EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER SPECIALTY HOSPITAL
NPI 1619092780
Long Term Care Hospital in Tyler, TX

Q: What is East Texas Medical Center Specialty Hospital's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Long Term Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282E00000X.

Active since March 20, 2007

1000 S BECKHAM AVE, 5TH FLOOR, TYLER, TX 75701(903) 596-3258(903) 596-3006 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: September 23, 2010. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

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About East Texas Medical Center Specialty Hospital NPPES

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

EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (NPI 1619092780) is a healthcare organization registered as a long term care hospital in Tyler, Texas and active in the NPI registry since March 2007. The organization lists Eddie L Howard, Vp-coo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1619092780

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282E00000X

Legal Business NameEAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER SPECIALTY HOSPITAL

Location Address1000 S BECKHAM AVE, 5TH FLOORTyler, TX 75701-1908

Mailing Address701 Olympic Plaza Cir, AdministrationTyler, TX 75701-1950 · (903) 596-3258 · Fax (903) 596-3006

Phone(903) 596-3258

Fax(903) 596-3006

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialEddie L HowardVp-coo · (903) 596-3258

Enumeration DateMarch 20, 2007

Last NPPES UpdateSeptember 23, 2010

✔ NPI 1619092780 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyLong Term Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282E00000X

License✔ Licensed in TX · 000777

Definition

Long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) furnish extended medical and rehabilitative care to individuals who are clinically complex and have multiple acute or chronic conditions.

1000 S BECKHAM AVE, Tyler, TX 75701

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsEast Texas Medical Center Specialty Hospital

Other Identifiers 2

Medicaid020812603TX

Medicare ID-Type Unspecified452051TX

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include UnitedHealthcare.Insurance ›

Long-Term Care Hospital Quality CMS Care Compare

Quality measures, ventilator care and patient outcomes for Ut Health East Texas Specialty Hospital (CMS certification number 452051), from CMS Care Compare.

Ut Health East Texas Specialty Hospital

Long-term care hospital · Tyler, TX

OwnershipFor profit

CMS Certification Number452051

CMS RegionRegion 6

Medicare-Certified SinceMay 1, 1995

Total Beds36

Location1000 S Beckham Fl 5Tyler, TX 75701 · Smith County

Phone(903) 535-6551

Quality Measures

Medications reviewed, with follow-up when issues were found

Drug Regimen Review · 199 patient stays

84.4%

Medication list sent to the next provider at discharge

Transfer of Health Information to the Provider · 146 patient stays

100%

Patients who meet or exceed the overall function expected at discharge

Discharge Function Score · 140 patient stays

65%

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

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

Patients with pressure ulcers or injuries that are new or worsened

Risk-adjusted rate · 157 patient stays · observed rate 1.9% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

2.1%

Healthcare workers given the influenza vaccine

59 healthcare workers

91.5%

Healthcare workers up to date on COVID-19 vaccination

82 healthcare workers

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)

2 observed infections · 2.782 predicted · 2,114 urinary catheter days

0.719

standardized infection ratio

No Different than the National Benchmark

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI)

5 observed infections · 2.428 predicted · 2,976 central line days

2.059

standardized infection ratio

No Different than the National Benchmark

Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections

5 observed infections · 4.512 predicted · 5,127 patient days

1.108

standardized infection ratio

No Different than the National Benchmark

Measures are reported under the CMS Long-Term Care Hospital Quality Reporting Program. Reporting periods vary by measure (October 2021 to December 2023). Measures without current CMS data are not shown.

Ventilator Care

Care for patients on invasive mechanical ventilation, a core service of long-term care hospitals

Change in mobility among patients on a ventilator

Risk-adjusted average change in mobility score from admission to discharge · 47 patient stays · observed change 11.6

8.6

mobility score change

Assessed for readiness for a breathing trial by day 2 of the stay

Spontaneous Breathing Trial compliance · 37 patient stays

100%

Ready for a breathing trial and received one by day 2

Spontaneous Breathing Trial compliance · 34 patient stays

100%

Patients weaned from the ventilator

Ventilator Liberation Rate · risk-adjusted · 37 patient stays · observed rate 62.2%

59.3%

The mobility change score compares patient mobility at admission and discharge; higher changes reflect greater improvement.

Discharge, Readmission & Medicare Spending

Patients discharged to home or the community

23 of 132 patient stays · observed rate 17.42%

18.88%

risk-standardized rate

No Different than the National Rate

Potentially preventable readmissions within 30 days after discharge

16 readmissions of 113 patient stays · observed rate 14.16% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

18.14%

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 92 episodes

1.00

spending ratio

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

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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.

MUHAMMAD KAFEEL SARWAR M.D.

Internal Medicine