BAY HOSPITAL, INC
NPI 1699721589
General Acute Care Hospital in Panama City, FL

Q: What is Bay Hospital, Inc's NPI number?

The NPI number for Bay Hospital, Inc is 1699721589. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on May 25, 2006. The provider is doing business as HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital.

Q: What is Bay Hospital, Inc's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Bay Hospital, Inc have?

CMS rates Hca Florida Gulf Coast 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 Bay Hospital, Inc was last updated on November 11, 2025. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 9 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.

Active since May 25, 2006

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

449 W 23RD ST, PANAMA CITY, FL 32405(850) 769-8341(850) 747-7107 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: November 11, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

Record update history: Nov 11, 2025, May 8, 2025, Jun 1, 2021 and 1 more (4 updates tracked since 2021).

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About Bay Hospital, Inc NPPES

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

BAY HOSPITAL, INC (NPI 1699721589), doing business as Hca Florida Gulf Coast Hospital, is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Panama City, Florida and active in the NPI registry since May 2006. The organization lists Amber Goodpaster, Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1699721589

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameBAY HOSPITAL, INC

Location Address449 W 23RD STPanama City, FL 32405-4507

Mailing Address449 W 23rd StPanama City, FL 32405-4507 · (850) 769-8341 · Fax (850) 747-7107

Phone(850) 769-8341

Fax(850) 747-7107

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialAmber GoodpasterCfo · (850) 747-7102

Enumeration DateMay 25, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateNovember 11, 20254 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedNovember 11, 2025

✔ NPI 1699721589 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

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.

449 W 23RD ST, Panama City, FL 32405

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsHca Florida Gulf Coast Hospital

Other Identifiers 32

Medicaid0100242TN

Medicaid100242RI

Medicaid1009729MA

Medicaid10702ASC

MedicaidHOS0242NAL

MedicaidXHSP32728CA

Medicaid00220298MS

Medicaid0171974000WV

Medicaid0569648OH

Medicaid100041970AIN

Medicaid1002422VA

Medicaid107876801TX

Other220378Avmed

Other437Blue Cross

Medicaid01554012NY

Medicaid11761700FL

Medicaid1524390PA

Medicaid1743020LA

Medicaid209335900MD

Medicaid6881203NJ

MedicaidB2844NM

Medicaid01290907KY

Medicaid0540765IA

Medicaid3017241WA

Medicaid110774700WY

Medicaid20001388NH

Medicaid110262105AR

Other44621Amerigroup

Medicaid541223400MN

Medicaid81518600WI

Medicaid95018529CO

MedicaidHS2IPFLAK

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Superior HealthPlan, Ambetter Health, Ambetter of Alabama and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Hca Florida Gulf Coast Hospital (CMS certification number 100242), from CMS Care Compare.

Hca Florida Gulf Coast Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Panama City, FL

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipProprietary

CMS Certification Number100242

Location449 W 23rd StPanama City, FL 32405 · Bay County · (850) 769-8341

Emergency services 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

2/5

Communication about medicines

2/5

Discharge information

3/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

2/5

Quietness

2/5

Overall hospital rating

2/5

Recommend hospital

2/5

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

5 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

12.9% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

8.8% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

12.9% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

18% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

13.1% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

8 observed cases · 4.405 predicted · 4,187 patient days

1.816 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

1 observed case · 6.082 predicted · 6,083 patient days

0.164 Better than the national benchmark

SSI - Colon Surgery

0 observed cases · 2.862 predicted · 105 patient days

0.000 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

4 observed cases · 4.277 predicted · 70,653 patient days

0.935 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

9 observed cases · 38.256 predicted · 60,134 patient days

0.235 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

126 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

394 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

596 days per 100 discharges

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

578 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 17

Emergency department volume

Very high

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

1.3%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

28%

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

119 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

268 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

82%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

Inpatient Rehabilitation Quality CMS Care Compare

Quality measures, patient outcomes and conditions treated for Hca Florida Gulf Coast Hospital (CMS certification number 10T242), from CMS Care Compare.

Hca Florida Gulf Coast Hospital

Inpatient rehabilitation facility · Panama City, FL

OwnershipFor profit

CMS Certification Number10T242

Medicare-Certified SinceFebruary 1, 2023

Location449 W 23rd StPanama City, FL 32405

Phone(850) 769-8341

Rehabilitation unit within a hospital

Conditions Treated

Medicare patient stays by the condition that brought the patient to rehabilitation

Hip or femur fracture

patient stays

Stroke

patient stays

Hip or knee replacement, amputation or other bone or joint condition

patient stays

Brain disease or condition (non-traumatic)

patient stays

Spinal cord disease or condition (non-traumatic)

patient stays

Nervous system disorder (excluding stroke)

patient stays

Brain injury (traumatic)

Less than 11 patient stays

All other conditions

patient stays

Counts reflect Medicare patient stays reported to CMS. CMS reports counts under 11 as "Less than 11" to protect patient privacy.

Quality Measures

Medications reviewed, with follow-up when issues were found

Drug Regimen Review · 264 patient stays

39.4%

Patients given a current list of their medications at discharge

Transfer of Health Information to the Patient · 234 patient stays

99.6%

Medication list sent to the next provider at discharge

Transfer of Health Information to the Provider · 30 patient stays

100%

Patients who meet or exceed the self-care ability expected for their condition at discharge

Discharge Self-Care Score · 243 patient stays

72.4%

Patients who meet or exceed the mobility expected for their condition at discharge

Discharge Mobility Score · 243 patient stays

70%

Patients who meet or exceed the overall function expected at discharge

Discharge Function Score · 243 patient stays

76.95%

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

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

0.4%

Patients with pressure ulcers or injuries that are new or worsened

Risk-adjusted rate · 264 patient stays · observed rate 1.5% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

1.2%

Healthcare workers up to date on COVID-19 vaccination

33 healthcare workers

Measures are reported under the CMS Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Quality Reporting Program. Reporting periods vary by measure (October 2021 to December 2023). Measures without current CMS data are not shown.

Discharge, Readmission & Medicare Spending

Patients discharged to home or the community

93 of 136 patient stays · observed rate 68.38%

67.28%

risk-standardized rate

No Different than the National Rate

Potentially preventable readmissions within 30 days after discharge

15 readmissions of 137 patient stays · observed rate 10.95% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

9.53%

risk-standardized rate

No Different than the National Rate

Potentially preventable readmissions during the rehabilitation stay

4 readmissions of 145 patient stays · observed rate 2.76% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

4.39%

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 127 episodes

1.27

spending ratio

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

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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