OCHSNER RUSH MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1770543399
General Acute Care Hospital in Meridian, MS

Q: What is Rush Medical Foundation's NPI number?

The NPI number for Rush Medical Foundation is 1770543399. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on March 27, 2006. The provider is doing business as Ochsner Rush Medical Center.

Q: What is Rush Medical Foundation's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Rush Medical Foundation have?

CMS rates Ochsner Rush 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.

Active since March 27, 2006

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1314 19TH AVE, MERIDIAN, MS 39301(601) 483-0011(601) 703-3080 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: December 22, 2022. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 16, 2026.

Record update history: Dec 22, 2022, Apr 19, 2022, Feb 23, 2018 (3 updates tracked since 2018).

On this page

About Ochsner Rush Medical Center NPPES

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

OCHSNER RUSH MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1770543399) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Meridian, Mississippi and active in the NPI registry since March 2006. The organization lists Don Larkin Kennedy, Regional Ceo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1770543399

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameRUSH MEDICAL FOUNDATION

Location Address1314 19TH AVEMeridian, MS 39301-4116

Mailing AddressDept 3024, Po Box 1000Memphis, TN 38148 · (601) 213-3010 · Fax (601) 213-3011

Phone(601) 483-0011

Fax(601) 703-3080

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialDon Larkin KennedyRegional Ceo · (601) 703-9614

Enumeration DateMarch 27, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateDecember 22, 20223 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedDecember 22, 2022

✔ NPI 1770543399 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in MS · 13-059

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.

1314 19TH AVE, Meridian, MS 39301

Open in Google Maps ↗

Other Names 1

Doing Business AsOchsner Rush Medical Center

Other Identifiers 2

MedicaidHOS0069PAL

Medicaid000020049MS

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness, Ambetter from Louisiana Healthcare Connections, Ambetter from Magnolia Health and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Ochsner Rush Hospital (CMS certification number 250069), from CMS Care Compare.

Ochsner Rush Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Meridian, MS

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number250069

Location1314 19th AveMeridian, MS 39301 · Lauderdale County · (601) 483-0011

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

3/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

2/5

Quietness

4/5

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 18

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

2.8 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

15.6% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

12.2% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

15.5% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

22.9% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

Cases too small to report

Infections 4

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

4 observed cases · 1.832 predicted · 2,395 patient days

2.183 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

0 observed cases · 2.454 predicted · 3,178 patient days

0.000 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

0 observed cases · 3.005 predicted · 103 patient days

0.000 Better than the national benchmark

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

4 observed cases · 9.033 predicted · 22,270 patient days

0.443 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

105 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

143 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

146 fewer days than average per 100 discharges

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

1004 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

31 No different than national

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

31 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 15

Emergency department volume

Medium

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

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

87%

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

154 minutes

Left before being seen

Head CT results

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

26%

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.

CHARANDLE S JORDAN MD

Hospitalist