ST JAMES HEALTHCARE
NPI 1861651697
General Acute Care Hospital in Butte, MT

Q: What is St James Healthcare's NPI number?

The NPI number for St James Healthcare is 1861651697. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on June 6, 2008.

Q: What is St James Healthcare's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does St James Healthcare have?

CMS rates St James Healthcare 1 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 06, 2008

1/5

Hospital Overall Rating

400 S CLARK ST, BUTTE, MT 59701(406) 723-2500(406) 723-2483 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: May 2, 2022. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

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About St James Healthcare NPPES

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

ST JAMES HEALTHCARE (NPI 1861651697) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Butte, Montana and active in the NPI registry since June 2008. The organization lists Pamela Palagi, Vp Finance, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1861651697

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameST JAMES HEALTHCARE

Location Address400 S CLARK STButte, MT 59701-2328

Mailing Address400 S Clark StButte, MT 59701-2328 · (406) 723-2500 · Fax (406) 723-2483

Phone(406) 723-2500

Fax(406) 723-2483

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialPamela PalagiVp Finance · (406) 723-2414

Enumeration DateJune 6, 2008

Last NPPES UpdateMay 2, 2022

NPPES CertifiedMay 2, 2022

✔ NPI 1861651697 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in MT · 10869

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.

400 S CLARK ST, Butte, MT 59701

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Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for St James Healthcare (CMS certification number 270017), from CMS Care Compare.

St James Healthcare

Acute Care Hospitals · Butte, MT

1/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number270017

Location400 S Clark StButte, MT 59701 · Silver Bow County · (406) 723-2500

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

4/5

Staff responsiveness

5/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

4/5

Cleanliness

5/5

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 18

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

3.4 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

12.4% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart failure patients

12.7% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

19.9% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

13.6% No different than national

Infections 1

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

5 observed cases · 5.446 predicted · 14,040 patient days

0.918 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

86 more days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

147 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

165 more days than average per 100 discharges

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

303 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

81 No different than national

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

81 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 16

Emergency department volume

Low

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

0.3%

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

143 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

228 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 3

Elective Delivery

21%

Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding

209

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.

TAYLOR LOUISE ST. JOHN RN

Registered Nurse