CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL CORPUS CHRISTI
NPI 1689641680
General Acute Care Hospital in Corpus Christi, TX

Q: What is Christus Spohn Health System Corporation's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Christus Spohn Health System Corporation have?

CMS rates Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi 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 March 08, 2006

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

600 ELIZABETH ST, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78404(361) 881-3000(361) 881-3149 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: May 17, 2022. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

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About Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi NPPES

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

CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL CORPUS CHRISTI (NPI 1689641680) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas and active in the NPI registry since March 2006. The organization lists Osbert Blow, Ceo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1689641680

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameCHRISTUS SPOHN HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION

Location Address600 ELIZABETH STCorpus Christi, TX 78404-2235

Mailing AddressPo Box 847899Dallas, TX 75284-7899 · (800) 756-7999 · Fax (469) 282-1999

Phone(361) 881-3000

Fax(361) 881-3149

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialOsbert BlowCeo · (361) 288-2222

Enumeration DateMarch 8, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateMay 17, 2022

NPPES CertifiedMay 17, 2022

✔ NPI 1689641680 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 2

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in TX · 000398

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.

Also ListedClinic/Center · Ambulatory SurgicalTaxonomy 261QA1903X

600 ELIZABETH ST, Corpus Christi, TX 78404

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsChristus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi

Other Identifiers 10

Other0052NETX · Padre Island Blue Cross

Other0052NETX · Northside Blue Cross

OtherHH0030TX · Bluecros Shoreline Campus

Medicaid121775404TX

OtherHH1037TX · Bluecross South Campus

Medicaid018198401TX

Medicaid121775401TX

OtherHH0246TX · Bluecross Memorial Campus

Medicaid121775403TX

Medicaid017734701TX

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, CHRISTUS Health Plan.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi (CMS certification number 450046), from CMS Care Compare.

Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi

Acute Care Hospitals · Corpus Christi, TX

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number450046

Location600 Elizabeth StreetCorpus Christi, TX 78404 · Nueces County · (361) 902-4103

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

2/5

Doctor communication

3/5

Staff responsiveness

3/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

3/5

Care transition

3/5

Cleanliness

3/5

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

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

14.5% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

3.8% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

11.5% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

11.1% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

17.8% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

9 observed cases · 15.456 predicted · 14,773 patient days

0.582 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

10 observed cases · 27.218 predicted · 16,671 patient days

0.367 Better than the national benchmark

SSI - Colon Surgery

5 observed cases · 6.295 predicted · 211 patient days

0.794 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

12 observed cases · 11.922 predicted · 125,735 patient days

1.007 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

6 observed cases · 75.485 predicted · 122,342 patient days

0.079 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

271 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

333 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

392 days per 100 discharges

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

423 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

102 No different than national

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

102 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 17

Emergency department volume

Very high

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

31.8%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

72%

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

248 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

430 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

71%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

Long-Term Care Hospital Quality CMS Care Compare

Quality measures, ventilator care and patient outcomes for Post Acute Medical Specialty Hospital Corpus Ch (CMS certification number 452086), from CMS Care Compare.

Post Acute Medical Specialty Hospital Corpus Ch

Long-term care hospital · Corpus Christi, TX

OwnershipFor profit

CMS Certification Number452086

CMS RegionRegion 6

Medicare-Certified SinceApril 1, 2004

Total Beds41

Location600 Elizabeth Street 3rd FlCorpus Christi, TX 78404 · Nueces County

Phone(361) 881-3223

Quality Measures

Medications reviewed, with follow-up when issues were found

Drug Regimen Review · 558 patient stays

98.6%

Patients given a current list of their medications at discharge

Transfer of Health Information to the Patient · 58 patient stays

96.6%

Medication list sent to the next provider at discharge

Transfer of Health Information to the Provider · 411 patient stays

100%

Patients who meet or exceed the overall function expected at discharge

Discharge Function Score · 342 patient stays

58.19%

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

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

Patients with pressure ulcers or injuries that are new or worsened

Risk-adjusted rate · 469 patient stays · observed rate 0.4% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

0.4%

Healthcare workers given the influenza vaccine

238 healthcare workers

11.8%

Healthcare workers up to date on COVID-19 vaccination

248 healthcare workers

16.9%

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)

0 observed infections · 5.226 predicted · 5,024 urinary catheter days

0.000

standardized infection ratio

Better than the National Benchmark

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI)

0 observed infections · 2.772 predicted · 3,348 central line days

0.000

standardized infection ratio

No Different than the National Benchmark

Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections

2 observed infections · 9.799 predicted · 12,786 patient days

0.204

standardized infection ratio

Better 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 · 34 patient stays · observed change 8.8

8.2

mobility score change

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

Spontaneous Breathing Trial compliance · 48 patient stays

100%

Ready for a breathing trial and received one by day 2

Spontaneous Breathing Trial compliance · 45 patient stays

100%

Patients weaned from the ventilator

Ventilator Liberation Rate · risk-adjusted · 48 patient stays · observed rate 43.8%

46.5%

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

50 of 365 patient stays · observed rate 13.7%

11.42%

risk-standardized rate

Worse than the National Rate

Potentially preventable readmissions within 30 days after discharge

66 readmissions of 340 patient stays · observed rate 19.41% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

20.87%

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 336 episodes

1.02

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.

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