MERCY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1598829459
Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit in Durango, CO

Q: What is Mercy Regional Medical Center's NPI number?

The NPI number for Mercy Regional Medical Center is 1598829459. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on December 21, 2006.

Q: What is Mercy Regional Medical Center's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit with taxonomy code 275N00000X.

Q: What quality rating does Mercy Regional Medical Center have?

CMS rates Mercy Regional Medical Center 5 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 December 21, 2006

5/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1010 THREE SPRINGS BLVD, DURANGO, CO 81301(970) 247-4311(970) 764-3894 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: August 22, 2020. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

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About Mercy Regional Medical Center NPPES

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

MERCY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1598829459) is a healthcare organization registered as a medicare defined swing bed unit in Durango, Colorado and active in the NPI registry since December 2006. The organization lists Kirk A Dignum, Ceo President, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1598829459

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy275N00000X

Legal Business NameMERCY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Location Address1010 THREE SPRINGS BLVDDurango, CO 81301-8296

Mailing Address1010 Three Springs BlvdDurango, CO 81301-8296 · (970) 247-4311 · Fax (970) 764-3894

Phone(970) 247-4311

Fax(970) 764-3894

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialKirk A DignumCeo President · (970) 247-4311

Enumeration DateDecember 21, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateAugust 22, 2020

✔ NPI 1598829459 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyMedicare Defined Swing Bed UnitHospital Units

Taxonomy Code275N00000X

License✔ Licensed in CO · 1261

Definition

A unit of a hospital that has a Medicare provider agreement and has been granted approval from HCFA to provide post-hospital extended care services and be reimbursed as a swing-bed unit.

1010 THREE SPRINGS BLVD, Durango, CO 81301

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Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid05013008CO

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Mercy Regional Medical Center (CMS certification number 060013), from CMS Care Compare.

Mercy Regional Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Durango, CO

5/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Church

CMS Certification Number060013

Location1010 Three Springs BlvdDurango, CO 81301 · La Plata County · (970) 247-4311

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

4/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

4/5

Doctor communication

4/5

Staff responsiveness

4/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

4/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

4/5

Overall hospital rating

4/5

Recommend hospital

4/5

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

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

10.5% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

9% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

12.3% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

14.5% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

14.2% No different than national

Infections 4

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

2 observed cases · 1.691 predicted · 2,473 patient days

1.183 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

1 observed case · 1.226 predicted · 2,071 patient days

0.816 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

0 observed cases · 1.367 predicted · 54 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

0 observed cases · 6.576 predicted · 16,967 patient days

0.000 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

134 fewer days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

214 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

127 days per 100 discharges

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

883 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

203 No different than national

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

203 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 16

Emergency department volume

Low

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

0.1%

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

175 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

202 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

15%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

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.

RICHARD A BROWN MD

Internal Medicine (Critical Care Medicine)

1010 THREE SPRINGS BLVD, STE 110
DURANGO, CO 81301

La Plata County (970) 764-2750

CHARLES EATON PAGE

Emergency Medicine