LAKE AREA MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1801849104
General Acute Care Hospital in Lake Charles, LA

Q: What is Women & Childrens Hospital LLC's NPI number?

The NPI number for Women & Childrens Hospital LLC is 1801849104. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on May 18, 2006. The provider is doing business as Lake Area Medical Center.

Q: What is Women & Childrens Hospital LLC's specialty?

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

Active since May 18, 2006

4200 NELSON RD, LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605(337) 474-6370(337) 475-4143 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: April 25, 2014. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

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About Lake Area Medical Center NPPES

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

LAKE AREA MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1801849104) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana and active in the NPI registry since May 2006. The organization lists Laurie Holtsford, Director, Business Office Services, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1801849104

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameWOMEN & CHILDRENS HOSPITAL LLC

Location Address4200 NELSON RDLake Charles, LA 70605-4118

Mailing Address4200 Nelson RdLake Charles, LA 70605-4118 · (337) 474-6370 · Fax (337) 475-4143

Phone(337) 474-6370

Fax(337) 475-4143

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialLaurie HoltsfordDirector, Business Office Services · (615) 465-7488

Enumeration DateMay 18, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateApril 25, 2014

✔ NPI 1801849104 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in LA · 287

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.

4200 NELSON RD, Lake Charles, LA 70605

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsLake Area Medical Center

Other Identifiers 2

Medicaid1767671LA

Medicare OSCAR/certification190201

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital (CMS certification number 190201), from CMS Care Compare.

Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Lake Charles, LA

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number190201

Location4200 Nelson RoadLake Charles, LA 70605 · Calcasieu County · (337) 474-6370

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

4/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

4/5

Doctor communication

5/5

Staff responsiveness

4/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

3/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

4/5

Overall hospital rating

4/5

Recommend hospital

4/5

Star ratings summarize responses from patients surveyed after discharge, collected through the CMS HCAHPS program.

Complications & Deaths 16

Death rate for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for COPD patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart failure patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for pneumonia patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for stroke patients

Cases too small to report

Pressure ulcer rate

0.62 No different than national

Infections 1

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

0 observed cases · 2.506 predicted · 4,612 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 10

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

Cases too small to report

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

57 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

67 No different than national

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

67 No different than national

Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery

242 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 11

Emergency department volume

Medium

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

19%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

90%

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

142 minutes

Left before being seen

Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients

83%

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

121%

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.

WOMEN & CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LLC

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