LYNCHBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL
NPI 1679677983
General Acute Care Hospital in Lynchburg, VA

Q: What is Centra Health Inc's NPI number?

The NPI number for Centra Health Inc is 1679677983. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on September 8, 2006. The provider is doing business as Lynchburg General Hospital.

Q: What is Centra Health Inc's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Centra Health Inc have?

CMS rates Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen 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.

Q: When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Centra Health Inc was last updated on April 6, 2011. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 15 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.

Active since September 08, 2006

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1901 TATE SPRINGS RD, LYNCHBURG, VA 24501(434) 200-3777(434) 200-4763 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: April 6, 2011. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 16, 2026.

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About Lynchburg General Hospital NPPES

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

LYNCHBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL (NPI 1679677983) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia and active in the NPI registry since September 2006. The organization lists Lewis C Addison, Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1679677983

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameCENTRA HEALTH INC

Location Address1901 TATE SPRINGS RDLynchburg, VA 24501-1109

Mailing AddressPo Box 2496Lynchburg, VA 24505-2496 · (434) 200-3777 · Fax (434) 200-4763

Phone(434) 200-3777

Fax(434) 200-4763

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialLewis C AddisonCfo · (434) 200-4708

Enumeration DateSeptember 8, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateApril 6, 2011

✔ NPI 1679677983 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in VA · H1870

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.

1901 TATE SPRINGS RD, Lynchburg, VA 24501

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsLynchburg General Hospital

Other Identifiers 1

Other000091VA · Anthem

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital (CMS certification number 490021), from CMS Care Compare.

Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Lynchburg, VA

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number490021

Location1901 Tate Springs RoadLynchburg, VA 24501 · Lynchburg City County · (434) 200-4789

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

3/5

Doctor communication

4/5

Staff responsiveness

2/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

3/5

Care transition

3/5

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 19

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

3 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

10.8% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

3.3% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

9% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

10.6% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

19.2% No different than national

Infections 6

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

5 observed cases · 10.295 predicted · 11,143 patient days

0.486 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

10 observed cases · 11.587 predicted · 10,928 patient days

0.863 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

2 observed cases · 7.082 predicted · 249 patient days

0.282 Better than the national benchmark

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy

1 observed case · 1.236 predicted · 134 patient days

0.809 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

5 observed cases · 9.7 predicted · 122,399 patient days

0.515 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

12 observed cases · 52.748 predicted · 114,248 patient days

0.227 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

667 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

1188 fewer days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

724 days per 100 discharges

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

1053 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

563 Worse than the national rate

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

563 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 16

Emergency department volume

Very high

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

0.1%

Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia

Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

97%

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

234 minutes

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

133%

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.

VICTOR RAFAEL DELGADO LAZO MD

Internal Medicine (Hematology & Oncology)