ASCENSION VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL PITTSBURG, INC.
NPI 1831125087
General Acute Care Hospital in Pittsburg, KS

Q: What is Ascension Via Christi Hospital Pittsburg, Inc.'s specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Ascension Via Christi Hospital Pittsburg, Inc. have?

CMS rates Via Christi Hospital Pittsburg Inc 3 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 22, 2006

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1 MT CARMEL WAY, PITTSBURG, KS 66762(620) 232-0109(620) 232-0493 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: December 12, 2023. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

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About Ascension Via Christi Hospital Pittsburg, Inc. NPPES

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

ASCENSION VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL PITTSBURG, INC. (NPI 1831125087), doing business as Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center, Inc., is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Pittsburg, Kansas and active in the NPI registry since June 2006. The organization lists Drew Talbott, Ceo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1831125087

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameASCENSION VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL PITTSBURG, INC.

Location Address1 MT CARMEL WAYPittsburg, KS 66762-7587

Mailing Address1 Mt Carmel WayPittsburg, KS 66762-7587 · (620) 231-6100 · Fax (620) 232-0493

Phone(620) 232-0109

Fax(620) 232-0493

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialDrew TalbottCeo · (620) 232-0109

Enumeration DateJune 22, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateDecember 12, 2023

NPPES CertifiedDecember 12, 2023

✔ NPI 1831125087 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in KS · H-019-002

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.

1 MT CARMEL WAY, Pittsburg, KS 66762

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Other Names 1

Former Legal Business NameMt. Carmel Regional Medical Center, Inc.

Other Identifiers 2

Medicaid010722700MO

Medicaid100099300AKS

Accepted Insurance

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

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Via Christi Hospital Pittsburg Inc (CMS certification number 170006), from CMS Care Compare.

Via Christi Hospital Pittsburg Inc

Acute Care Hospitals · Pittsburg, KS

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number170006

Location1 Mt Carmel WayPittsburg, KS 66762 · Crawford County · (620) 231-6100

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

4/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

3/5

Doctor communication

4/5

Staff responsiveness

4/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

3/5

Cleanliness

4/5

Quietness

4/5

Overall hospital rating

3/5

Recommend hospital

3/5

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

3.4 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

13.7% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

9.9% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

14.5% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

26.8% Worse than the national rate

Death rate for stroke patients

13.5% No different than national

Infections 3

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

0 observed cases · 1.05 predicted · 1,229 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

0 observed cases · 3.085 predicted · 3,206 patient days

0.000 Better than the national benchmark

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

1 observed case · 3.934 predicted · 8,150 patient days

0.254 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

63 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

113 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

143 days per 100 discharges

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

467 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

55 No different than national

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

55 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 15

Emergency department volume

Medium

Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - non psychiatric/mental health disorders

63 minutes

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

5.4%

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

104 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

145 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

64%

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.

JUDITH A COLTHARP FNP

Nurse Practitioner (Family)