THE DCH HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY
NPI 1841394418
General Acute Care Hospital in Tuscaloosa, AL
Hospital Overall Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
NPI Status: Active since September 12, 2006
Contact Information
809 UNIVERSITY BLVD E
TUSCALOOSA, AL
ZIP 35401
Phone: (205) 759-7378
Fax: (205) 759-6397
- Organization
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Accepts Insurance
About THE DCH HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY
The Dch Healthcare Authority is a hospital serving the Tuscaloosa, Alabama region. The facility is a general acute care hospital. The NPI number of this hospital is 1841394418 assigned on September 2006. The hospital's primary taxonomy code is 282N00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated February 2026. The provider's
- NPI
- 1841394418
- Provider Legal Name
- THE DCH HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY
- Other Organization Name
- Other Name Type
- (6)
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 809 UNIVERSITY BLVD E TUSCALOOSA, AL 35401
- Location Phone
- (205) 759-7378
- Location Fax
- (205) 759-6397
- Mailing Address
- 809 UNIVERSITY BLVD E TUSCALOOSA, AL 35401
- Mailing Phone
- (205) 759-7111
- Mailing Fax
- (205) 759-6397
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- Yes
- Enumeration Date
- 09-12-2006
- Last Update Date
- 02-13-2026
- Code Navigator
According to the Hospital Compare program data, The Dch Healthcare Authority has poor overall quality rating based on the hospital's performance on seven separate quality measures including: mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, effectiveness of care, timeliness of care and efficient use of medical imaging. These quality measures are combined in a weighted average to generate a star rating of 1 out of 5 stars for this provider. The hospital provides emergency services like acute medical care or trauma care.
Location Map
Secondary Locations
- 2700 Hospital Dr
Northport, AL 35476
(205) 759-7378
Specialty - Primary Taxonomy
The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.
- Classification
General Acute Care Hospital
- Taxonomy Code
- 282N00000X
- Type
- Hospitals
- Taxonomy Description
- 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.
Insurance Plans Accepted
According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:
- Choice Bronze HSA (QualChoice) - POS
- Complete Gold - PPO
- Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
- Connected Silver - PPO
- Connected Silver (QualChoice) - POS
- Connected Silver (QualChoice) + Vision + Adult Dental - POS
- Connected Silver (QualChoiceLife) - PPO
- Connected Silver (QualChoiceLife) + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
- Connected Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
- Elite Bronze - PPO
- Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
- Elite Gold (QualChoice) - POS
- Elite Gold (QualChoice) + Vision + Adult Dental - POS
- Elite Gold (QualChoiceLife) - PPO
- Elite Gold (QualChoiceLife) + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
- Everyday Bronze - PPO
- Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
- Standard Expanded Bronze - PPO
- Standard Expanded Bronze (QualChoice) - POS
- Standard Expanded Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
- Complete Gold - EPO
- Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Elite Bronze - EPO
- Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Elite Gold - EPO
- Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Everyday Bronze - EPO
- Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Focused Silver - EPO
- Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Standard Expanded Bronze - EPO
- Standard Expanded Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Standard Gold - EPO
- Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Standard Silver - EPO
- Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Choice Bronze HSA - HMO
- Choice Bronze HSA + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
- Complete Gold - HMO
- Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
- Everyday Bronze - HMO
- Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
- Everyday Gold - HMO
- Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
- Standard Expanded Bronze - HMO
- Standard Expanded Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
- Standard Gold - HMO
- Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
- Standard Silver - HMO
- Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
- Complete Gold - EPO
- Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Elite Bronze - EPO
- Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Elite Gold - EPO
- Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - EPO
- Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Everyday Bronze - EPO
- Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Focused Silver - EPO
- Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Standard Expanded Bronze - EPO
- Standard Expanded Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Standard Gold - EPO
- Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Standard Silver - EPO
- Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Elite Bronze - EPO
- Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Elite Gold - EPO
- Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - EPO
- Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Everyday Bronze - EPO
- Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Everyday Gold - EPO
- Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Standard Expanded Bronze - EPO
- Standard Expanded Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Standard Gold - EPO
- Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Standard Silver - EPO
- Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Blue Cross Select Gold - PPO
- Blue Cross Select Silver - PPO
- Blue HSA Bronze - PPO
- Blue Protect - PPO
- Blue Saver Bronze - PPO
- Blue Standardized Bronze - PPO
- Blue Standardized Gold - PPO
- Blue Standardized Silver - PPO
- Blue Standardized Statewide Silver EPO - EPO
- Blue Statewide Silver EPO - EPO
- Blue Value Gold - PPO
- Blue Value Silver - PPO
- Blue Access Gold for Business - PPO
- Blue Choice Platinum for Business - PPO
- Blue HSA Silver for Business - PPO
- Blue Saver Bronze for Business - PPO
- Blue Saver Gold for Business - PPO
- Blue Secure Gold for Business - PPO
- Blue Secure Silver for Business - PPO
- UHC Bronze Copay Focus $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) - EPO
- UHC Bronze Essential (No Referrals) - EPO
- UHC Bronze Standard (No Referrals) - EPO
- UHC Bronze Standard+ (Dental + Vision, No Referrals) - EPO
- UHC Gold Advantage ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $5 Tier 2 Rx, No Referrals) - EPO
- UHC Gold Advantage+ ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $5 Tier 2 Rx, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) - EPO
- UHC Gold Copay Focus $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $5 Tier 2 Rx, No Referrals) - EPO
- UHC Gold Standard (No Referrals) - EPO
- UHC Silver Copay Focus $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) - EPO
- UHC Silver Copay Focus+ $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) - EPO
- UHC Silver Standard (No Referrals) - EPO
- UHC Silver Value ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) - EPO
- UHC Silver Value+ ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) - EPO
- Lone Star - Smile Now - PPO
- Smile Now Arizona - No Waiting Period PPO - PPO
- Smile Now Michigan - No Waiting Period PPO - PPO
- Smile Now Ohio - No Waiting Period PPO - PPO
- Smile Now Texas- No Waiting Period Plan - PPO
- Smile Now Utah - No Waiting Period PPO - PPO
Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.
Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.
Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.
Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.
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Additional Identifiers
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| Identifier | Type / Code | Identifier State | Identifier Issuer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 510C863 | OTHER (01) | AL | BLUE SHIELD |
| CK0633 | OTHER (01) | AL | RAILROAD MEDICARE 3 |
| 000108292A | MEDICAID (05) | GA | |
| 00220565 | OTHER (01) | MS | MEDICAID |
| 010041 | OTHER (01) | AL | BCBS |
| 109199400 | MEDICAID (05) | FL | |
| 000810965 | MEDICAID (05) | AL | |
| 000497241X | MEDICAID (05) | GA | |
| 037072900 | OTHER (01) | BLACK LUNG PROV NUMBER | |
| 169699901 | MEDICAID (05) | TX | |
| 1749486 | MEDICAID (05) | LA | |
| 00020414 | MEDICAID (05) | MS | |
| CA5351 | OTHER (01) | AL | RAILROAD MEDICARE 2 |
| CA5249 | OTHER (01) | AL | RAILROAD MEDICARE |
| HOS0092H | MEDICAID (05) | AL | |
| 0010092 | MEDICAID (05) | TN | |
| I169 | OTHER (01) | AL | MCR B GROUP NUMBER |
| 9276 | OTHER (01) | AL | HEALTHSPRINGS OF ALABAMA |
| PEC0092H | MEDICAID (05) | AL |
Hospital Compare Quality Information
Star ratings information gives patients a useful way to compare local hospitals by highlighting important quality factors like readmissions, mortality, safety of care, patient experience and timely and effective care. The ratings are presented as stars, ranging from 1 to 5. A higher number of stars indicates better performance in each quality aspect.
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Overall Quality Rating - 1 out of 5 stars - Poor
The overall rating is calculated by taking the weighted average of these group of scores. If a hospital is missing a measure category or group, the weights are redistributed amongst the qualifying measure categories or groups.
