HUGHSTON HOSPITAL
NPI 1902073844
Special Hospital in Columbus, GA

Q: What is The Medical Center Hospital Authority's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Special Hospital with taxonomy code 284300000X.

Q: What quality rating does The Medical Center Hospital Authority have?

CMS rates Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside 4 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 May 09, 2008

4/5

Hospital Overall Rating

100 FRIST CT, COLUMBUS, GA 31909(706) 494-2100(706) 494-2446 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: September 5, 2008. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

On this page

About Hughston Hospital NPPES

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

HUGHSTON HOSPITAL (NPI 1902073844) is a healthcare organization registered as a special hospital in Columbus, Georgia and active in the NPI registry since May 2008. The organization lists David B Mcmicken, Chairman Of Board Of Directors, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1902073844

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy284300000X

Legal Business NameTHE MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL AUTHORITY

Location Address100 FRIST CTColumbus, GA 31909-3578

Mailing Address707 Center St, Suite 400Columbus, GA 31901-1575 · (706) 660-6103 · Fax (706) 660-6520

Phone(706) 494-2100

Fax(706) 494-2446

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialDavid B McmickenChairman Of Board Of Directors · (706) 660-6103

Enumeration DateMay 9, 2008

Last NPPES UpdateSeptember 5, 2008

✔ NPI 1902073844 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtySpecial HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code284300000X

License✔ Licensed in GA · 106-645

Definition

A designation by the AHA of a hospital whose primary function of the institution is to provide diagnostic and treatment services for patients who have specified medical conditions, both surgical and nonsurgical.

100 FRIST CT, Columbus, GA 31909

Open in Google Maps ↗

Other Names 1

Doing Business AsHughston Hospital

Other Identifiers 2

Medicaid00315642AGA

Medicare OSCAR/certification110200GA

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside (CMS certification number 110200), from CMS Care Compare.

Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside

Acute Care Hospitals · Columbus, GA

4/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipProprietary

CMS Certification Number110200

Location100 Frist CourtColumbus, GA 31909 · Muscogee County · (706) 494-2101

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

3/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

4/5

Cleanliness

3/5

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

3.1 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

11.8% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

9.6% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

10.4% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

20% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

11.8% No different than national

Infections 4

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

1 observed case · 1.478 predicted · 2,342 patient days

0.677 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

2 observed cases · 1.651 predicted · 2,956 patient days

1.211 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

0 observed cases · 3.093 predicted · 112 patient days

0.000 Better than the national benchmark

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

0 observed cases · 9.394 predicted · 22,759 patient days

0.000 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

172 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

194 days per 100 discharges

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

526 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 15

Emergency department volume

Medium

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

3.9%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

56%

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

169 minutes

Left before being seen

Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients

96%

Leave this field empty

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.

HERITAGE PHYSICIAN SERVICES, LLC

Emergency Medicine