FRENCH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1881760452
General Acute Care Hospital in San Luis Obispo, CA

Q: What is Dignity Community Care's NPI number?

The NPI number for Dignity Community Care is 1881760452. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on November 27, 2006. The provider is doing business as French Hospital Medical Center.

Q: What is Dignity Community Care's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Dignity Community Care have?

CMS rates French Hospital Medical Center 5 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 November 27, 2006CLIA 05D0586788 · Accreditation

5/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1911 JOHNSON AVE, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93401(805) 543-5353(805) 543-5708 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: September 28, 2023. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: September 27, 2026.

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About French Hospital Medical Center NPPES

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

FRENCH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1881760452) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in San Luis Obispo, California and active in the NPI registry since November 2006. The organization holds an CLIA Accreditation certificate valid through August 16, 2027 and lists Matt Richardson, Chief Financial Officer, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1881760452

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameDIGNITY COMMUNITY CARE

Location Address1911 JOHNSON AVESan Luis Obispo, CA 93401-4131

Mailing Address1400 E Church StSanta Maria, CA 93454-5906 · (805) 739-3000 · Fax (805) 739-3951

Phone(805) 543-5353

Fax(805) 543-5708

Organization SubpartYes

Authorized OfficialMatt RichardsonChief Financial Officer · (805) 739-3108

Enumeration DateNovember 27, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateSeptember 28, 2023

NPPES CertifiedSeptember 28, 2023

✔ NPI 1881760452 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in CA · 050000031

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.

1911 JOHNSON AVE, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsFrench Hospital Medical Center

Other Identifiers 6

Other510508959CA · Commercial Ins

OtherZZZA4000ZCA · Blue Shield

Other510508959941390000CA · Triwest

MedicaidHSC30232ICA

MedicaidHSP40232ICA

Other050232B000000CA · Trailblazer

CLIA Laboratory Certificates CMS CLIA

Laboratory certificates issued under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program, which sets federal quality standards for human laboratory testing in the United States. There is no official CMS crosswalk between CLIA and NPI numbers; these certificates are associated with this NPI by matching facility names, locations and phone numbers in the CMS CLIA registry.

Certificate of Accreditation 05D0586788

French Hospital Medical Center Laboratory · San Luis Obispo, CA

Active · expires Aug 16, 2027

CLIA Number05D0586788

Laboratory TypeHospital

Certificate Effective DateAugust 17, 2025

Certificate Expiration DateAugust 16, 2027

Laboratory DirectorKevin L. Ferguson, MD

Laboratory Phone(805) 542-6386

Laboratory LocationFrench Hospital Medical Center Laboratory1911 Johnson Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Address Name

This is a certificate that is issued to a laboratory on the basis of the laboratory's accreditation by an accreditation organization approved by CMS.

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for French Hospital Medical Center (CMS certification number 050232), from CMS Care Compare.

French Hospital Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · San Luis Obispo, CA

5/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number050232

Location1911 Johnson AveSan Luis Obispo, CA 93401 · San Luis Obispo County · (805) 543-5353

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

4/5

Doctor communication

4/5

Staff responsiveness

4/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

3/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

1/5

Overall hospital rating

3/5

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

2.5 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

11.6% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

3.2% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

8% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

12.7% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

19.9% No different than national

Infections 4

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

0 observed cases · 1.494 predicted · 2,047 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

1 observed case · 1.368 predicted · 1,921 patient days

0.731 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

2 observed cases · 1.412 predicted · 58 patient days

1.416 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

1 observed case · 11.517 predicted · 21,171 patient days

0.087 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

309 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

379 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

213 days per 100 discharges

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

755 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

Cases too small to report

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

Cases too small to report

Timely & Effective Care 16

Emergency department volume

Medium

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

22.6%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

79%

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

177 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

233 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

69%

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.

MRS. CRISTINA N DIEDERICH PHARM. D.

Pharmacist