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

18 observed cases · 22.013 predicted · 34,297 patient days

0.818 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

253 more days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

203 days per 100 discharges

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

1161 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

190 No different than national

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

190 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 17

Emergency department volume

Medium

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

67.9%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

68%

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

245 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

554 minutes

Left before being seen

11%

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

29%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

Inpatient Rehabilitation Quality CMS Care Compare

Quality measures, patient outcomes and conditions treated for Samaritan Medical Center (CMS certification number 33T157), from CMS Care Compare.

Samaritan Medical Center

Inpatient rehabilitation facility · Watertown, NY

OwnershipNon-profit

CMS Certification Number33T157

Medicare-Certified SinceJanuary 1, 1999

Location830 Washington St.Watertown, NY 13601

Phone(315) 786-4954

Rehabilitation unit within a hospital

Conditions Treated

Medicare patient stays by the condition that brought the patient to rehabilitation

Hip or femur fracture

patient stays

Hip or knee replacement, amputation or other bone or joint condition

patient stays

Stroke

patient stays

Brain disease or condition (non-traumatic)

patient stays

Nervous system disorder (excluding stroke)

patient stays

Brain injury (traumatic)

Less than 11 patient stays

Spinal cord disease or condition (non-traumatic)

Less than 11 patient stays

Spinal cord injury (traumatic)

Less than 11 patient stays

All other conditions

patient stays

Counts reflect Medicare patient stays reported to CMS. CMS reports counts under 11 as "Less than 11" to protect patient privacy.

Quality Measures

Medications reviewed, with follow-up when issues were found

Drug Regimen Review · 190 patient stays

98.9%

Patients given a current list of their medications at discharge

Transfer of Health Information to the Patient · 127 patient stays

100%

Medication list sent to the next provider at discharge

Transfer of Health Information to the Provider · 63 patient stays

100%

Patients who meet or exceed the self-care ability expected for their condition at discharge

Discharge Self-Care Score · 161 patient stays

72%

Patients who meet or exceed the mobility expected for their condition at discharge

Discharge Mobility Score · 161 patient stays

47.8%

Patients who meet or exceed the overall function expected at discharge

Discharge Function Score · 161 patient stays

77.02%

Patients who experienced one or more falls with major injury during their stay

190 patient stays · Lower rates are better for this measure.

Patients with pressure ulcers or injuries that are new or worsened

Risk-adjusted rate · 190 patient stays · observed rate 0.5% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

0.6%

Healthcare workers given the influenza vaccine

19 healthcare workers

52.6%

Healthcare workers up to date on COVID-19 vaccination

18 healthcare workers

61.1%

Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections

1 observed infections · 1.161 predicted · 2,262 patient days

0.861

standardized infection ratio

No Different than the National Benchmark

Measures are reported under the CMS Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Quality Reporting Program. Reporting periods vary by measure (October 2021 to December 2023). Measures without current CMS data are not shown.

Discharge, Readmission & Medicare Spending

Patients discharged to home or the community

185 of 273 patient stays · observed rate 67.77%

64.17%

risk-standardized rate

No Different than the National Rate

Potentially preventable readmissions within 30 days after discharge

28 readmissions of 274 patient stays · observed rate 10.22% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

9.37%

risk-standardized rate

No Different than the National Rate

Potentially preventable readmissions during the rehabilitation stay

7 readmissions of 285 patient stays · observed rate 2.46% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

4.26%

risk-standardized rate

No Different than the National Rate

Medicare spending per episode of care

1.00 = national average per episode of care · based on 233 episodes

0.82

spending ratio

Risk-standardized rates account for differences in patient condition mix. Comparison labels are assigned by CMS.

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.

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