NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1760498588
General Acute Care Hospital in Covington, GA

Q: What is the provider's specialty?

The provider's specialty is General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.

Active since August 01, 2006

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

5126 HOSPITAL DR NE, COVINGTON, GA 30014(770) 385-4426(770) 385-4269 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: February 26, 2024. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 19, 2026.

Record update history: Aug 5, 2020, Oct 23, 2018, Feb 16, 2016 (3 updates tracked since 2016).

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About Newton Medical Center NPPES

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

NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1760498588) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Covington, Georgia and active in the NPI registry since August 2006. The organization lists Robert C. Cross, Vp, Government Reimbursement, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1760498588

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NamePIEDMONT NEWTON HOSPITAL, INC.

Location Address5126 HOSPITAL DR NECovington, GA 30014-2566

Mailing Address5126 Hospital Dr NeCovington, GA 30014-2566 · (770) 786-7053 · Fax (678) 625-2068

Phone(770) 385-4426

Fax(770) 385-4269

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialRobert C. CrossVp, Government Reimbursement · (470) 271-3401

Enumeration DateAugust 1, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateFebruary 26, 20243 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedFebruary 26, 2024

✔ NPI 1760498588 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in GA · 107518

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.

5126 HOSPITAL DR NE, Covington, GA 30014

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsNewton Medical Center

Other Identifiers 2

Other107518GA · Hospital Permit #

Medicaid00001394GA

Accepted Insurance

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

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Piedmont Newton Hospital (CMS certification number 110018), from CMS Care Compare.

Piedmont Newton Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Covington, GA

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number110018

Location5126 Hospital Drive NECovington, GA 30014 · Newton County · (770) 786-7053

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

4/5

Staff responsiveness

2/5

Communication about medicines

2/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

2/5

Quietness

3/5

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

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

11.7% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

9.2% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

12.7% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

18.2% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

15.1% No different than national

Infections 6

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

1 observed case · 1.926 predicted · 2,799 patient days

0.519 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

4 observed cases · 13.394 predicted · 26,605 patient days

0.299 Better than the national benchmark

MRSA Bacteremia

0 observed cases · 1.198 predicted · 29,021 patient days

0.000 No different than national

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy

1 observed case · 1.316 predicted · 148 patient days

0.760 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

0 observed cases · 1.686 predicted · 61 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

0 observed cases · 1.24 predicted · 1,807 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate

130 No different than national

Rate of readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide)

773 No different than national

Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement

28 No different than national

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate

212 No different than national

Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients

66 No different than national

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate

Cases too small to report

Timely & Effective Care 16

Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis

99%

Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2

98%

Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy

98%

Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle

85%

Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle

82%

Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle

86%

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

27%

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.

DANIEL T RILEY MD

Internal Medicine