NESS COUNTY HOSPITAL, DIST #2
NPI 1871932574
General Acute Care Hospital - Critical Access in Ness City, KS


Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

NPI Status: Active since June 17, 2013

Contact Information

312 E CUSTER ST
NESS CITY, KS
ZIP 67560
Phone: (785) 798-2291

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  • Organization
  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Critical Access
  • CLIA Number: 17D0452818
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Hospital
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 10-10-2026

About NESS COUNTY HOSPITAL, DIST #2

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Ness County Hospital, Dist #2, a provider established in Ness City, Kansas operating as a General Acute Care Hospital, focusing in critical access . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1871932574 assigned on June 2013. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 282NC0060X with license number 75995 (KS). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 13 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Shelly Mcdonald (Human Resource Director)

NPI
1871932574
Provider Name
NESS COUNTY HOSPITAL, DIST #2
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
312 E CUSTER ST NESS CITY, KS 67560
Location Phone
(785) 798-2291
Mailing Address
312 E CUSTER ST NESS CITY, KS 67560
Mailing Phone
(785) 798-2291
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
06-17-2013
Last Update Date
06-17-2013
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According to the Nursing Home Compare program data, Ness County Hospital, Dist #2 has an above average overall quality rating based on the provider's performance on three separate measures including: health inspections, staffing, and quality of resident care information. These quality measures, combined in a star rating of 4 out of 5 stars provide a snapshot of this nursing home quality.

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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

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Classification

General Acute Care Hospital Critical Access

Taxonomy Code
282NC0060X
Type
Hospitals
License No.
75995
License State
KS

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name

SHELLY MCDONALD

Authorized Official Title
HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTOR
Authorized Official Phone
(785) 798-2291

Nursing Home Quality Information

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services publishes the Nursing Home Compare star rating data to provide consumers an easy way to compare nursing home's quality of care.

Overall Quality RatingNot Available
The overall star rating is based on a nursing homes's performance on health inspections, staffing and quality measures.
Health Inspection RatingNot Available
The health inspection star rating is based on a nursing home’s weighted score from the most recent health inspections.
Quality Measures Rating - 2 out of 5 stars - Below Average
The quality measures star rating is based on data from a select set of clinical measures.
Long-Stay Quality Measures Rating - 2 out of 5 stars - Below Average
The long-stay quality of care rating is based on the quality of care delivered to long-term residents only.
Short-Stay Quality Measures RatingNot Available
The short-stay quality of care rating is based on the quality of care delivered to temporary residents only.
*Not enough data available to calculate a star rating.
Staffing RatingNot Available
The staffing rating is based on the star rating based on the nursing home’s staffing hours for Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practice Nurses (LPNs), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) and Nurse aides.
*Not enough data available to calculate a star rating.
Nurse Aide Staffing Hours0 hours per resident per day
Nurse aide hours per resident per day. Higher number of hours are better.
RN Staffing Hours0 hours per resident per day
Resgistered nurse hours per resident per day. Higher number of hours are better.
RN Staff Turnover63.6%
Resgistered nurse turnover is the percentage of registered nursing staff who stop working at the facility within a given year.
Ownership TypeGovernment - Hospital district
Is the facility private for profit, not-for profit or publicly owned.
Number of Certified Beds30 beds
Number of beds in the nursing home that have been approved by the federal government to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs.
Residents per Day26 residents
Average number of residents living in the facility per day.
Automatic Sprinkler SystemsYes
Does the facility have automatic sprinkler systems in all required areas?
Facility Reported Incidents0 incidents
Number of facility-reported incidents in the past 3 years. A lower number is better.
Substantiated Complaints2 complaints
Number of substantiated complaints in the past 3 years. A lower number is better.
Citations from Inspections citations after infection control inspection
Number of citations from infection control inspections in the past 3 years. A lower number is better.
Total Number of Penalties1 penalties from a serious health, fire safety or long-term unresolved citation
The Medicare program may impose penalties on a facilty when there's serious health or fire safety citations or if the facility fails to correct a citation for a long period of time.
Number of Fines1 fines
Toal number of fines in the last 3 years. A penalty can be a fine against the facility or denied payments from Medicare.
Amount of Fines$650.00
Total monetary amount of fine imposed on the facility in the last 3 years.

CLIA Information

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:

CLIA Number
17D0452818
Facility Type
Hospital
Certificate Effective Date
October 11, 2024
Certificate Expiration Date
October 10, 2026
Laboratory Director
ERIC E. EASEY
Certificate Type
Certificate of Compliance
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Ness County Hospital, Dist #2 after an inspection that finds the laboratory to be in compliance with all applicable CLIA requirements. This type of certificate is issued to laboratories that perform nonwaived (moderate and/or high complexity) testing.

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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 1871932574, we treat the final digit (4) 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 66. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 66 = 4).

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.

Pos 1
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
8
Unchanged
Pos 3
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 4
1
Unchanged
Pos 5
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 6
3
Unchanged
Pos 7
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 8
5
Unchanged
Pos 9
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Check
4
Target digit
Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

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.

1 → 2 7 → 14 → 5 9 → 18 → 9 2 → 4 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 8 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 8 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 66

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 66 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 66 = 4
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1871932574.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1871932574, enumerated as an "organization" on June 17, 2013.

The provider is located at 312 E CUSTER ST NESS CITY, KS 67560 and the phone number is (785) 798-2291.

General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282NC0060X and a focus in Critical Access.