NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL & HEALTH CENTER INC
NPI 1912053794
Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit in Newport, VT

Q: What is North Country Hospital & Health Center Inc's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit with taxonomy code 275N00000X.

Q: What quality rating does North Country Hospital & Health Center Inc have?

CMS rates North Country Hospital And Health Center 3 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 January 26, 2007

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

189 PROUTY DR, NEWPORT, VT 05855(802) 334-7331(802) 334-3281 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: September 12, 2023. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 16, 2026.

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About North Country Hospital & Health Center Inc NPPES

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

NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL & HEALTH CENTER INC (NPI 1912053794) is a healthcare organization registered as a medicare defined swing bed unit in Newport, Vermont and active in the NPI registry since January 2007. The organization lists Deborah L Brown, Enrollment Specialist, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1912053794

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy275N00000X

Legal Business NameNORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL & HEALTH CENTER INC

Location Address189 PROUTY DRNewport, VT 05855-9326

Mailing Address189 Prouty DrNewport, VT 05855-9326 · (802) 334-7331 · Fax (802) 334-3281

Phone(802) 334-7331

Fax(802) 334-3281

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialDeborah L BrownEnrollment Specialist · (802) 334-3210

Enumeration DateJanuary 26, 2007

Last NPPES UpdateSeptember 12, 2023

NPPES CertifiedSeptember 12, 2023

✔ NPI 1912053794 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyMedicare Defined Swing Bed UnitHospital Units

Taxonomy Code275N00000X

License✔ Licensed in VT · 688

Definition

A unit of a hospital that has a Medicare provider agreement and has been granted approval from HCFA to provide post-hospital extended care services and be reimbursed as a swing-bed unit.

189 PROUTY DR, Newport, VT 05855

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Other Identifiers 2

Other470008VT · Blue Shield

Medicaid047Z304VT

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for North Country Hospital And Health Center (CMS certification number 471304), from CMS Care Compare.

North Country Hospital And Health Center

Critical Access Hospitals · Newport, VT

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number471304

Location189 Prouty DriveNewport, VT 05855 · Orleans County · (802) 334-7331

Emergency services 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

3/5

Cleanliness

4/5

Quietness

2/5

Overall hospital rating

3/5

Recommend hospital

2/5

Star ratings summarize responses from patients surveyed after discharge, collected through the CMS HCAHPS program.

Complications & Deaths 6

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

12.4% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

14.5% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

16.5% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

27.8% Worse than the national rate

Death rate for stroke patients

15.4% No different than national

Infections 1

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

0 observed cases · 2.516 predicted · 5,541 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

62 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

127 days per 100 discharges

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

421 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 2

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

96%

Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing

12%

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.

DANIELLE L SPEER NP

Nurse Practitioner (Adult Health)

189 PROUTY DR
NEWPORT, VT 05855

Orleans County (802) 334-4108

JOHN N HENRY JR. PAC

Physician Assistant

189 PROUTY DR
NEWPORT, VT 05855

Orleans County (802) 334-7331

JESSICA KATHLEEN ANDREWS

Family Medicine

189 PROUTY DR
NEWPORT, VT 05855

Orleans County (802) 334-7331

MISS KATE SCHWEITZER SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

189 PROUTY DR
NEWPORT, VT 05855

Orleans County (802) 334-3260

MR. ARTHUR D ALSOBROOK JR., M.D.

Emergency Medicine

189 PROUTY DR, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
NEWPORT, VT 05855

Orleans County (802) 334-4111

DR. WEILI GRAY M.D.

Internal Medicine (Sleep Medicine)

189 PROUTY DR
NEWPORT, VT 05855

Orleans County (802) 334-4108

NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL & HEALTH CENTER INC

Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology)

189 PROUTY DR
NEWPORT, VT 05855

Orleans County (802) 334-7331

NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL & HEALTH CENTER INC

General Acute Care Hospital (Critical Access)

189 PROUTY DR
NEWPORT, VT 05855

Orleans County (802) 334-7331

Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS

Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.

What is North Country Hospital & Health Center Inc's NPI number?

The NPI number for North Country Hospital & Health Center Inc is 1912053794. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on January 26, 2007.

Where is North Country Hospital & Health Center Inc located?

North Country Hospital & Health Center Inc is located at 189 Prouty Dr, Newport, VT 05855. The listed phone number is (802) 334-7331.

What is North Country Hospital & Health Center Inc's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit with taxonomy code 275N00000X.

Is North Country Hospital & Health Center Inc a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. North Country Hospital And Health Center is a Medicare-certified hospital (Critical Access Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

What quality rating does North Country Hospital & Health Center Inc have?

CMS rates North Country Hospital And Health Center 3 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.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for North Country Hospital & Health Center Inc was last updated on September 12, 2023. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 2 years ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.