SOUTHWEST HEALTH SYSTEM INC
NPI 1649241571
General Acute Care Hospital - Critical Access in Cortez, CO

Q: What is Southwest Health System Inc's NPI number?

The NPI number for Southwest Health System Inc is 1649241571. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on January 30, 2006. The provider is doing business as Southwest Memorial Hospital.

Q: What is Southwest Health System Inc's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital, specializing in Critical Access, with taxonomy code 282NC0060X.

Active since January 30, 2006

1311 N MILDRED RD, CORTEZ, CO 81321(970) 565-6666(970) 564-2149 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: May 28, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

Record update history: May 28, 2025, Jun 20, 2023, Mar 23, 2023 and 5 more (8 updates tracked since 2016).

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About Southwest Health System Inc NPPES

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

SOUTHWEST HEALTH SYSTEM INC (NPI 1649241571), doing business as Southwest Memorial Hospital, is a healthcare organization registered as a critical access in Cortez, Colorado and active in the NPI registry since January 2006. The organization lists Joseph Theine, Chief Executive Officer, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1649241571

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282NC0060X

Legal Business NameSOUTHWEST HEALTH SYSTEM INC

Location Address1311 N MILDRED RDCortez, CO 81321

Mailing Address1311 N Mildred RdCortez, CO 81321-2231 · (970) 565-6666 · Fax (970) 564-2149

Phone(970) 565-6666

Fax(970) 564-2149

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialJoseph TheineChief Executive Officer · (970) 564-2146

Enumeration DateJanuary 30, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateMay 28, 20258 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedMay 28, 2025

✔ NPI 1649241571 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 15

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care Hospital · Critical AccessHospitals

Taxonomy Code282NC0060X

License✔ Licensed in CO · 11206

Also ListedAnesthesiologyTaxonomy 207L00000X

Also ListedEmergency MedicineTaxonomy 207P00000X

Also ListedInternal Medicine · Sleep MedicineTaxonomy 207RS0012X

Also ListedObstetrics & GynecologyTaxonomy 207V00000X

Also ListedOphthalmologyTaxonomy 207W00000X

Also ListedOrthopaedic SurgeryTaxonomy 207X00000X

Also ListedPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation · Pain MedicineTaxonomy 2081P2900X

Also ListedRadiology · Diagnostic RadiologyTaxonomy 2085R0202X

Also ListedSurgeryTaxonomy 208600000X

Also ListedHospitalistTaxonomy 208M00000X

Also ListedPodiatrist · Foot & Ankle SurgeryTaxonomy 213ES0103X

Also ListedMedicare Defined Swing Bed UnitTaxonomy 275N00000X

Also ListedEmergency Response System CompaniesTaxonomy 333300000X

Also ListedAmbulance · Land TransportTaxonomy 3416L0300X

1311 N MILDRED RD, Cortez, CO 81321

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsSouthwest Memorial Hospital

Other Identifiers 2

Medicaid05002050CO

Medicaid04020020CO

Group Practice 1

Group TaxonomyThis provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Southwest Memorial Hospital (CMS certification number 061327), from CMS Care Compare.

Southwest Memorial Hospital

Critical Access Hospitals · Cortez, CO

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number061327

Location1311 N Mildred RdCortez, CO 81321 · Montezuma County · (970) 565-6666

Emergency services 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

5/5

Communication about medicines

5/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

4/5

Cleanliness

5/5

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 6

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for COPD patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart failure patients

16% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

16.4% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

Cases too small to report

Infections 1

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

1 observed case · 1.101 predicted · 3,862 patient days

0.908 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

34 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

55 fewer days than average per 100 discharges

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

295 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

Cases too small to report

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

Cases too small to report

Timely & Effective Care 16

Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - non psychiatric/mental health disorders

54 minutes

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

24.1%

Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia

Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

96%

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

123 minutes

Maternal Health 5

Elective Delivery

14%

Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding

Cesarean Birth

Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (All)

Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (excluding blood-transfusion-only cases)

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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.

DR. TODD R FOWLER M.D.

Emergency Medicine