HOLY CROSS HEALTH, INC
NPI 1669417838
General Acute Care Hospital in Silver Spring, MD

Active since June 19, 2006
2/5
Hospital Overall Rating
1500 FOREST GLEN RD, SILVER SPRING, MD 20910(301) 754-7000 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: August 18, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

Record update history: Sep 24, 2024, Jan 13, 2022, Oct 12, 2020 (3 updates tracked since 2020).

About Holy Cross Health, Inc NPPES

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

HOLY CROSS HEALTH, INC (NPI 1669417838), doing business as Holy Cross Hospital, is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland and active in the NPI registry since June 2006. The organization lists Julie Keese, Vp & Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1669417838
Entity TypeOrganization
Primary Taxonomy282N00000X
Legal Business NameHOLY CROSS HEALTH, INC
Location Address1500 FOREST GLEN RDSilver Spring, MD 20910-1460
Mailing Address1500 Forest Glen RdSilver Spring, MD 20910-1460 · (301) 754-7000
Organization SubpartNo
Authorized OfficialJulie KeeseVp & Cfo · (301) 754-7201
Enumeration DateJune 19, 2006
Last NPPES UpdateAugust 18, 20253 updates tracked since enumeration
NPPES CertifiedAugust 18, 2025
NPI 1669417838 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals
Taxonomy Code282N00000X
License Licensed in MD · 15175
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.
1500 FOREST GLEN RD, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Other Names 1

Doing Business AsHoly Cross Hospital

Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid000435900MD

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Holy Cross Hospital (CMS certification number 210004), from CMS Care Compare.

Holy Cross Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Silver Spring, MD
2/5 CMS Overall Rating
OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Church
CMS Certification Number210004
Location1500 Forest Glen RoadSilver Spring, MD 20910 · Montgomery County · (301) 754-7000
Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
2/5 summary rating
Nurse communication
2/5
Doctor communication
2/5
Staff responsiveness
1/5
Communication about medicines
2/5
Discharge information
2/5
Care transition
1/5
Cleanliness
2/5
Quietness
3/5
Overall hospital rating
3/5
Recommend hospital
3/5
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 No different than national
Death rate for heart attack patients
12.1% No different than national
Death rate for COPD patients
10.7% No different than national
Death rate for heart failure patients
13.7% No different than national
Death rate for pneumonia patients
18% No different than national
Death rate for stroke patients
11.1% No different than national

Infections 6

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)
10 observed cases · 13.533 predicted · 11,912 patient days
0.739 No different than national
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)
16 observed cases · 17.257 predicted · 12,446 patient days
0.927 No different than national
SSI - Colon Surgery
4 observed cases · 7.495 predicted · 289 patient days
0.534 No different than national
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy
13 observed cases · 5.187 predicted · 646 patient days
2.506 Worse than the national rate
MRSA Bacteremia
1 observed case · 7.671 predicted · 121,608 patient days
0.130 Better than the national benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)
28 observed cases · 53.024 predicted · 105,204 patient days
0.528 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients
94 days per 100 discharges
Hospital return days for heart failure patients
328 days per 100 discharges
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients
371 more days than average per 100 discharges
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)
Cases too small to report
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

Emergency department volume
Very high
Percentage of healthcare personnel who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations
97%
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination
69%
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit A lower number of minutes is better
338 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
499 minutes
Left before being seen
5%

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery
121%
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.

Internal Medicine
1500 FOREST GLEN RD
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Obstetrics & Gynecology
1500 FOREST GLEN RD
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Nurse Practitioner (Neonatal)
1500 FOREST GLEN RD
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Physical Therapist
1500 FOREST GLEN RD
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Emergency Medicine
1500 FOREST GLEN RD
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Nurse Practitioner (Neonatal, Critical Care)
1500 FOREST GLEN RD
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Physician Assistant (Surgical)
1500 FOREST GLEN RD
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Internal Medicine
1500 FOREST GLEN RD
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910

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 Holy Cross Health, Inc's NPI number?

The NPI number for Holy Cross Health, Inc is 1669417838. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on June 19, 2006. The provider is doing business as Holy Cross Hospital.

Where is Holy Cross Health, Inc located?

Holy Cross Health, Inc is located at 1500 Forest Glen Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910. The listed phone number is (301) 754-7000.

What is Holy Cross Health, Inc's specialty?

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

Is Holy Cross Health, Inc a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Holy Cross Hospital is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care Hospitals).

What quality rating does Holy Cross Health, Inc have?

CMS rates Holy Cross Hospital 2 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 Holy Cross Health, Inc was last updated on August 18, 2025. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 11 months 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.