CAROLINAEAST HEALTH SYSTEM
NPI 1801852835
General Acute Care Hospital in New Bern, NC

Q: What is Carolinaeast Medical Center's NPI number?

The NPI number for Carolinaeast Medical Center is 1801852835. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on April 26, 2006. The provider is also known as Carolinaeast Health System.

Q: What is Carolinaeast Medical Center's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Carolinaeast Medical Center have?

CMS rates Carolina East Medical Center 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 April 26, 2006

4/5

Hospital Overall Rating

2000 NEUSE BLVD, NEW BERN, NC 28560(252) 633-8640(252) 636-5376 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: June 30, 2022. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

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About Carolinaeast Health System NPPES

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

CAROLINAEAST HEALTH SYSTEM (NPI 1801852835) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in New Bern, North Carolina and active in the NPI registry since April 2006. The organization lists Tammy Marie Sherron, Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1801852835

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameCAROLINAEAST MEDICAL CENTER

Location Address2000 NEUSE BLVDNew Bern, NC 28560-3449

Mailing Address2000 Neuse BlvdNew Bern, NC 28560-3449 · (252) 633-8640 · Fax (252) 636-5376

Phone(252) 633-8640

Fax(252) 636-5376

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialTammy Marie SherronCfo · (252) 633-8880

Enumeration DateApril 26, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateJune 30, 2022

NPPES CertifiedJune 30, 2022

✔ NPI 1801852835 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in NC · H0201

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.

2000 NEUSE BLVD, New Bern, NC 28560

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Other Names 1

Other NameCarolinaeast Health System

Other Identifiers 2

Other00133NC · Nc Blue Cross

Medicaid3400131NC

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC, Oscar Health Plan of North Carolina, Inc.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Carolina East Medical Center (CMS certification number 340131), from CMS Care Compare.

Carolina East Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · New Bern, NC

4/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipGovernment - Hospital District or Authority

CMS Certification Number340131

Location2000 Neuse BlvdNew Bern, NC 28560 · Craven County · (252) 633-8640

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

4/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

3/5

Care transition

3/5

Cleanliness

2/5

Quietness

3/5

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 19

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

5.1 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

12.6% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

2.3% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

10.8% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

10.9% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

15.4% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

2 observed cases · 6.097 predicted · 6,820 patient days

0.328 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

4 observed cases · 5.672 predicted · 6,082 patient days

0.705 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

4 observed cases · 3.989 predicted · 155 patient days

1.003 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

2 observed cases · 4.174 predicted · 70,721 patient days

0.479 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

10 observed cases · 37.3 predicted · 68,674 patient days

0.268 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

319 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

767 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

648 fewer days than average per 100 discharges

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

542 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

397 No different than national

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

397 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 17

Emergency department volume

High

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

33.8%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

97%

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

204 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

382 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

72%

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.

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Emergency Medicine