COMMONWEALTH REGIONAL SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, INC.
NPI 1790715985
Long Term Care Hospital in Bowling Green, KY

Q: What is Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital, Inc.'s specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Long Term Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282E00000X.

Active since July 03, 2006CLIA 18D1024999 · Waiver

250 PARK ST, SIXTH FLOOR, BOWLING GREEN, KY 42101(270) 796-6200(270) 796-6275 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: January 11, 2023. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

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About Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital, Inc. NPPES

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

COMMONWEALTH REGIONAL SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, INC. (NPI 1790715985) is a healthcare organization registered as a long term care hospital in Bowling Green, Kentucky and active in the NPI registry since July 2006. The organization holds a CLIA Waiver certificate valid through April 26, 2028 and lists Michele W Lawless, Executive Vice President/cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1790715985

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282E00000X

Legal Business NameCOMMONWEALTH REGIONAL SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, INC.

Location Address250 PARK ST, SIXTH FLOORBowling Green, KY 42101-1760

Mailing AddressPo Box 2697Bowling Green, KY 42102-7697 · (270) 796-6288 · Fax (270) 796-6275

Phone(270) 796-6200

Fax(270) 796-6275

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialMichele W LawlessExecutive Vice President/cfo · (270) 745-1500

Enumeration DateJuly 3, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateJanuary 11, 2023

NPPES CertifiedJanuary 11, 2023

✔ NPI 1790715985 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyLong Term Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282E00000X

License✔ Licensed in KY · 100404

Definition

Long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) furnish extended medical and rehabilitative care to individuals who are clinically complex and have multiple acute or chronic conditions.

250 PARK ST, Bowling Green, KY 42101

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Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid01000355KY

Accepted Insurance

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

CLIA Laboratory Certificates CMS CLIA

Laboratory certificates issued under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program, which sets federal quality standards for human laboratory testing in the United States. There is no official CMS crosswalk between CLIA and NPI numbers; these certificates are associated with this NPI by matching facility names, locations and phone numbers in the CMS CLIA registry.

Certificate of Waiver 18D1024999

Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital · Bowling Green, KY

Active · expires Apr 26, 2028

CLIA Number18D1024999

Laboratory TypeHospital

Certificate Effective DateApril 27, 2026

Certificate Expiration DateApril 26, 2028

Laboratory DirectorMr. Devin Sanders

Laboratory Phone(270) 796-6200

Laboratory LocationCommonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital250 Park Street, 6A, Bowling Green, KY 42101

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Address Name Phone

This certificate is issued to a laboratory to perform only waived tests.

Long-Term Care Hospital Quality CMS Care Compare

Quality measures, ventilator care and patient outcomes for Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital (CMS certification number 182005), from CMS Care Compare.

Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital

Long-term care hospital · Bowling Green, KY

OwnershipNonprofit

CMS Certification Number182005

CMS RegionRegion 4

Medicare-Certified SinceFebruary 1, 2005

Total Beds28

Location250 Park Drive 5th FloorBowling Green, KY 42101 · Warren County

Phone(270) 796-6200

Quality Measures

Medications reviewed, with follow-up when issues were found

Drug Regimen Review · 152 patient stays

96.1%

Patients given a current list of their medications at discharge

Transfer of Health Information to the Patient · 52 patient stays

100%

Medication list sent to the next provider at discharge

Transfer of Health Information to the Provider · 75 patient stays

98.7%

Patients who meet or exceed the overall function expected at discharge

Discharge Function Score · 96 patient stays

48.96%

Patients who experienced one or more falls with major injury during their stay

152 patient stays · Lower rates are better for this measure.

Patients with pressure ulcers or injuries that are new or worsened

Risk-adjusted rate · 127 patient stays · observed rate 0.8% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

Healthcare workers given the influenza vaccine

627 healthcare workers

34.9%

Healthcare workers up to date on COVID-19 vaccination

217 healthcare workers

0.9%

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)

3 observed infections · 2.156 predicted · 1,382 urinary catheter days

1.391

standardized infection ratio

No Different than the National Benchmark

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI)

2 observed infections · 1.186 predicted · 1,083 central line days

1.686

standardized infection ratio

No Different than the National Benchmark

Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections

0 observed infections · 3.343 predicted · 4,425 patient days

0.000

standardized infection ratio

Better than the National Benchmark

Measures are reported under the CMS Long-Term Care Hospital Quality Reporting Program. Reporting periods vary by measure (October 2021 to December 2023). Measures without current CMS data are not shown.

Ventilator Care

Care for patients on invasive mechanical ventilation, a core service of long-term care hospitals

Change in mobility among patients on a ventilator

Risk-adjusted average change in mobility score from admission to discharge · 33 patient stays · observed change 9

mobility score change

Assessed for readiness for a breathing trial by day 2 of the stay

Spontaneous Breathing Trial compliance · 29 patient stays

89.7%

Ready for a breathing trial and received one by day 2

Spontaneous Breathing Trial compliance · 25 patient stays

84%

Patients weaned from the ventilator

Ventilator Liberation Rate · risk-adjusted · 29 patient stays · observed rate 55.2%

69.2%

The mobility change score compares patient mobility at admission and discharge; higher changes reflect greater improvement.

Discharge, Readmission & Medicare Spending

Patients discharged to home or the community

41 of 133 patient stays · observed rate 30.83%

26.34%

risk-standardized rate

Better than the National Rate

Potentially preventable readmissions within 30 days after discharge

9 readmissions of 107 patient stays · observed rate 8.41% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

16.41%

risk-standardized rate

No Different than the National Rate

Medicare spending per episode of care

1.00 = national average per episode of care · based on 115 episodes

0.82

spending ratio

Risk-standardized rates account for differences in patient condition mix. Comparison labels are assigned by CMS.

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.

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