Nurse Communication - 2 out of 5 stars - Fair
Nurse communication - star rating
Doctor Communication - 3 out of 5 stars - Average
Doctor communication - star rating
Staff Responsiveness - 2 out of 5 stars - Fair
Staff responsiveness - star rating
Communication About Medicines - 3 out of 5 stars - Average
Communication about medicines - star rating
Discharge Information - 3 out of 5 stars - Average
Discharge information - star rating
Care Transition - 2 out of 5 stars - Fair
Care transition - star rating
Cleanliness - 1 out of 5 stars - Poor
Cleanliness - star rating
Quietness - 3 out of 5 stars - Average
Quietness - star rating
Recommend Hospital - 2 out of 5 stars - Fair
Recommend hospital - star rating
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Hospital Type Acute Care Hospitals - Government - Hospital District or Authority
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Emergency Services: Yes
Shows if the hospital provides emergency services like acute medical care or trauma care.
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Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records: Y
Shows if the hospital meets the criteria for promoting interoperability of Electronic Health Record Systems (EHRS).
Hospital Complications and Mortality Quality Ratings
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite is no different than the national value
Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023
Pressure ulcer rate is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023
Death rate for stroke patients is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Death rate for pneumonia patients is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Death rate for heart failure patients is worse than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Death rate for COPD patients is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Death rate for CABG surgery patients is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Death rate for heart attack patients is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - March 2023
Hospital Associated Infections Quality Ratings
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) is better than the national benchmark
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
MRSA Bacteremia is no different than national benchmark
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy is better than the national benchmark
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
SSI - Colon Surgery is no different than national benchmark
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) is better than the national benchmark
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) is no different than national benchmark
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Unplanned Hospital Visits Quality Ratings
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Rate of readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide) is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2022 - June 2023
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Rate of readmission for CABG is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery is no different than expected
Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: January 2020 - December 2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients is more days than average per 100 discharges
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Hospital return days for heart failure patients is more days than average per 100 discharges
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients is more days than average per 100 discharges
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Hospital Maternal Health Quality Ratings
Elective Delivery percentage is 0%
Percentage of mothers whose deliveries were scheduled 1 to 2 weeks early.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure: Yes
Assesses whether or not the hospital participates in a Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative Initiative.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Hospital Timely and Effective Care Quality Ratings
Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - non psychiatric/mental health disorders is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Emergency department volume is very high
Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Discharged on Statin Medication is 90
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 is 88
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy is 93
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle is 92 %
Septic Shock 6 Hour.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle is 80
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle is 78 %
Severe Sepsis 6 Hour.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle is 48 %
Septic Shock 3 Hour.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock is 53 %
Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock. Sepsis is a complication that happens when a patient has an extreme response to an infection. Higher percentages are better.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing is 18
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery is not available %
Percentage of patients who had cataract surgery and had improvement in visual function within 90 days following the surgery.
Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients is 79 %
Percentage of patients receiving appropriate recommendation for follow-up screening colonoscopy.
Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022Head CT results is 44 %
Percentage of patients who came to the emergency department with stroke symptoms who received brain scan results within 45 minutes of arrival.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023Left before being seen is 10 %
Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit- Psychiatric/Mental Health Patients. A lower number of minutes is better is 404 minutes
Average time patients spent in the emergency department before being sent home.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit A lower number of minutes is better is 248 minutes
Average time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination is 94%
Percentage of healthcare workers given influenza vaccination.
Evaluation Period: October 2023 - March 2024Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Percentage of healthcare personnel who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations is 1.7%
Percentage of healthcare personnel who completed COVID-19 primary vaccination series.
Evaluation Period: October 2023 - December 2023Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - psychiatric/mental health disorders is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
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NPI NPI Number Validation
How NPI Validation Works
The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.
To verify the NPI 1841394418, we treat the final digit (8) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 72. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 72 = 8).
Digit-by-digit view
Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.
Step 1: Double every other digit from the right
Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 72 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Other Providers at the Same Location
The following 20 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1841394418, enumerated as an "organization" on September 12, 2006.
The provider is located at 809 UNIVERSITY BLVD E TUSCALOOSA, AL 35401 and the phone number is (205) 759-7378.
General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.
The provider might be accepting Accepts: Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness, Ambetter. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.
