ASCENSION ST. VINCENT KOKOMO
NPI 1780625442
General Acute Care Hospital in Kokomo, IN

Q: What is St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc.'s specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc. have?

CMS rates Ascension St Vincent Kokomo 4 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 June 10, 2006

4/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1907 W SYCAMORE ST, KOKOMO, IN 46901(765) 456-5300 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: June 24, 2020. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

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About Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo NPPES

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

ASCENSION ST. VINCENT KOKOMO (NPI 1780625442) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Kokomo, Indiana and active in the NPI registry since June 2006. The organization lists Kathy A. Young, President/ceo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1780625442

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL & HEALTH CENTER, INC.

Location Address1907 W SYCAMORE STKokomo, IN 46901-4197

Mailing Address1907 W Sycamore St, P.o. Box 9010Kokomo, IN 46904-9010 · (765) 456-5300

Phone(765) 456-5300

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialKathy A. YoungPresident/ceo · (765) 456-5300

Enumeration DateJune 10, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateJune 24, 2020

NPPES CertifiedJune 24, 2020

✔ NPI 1780625442 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in IN · 060050102

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.

1907 W SYCAMORE ST, Kokomo, IN 46901

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsAscension St. Vincent Kokomo

Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid100269010AIN

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Buckeye Health Plan, Ambetter from Meridian, Ambetter Health and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Ascension St Vincent Kokomo (CMS certification number 150010), from CMS Care Compare.

Ascension St Vincent Kokomo

Acute Care Hospitals · Kokomo, IN

4/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Church

CMS Certification Number150010

Location1907 W Sycamore StKokomo, IN 46904 · Howard County · (765) 452-5611

Emergency services Birthing friendly

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

3/5

Doctor communication

4/5

Staff responsiveness

4/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

3/5

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 18

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

3 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

12.4% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

11.2% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

15.6% Worse than the national rate

Death rate for pneumonia patients

21.2% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

14.1% No different than national

Infections 3

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

0 observed cases · 1.213 predicted · 1,717 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

0 observed cases · 1.197 predicted · 1,718 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

1 observed case · 6.751 predicted · 17,631 patient days

0.148 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

232 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

188 days per 100 discharges

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

456 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

83 No different than national

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

83 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 16

Emergency department volume

Medium

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

27.2%

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

152 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

236 minutes

Left before being seen

Head CT results

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

50%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

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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.

MELISSA ANNE COGDELL CRNA

Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered