SYRACUSE VETERANS HOSPITAL
NPI 1770661225
Military Hospital - Military General Acute Care Hospital in Syracuse, NY


Hospital Overall Rating: 1 out of 5 stars

NPI Status: Active since November 01, 2006

Contact Information

800 IRVING AVENUE
SYRACUSE, NY
ZIP 13210
Phone: (315) 425-4400
Fax: (315) 425-2639

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  • Military Hospital
  • Military General Acute Care Hospital

About SYRACUSE VETERANS HOSPITAL

Syracuse Veterans Hospital is a hospital serving the Syracuse, New York region. The facility is a military hospital. The NPI number of this hospital is 1770661225 assigned on November 2006. The hospital's primary taxonomy code is 2865M2000X with license number F304386-1 (NY). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Nancy Leroy Bs,ccs,ccp (Him Compliance Officer Foia Officer)

NPI
1770661225
Provider Name
SYRACUSE VETERANS HOSPITAL
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
800 IRVING AVENUE SYRACUSE, NY 13210
Location Phone
(315) 425-4400
Location Fax
(315) 425-2639
Mailing Address
406 BALSAM ST LIVERPOOL, NY 13088
Mailing Phone
(315) 299-5992
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
11-01-2006
Last Update Date
08-22-2020
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According to the Hospital Compare program data, Syracuse Veterans Hospital has poor overall quality rating based on the hospital's performance on seven separate quality measures including: mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, effectiveness of care, timeliness of care and efficient use of medical imaging. These quality measures are combined in a weighted average to generate a star rating of 1 out of 5 stars for this provider. The hospital provides emergency services like acute medical care or trauma care.

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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Classification

Military Hospital Military General Acute Care Hospital

Taxonomy Code
2865M2000X
Type
Hospitals
License No.
F304386-1
License State
NY
Taxonomy Description
A Department of Defense (DoD) health care organization furnishing inpatient care 24 hours per day in fixed facilities, primarily for DoD beneficiaries. Entity is Defense Health Program (DHP) funded. A fixed facility is a non-temporary, non-deployed facility usually used for health care services. It includes mobile specialty units such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) units that may furnish services at the fixed facility. It includes those services and institutional costs usually included in a Diagnosis Related Group as well as pass-through items.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name

NANCY LEROY BS,CCS,CCP

Authorized Official Title
HIM COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOIA OFFICER
Authorized Official Phone
(315) 425-4400

Hospital Compare Quality Information

Star ratings information gives patients a useful way to compare local hospitals by highlighting important quality factors like readmissions, mortality, safety of care, patient experience and timely and effective care. The ratings are presented as stars, ranging from 1 to 5. A higher number of stars indicates better performance in each quality aspect.

  • Overall Quality Rating - 1 out of 5 stars - Poor

    The overall rating is calculated by taking the weighted average of these group of scores. If a hospital is missing a measure category or group, the weights are redistributed amongst the qualifying measure categories or groups.

  • Care Transition - 4 out of 5 stars - Good

    Care transition - star rating

  • Discharge Information - 3 out of 5 stars - Average

    Discharge information - star rating

  • Communication About Medicines - 4 out of 5 stars - Good

    Communication about medicines - star rating

  • Staff Responsiveness - 4 out of 5 stars - Good

    Staff responsiveness - star rating

  • Doctor Communication - 3 out of 5 stars - Average

    Doctor communication - star rating

  • Nurse Communication - 3 out of 5 stars - Average

    Nurse communication - star rating

  • Recommend Hospital - 4 out of 5 stars - Good

    Recommend hospital - star rating

  • Quietness - 2 out of 5 stars - Fair

    Quietness - star rating

  • Cleanliness - 3 out of 5 stars - Average

    Cleanliness - star rating

  • Hospital Type Acute Care - Veterans Administration - Veterans Health Administration

  • Emergency Services: Yes

    Shows if the hospital provides emergency services like acute medical care or trauma care.

  • Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records:

    Shows if the hospital meets the criteria for promoting interoperability of Electronic Health Record Systems (EHRS).

Hospital Complications and Mortality Quality Ratings

  • Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - March 2023

  • Death rate for heart attack patients is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Death rate for COPD patients is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Death rate for heart failure patients is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Death rate for pneumonia patients is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Pressure ulcer rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • Postoperative respiratory failure rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • Postoperative sepsis rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • Postoperative wound dehiscence rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

  • CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite is no different than the national value

    Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023

Hospital Associated Infections Quality Ratings

  • Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) is worse than the national benchmark

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) is no different than national benchmark

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

Unplanned Hospital Visits Quality Ratings

  • Hospital return days for heart attack patients is average days per 100 discharges

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Hospital return days for heart failure patients is more days than average per 100 discharges

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Hospital return days for pneumonia patients is average days per 100 discharges

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients is worse than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Rate of readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide) is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2022 - June 2023

  • Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

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NPI NPI Number Validation

How NPI Validation Works

The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.

To verify the NPI 1770661225, we treat the final digit (5) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 55. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 55 = 5).

Digit-by-digit view

Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.

Pos 1
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
7
Unchanged
Pos 3
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 4
0
Unchanged
Pos 5
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Pos 6
6
Unchanged
Pos 7
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 8
2
Unchanged
Pos 9
2
Doubled → 4
Check
5
Target digit
Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

Step 1: Double every other digit from the right

Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.

1 → 2 7 → 14 → 5 6 → 12 → 3 1 → 2 2 → 4

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 7 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 6 + 2 + 2 + 4 + 24 = 55

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 55 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 55 = 5
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1770661225.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 6 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Nurse Practitioner
800 IRVING AVENUE, VA MEDICAL CENTER
SYRACUSE, NY 13210
Physician Assistant
800 IRVING AVENUE
SYRACUSE, NY 13210
Psychologist (Clinical)
800 IRVING AVENUE, SYRACUSE VA MEDICAL CENTER BVAC (116)
SYRACUSE, NY 13210
Nurse Practitioner
800 IRVING AVENUE
SYRACUSE, NY 13210
Ophthalmology
800 IRVING AVENUE
SYRACUSE, NY 13210
Surgery
800 IRVING AVENUE, DEPT. OF SURGERY (112), SYRACUSE VA MEDICAL CENTER
SYRACUSE, NY 13210

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1770661225, enumerated as an "organization" on November 01, 2006.

The provider is located at 800 IRVING AVENUE SYRACUSE, NY 13210 and the phone number is (315) 425-4400.

Military Hospital with taxonomy code 2865M2000X and a focus in Military General Acute Care Hospital.