BAKERSFIELD HEART HOSPITAL
NPI 1609856947
General Acute Care Hospital in Bakersfield, CA

Q: What is Heart Hospital Of Bk, LLC's NPI number?

The NPI number for Heart Hospital Of Bk, LLC is 1609856947. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on January 20, 2006. The provider is doing business as Bakersfield Heart Hospital.

Q: What is Heart Hospital Of Bk, LLC's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Heart Hospital Of Bk, LLC have?

CMS rates Bakersfield Heart Hospital 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 January 20, 2006

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

3001 SILLECT AVENUE, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308(616) 316-6000(661) 316-6089 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: February 24, 2023. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 16, 2026.

Record update history: Feb 24, 2023, Nov 2, 2020 (2 updates tracked since 2020).

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About Bakersfield Heart Hospital NPPES

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

BAKERSFIELD HEART HOSPITAL (NPI 1609856947) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Bakersfield, California and active in the NPI registry since January 2006. The organization lists Jennifer Boyd Baldock, Officer And Authorized Official, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1609856947

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameHEART HOSPITAL OF BK, LLC

Location Address3001 SILLECT AVENUEBakersfield, CA 93308

Mailing Address3001 Sillect AveBakersfield, CA 93308-6337 · (661) 316-6000

Phone(616) 316-6000

Fax(661) 316-6089

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialJennifer Boyd BaldockOfficer And Authorized Official · (615) 234-5954

Enumeration DateJanuary 20, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateFebruary 24, 20232 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedFebruary 24, 2023

✔ NPI 1609856947 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in CA · 050000526

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.

3001 SILLECT AVENUE, Bakersfield, CA 93308

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsBakersfield Heart Hospital

Other Identifiers 1

MedicaidHSP40724FCA

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Bakersfield Heart Hospital (CMS certification number 050724), from CMS Care Compare.

Bakersfield Heart Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Bakersfield, CA

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipProprietary

CMS Certification Number050724

Location3001 Sillect AvenueBakersfield, CA 93308 · Kern County · (661) 316-6000

Emergency services

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

3/5

Doctor communication

2/5

Staff responsiveness

4/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

3/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

3/5

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 19

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

11.6% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

2.7% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

11.8% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

12.7% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

23.3% Worse than the national rate

Infections 1

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

5 observed cases · 2.951 predicted · 8,247 patient days

1.694 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 11

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

157 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

237 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

137 days per 100 discharges

Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery

116 No different than national

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate

157 No different than national

Rate of readmission for CABG

51 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 12

Emergency department volume

Low

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

0.8%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

90%

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

283 minutes

Left before being seen

Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing

12%

Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS

Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.

What is Heart Hospital Of Bk, LLC's NPI number?

The NPI number for Heart Hospital Of Bk, LLC is 1609856947. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on January 20, 2006. The provider is doing business as Bakersfield Heart Hospital.

Where is Heart Hospital Of Bk, LLC located?

Heart Hospital Of Bk, LLC is located at 3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93308. The listed phone number is (616) 316-6000.

What is Heart Hospital Of Bk, LLC's specialty?

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

Is Heart Hospital Of Bk, LLC a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Bakersfield Heart Hospital is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

What quality rating does Heart Hospital Of Bk, LLC have?

CMS rates Bakersfield Heart Hospital 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.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Heart Hospital Of Bk, LLC was last updated on February 24, 2023. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 3 years ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.