ASCENSION SACRED HEART BAY
NPI 1720078041
General Acute Care Hospital in Panama City, FL

Q: What is Bay County Health System, LLC's NPI number?

The NPI number for Bay County Health System, LLC is 1720078041. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on October 27, 2005. The provider is doing business as Ascension Sacred Heart Bay.

Q: What is Bay County Health System, LLC's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Bay County Health System, LLC have?

CMS rates Ascension Sacred Heart Bay 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 October 27, 2005

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

615 N BONITA AVE, PANAMA CITY, FL 32401(850) 747-1511(850) 747-6842 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: March 8, 2021. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

Record update history: Mar 8, 2021, Nov 18, 2016 (2 updates tracked since 2016).

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About Ascension Sacred Heart Bay NPPES

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

ASCENSION SACRED HEART BAY (NPI 1720078041) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Panama City, Florida and active in the NPI registry since October 2005. The organization lists Stephan Frank Quiriconi, Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1720078041

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameBAY COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM, LLC

Location Address615 N BONITA AVEPanama City, FL 32401-3623

Mailing Address615 N Bonita AvePanama City, FL 32401-3623 · (850) 747-6045 · Fax (850) 763-8827

Phone(850) 747-1511

Fax(850) 747-6842

Organization SubpartYes

Authorized OfficialStephan Frank QuiriconiCfo · (904) 308-1258

Enumeration DateOctober 27, 2005

Last NPPES UpdateMarch 8, 20212 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedMarch 8, 2021

✔ NPI 1720078041 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 FL · 3982

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 ListedAmbulanceTaxonomy 341600000X · License 2896 (FL)

615 N BONITA AVE, Panama City, FL 32401

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsAscension Sacred Heart Bay

Other Identifiers 7

Other162945400FL · Us Dept Of Labor

Other419FL · Blue Cross Provider Numbe

Medicaid056445100FL

Other596001478FL · Tricare

Medicaid033526600FL

Medicaid088052300FL

Medicaid010006400FL

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter Health, Ambetter of Alabama, Florida Blue (BlueCross BlueShield FL) and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (CMS certification number 100026), from CMS Care Compare.

Ascension Sacred Heart Bay

Acute Care Hospitals · Panama City, FL

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number100026

Location615 N Bonita AvePanama City, FL 32401 · Bay County · (850) 769-1511

Emergency services Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

3/5

Doctor communication

3/5

Staff responsiveness

2/5

Communication about medicines

2/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

3/5

Overall hospital rating

3/5

Recommend hospital

4/5

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

13.8% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

3.1% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

10.8% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

11.4% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

18.5% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

3 observed cases · 3.439 predicted · 4,843 patient days

0.872 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

6 observed cases · 5.725 predicted · 8,045 patient days

1.048 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

0 observed cases · 2.134 predicted · 81 patient days

0.000 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

7 observed cases · 2.986 predicted · 41,391 patient days

2.344 Worse than the national rate

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

5 observed cases · 22.642 predicted · 41,391 patient days

0.221 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

218 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

380 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

343 days 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

27 No different than national

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

27 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 15

Emergency department volume

High

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

0.2%

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

160 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

302 minutes

Left before being seen

Head CT results

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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.

JANINE JONES ARNP

Nurse Practitioner (Critical Care Medicine)

615 N BONITA AVE
PANAMA CITY, FL 32401

Bay County (850) 769-1511

ANTHONY JOHN CUROLE II CRNA

Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered

615 N BONITA AVE
PANAMA CITY, FL 32401

Bay County (985) 665-2583

ST ANDREWS BAY EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS, PLLC

Emergency Medicine

615 N BONITA AVE
PANAMA CITY, FL 32401

Bay County (850) 760-1511

DR. PETER A MARCO M.D.

Hospitalist

615 N BONITA AVE
PANAMA CITY, FL 32401

Bay County (850) 769-1511

DR. JUSTIN STRITTMATTER MD

Emergency Medicine

615 N BONITA AVE, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
PANAMA CITY, FL 32401

Bay County (850) 747-6000

SHELBI MILBOURN ARNP

Nurse Practitioner (Acute Care)

615 N BONITA AVE
PANAMA CITY, FL 32401

Bay County (850) 769-1511

CATHARINE H STEPHENSON A.R.N.P.

Nurse Practitioner (Family)

615 N BONITA AVE
PANAMA CITY, FL 32401

Bay County (850) 747-6659

CEP AMERICA LLC

Emergency Medicine

615 N BONITA AVE
PANAMA CITY, FL 32401

Bay County (850) 769-1511

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 Bay County Health System, LLC's NPI number?

The NPI number for Bay County Health System, LLC is 1720078041. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on October 27, 2005. The provider is doing business as Ascension Sacred Heart Bay.

Where is Bay County Health System, LLC located?

Bay County Health System, LLC is located at 615 N Bonita Ave, Panama City, FL 32401. The listed phone number is (850) 747-1511.

What is Bay County Health System, LLC's specialty?

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

Is Bay County Health System, LLC a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Ascension Sacred Heart Bay is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

What quality rating does Bay County Health System, LLC have?

CMS rates Ascension Sacred Heart Bay 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.

What insurance does Bay County Health System, LLC accept?

Health plans from Ambetter Health, Ambetter of Alabama, Florida Blue (BlueCross BlueShield FL), Florida Blue HMO (a BlueCross BlueShield FL company) and Molina Healthcare and 1 other insurer list Bay County Health System, LLC as in-network in at least one marketplace plan. Coverage varies by plan and year; verify with the insurer or the provider before a visit.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Bay County Health System, LLC was last updated on March 8, 2021. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 5 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.