CANCER SERVICES
NPI 1912205311
General Acute Care Hospital in Covington, LA

Q: What is St. Tammany Parish Hospital Distric #1's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does St. Tammany Parish Hospital Distric #1 have?

CMS rates St Tammany Parish Hospital 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 March 09, 2011

4/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1202 S TYLER ST, COVINGTON, LA 70433(985) 898-4410(985) 871-5935 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: September 30, 2019. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 16, 2026.

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About Cancer Services NPPES

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

CANCER SERVICES (NPI 1912205311) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Covington, Louisiana and active in the NPI registry since March 2011. The organization lists Nicole L Goodwin, Credentialing Specialist, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1912205311

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameST. TAMMANY PARISH HOSPITAL DISTRIC #1

Location Address1202 S TYLER STCovington, LA 70433-2330

Mailing Address1202 S Tyler StCovington, LA 70433-2330 · (985) 898-4410 · Fax (985) 871-5935

Phone(985) 898-4410

Fax(985) 871-5935

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialNicole L GoodwinCredentialing Specialist · (985) 898-4493

Enumeration DateMarch 9, 2011

Last NPPES UpdateSeptember 30, 2019

✔ NPI 1912205311 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in LA · 104

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.

1202 S TYLER ST, Covington, LA 70433

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Other Names 1

Other NameCancer Services

Other Identifiers 5

Other1796131LA · Medicare

Other190045Medicare

Medicaid1720259LA

Other5CS20Medicare

Other90045LA · Blue Cross

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for St Tammany Parish Hospital (CMS certification number 190045), from CMS Care Compare.

St Tammany Parish Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Covington, LA

4/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipGovernment - Hospital District or Authority

CMS Certification Number190045

Location1202 S Tyler StreetCovington, LA 70433 · St. Tammany County · (985) 898-4000

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

4/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

4/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

4/5

Overall hospital rating

4/5

Recommend hospital

5/5

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

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

12.9% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

3% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

11.1% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

13.6% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

17.8% No different than national

Infections 6

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

5 observed cases · 7.608 predicted · 7,714 patient days

0.657 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

3 observed cases · 7.423 predicted · 6,177 patient days

0.404 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

3 observed cases · 3.064 predicted · 114 patient days

0.979 No different than national

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy

0 observed cases · 1.075 predicted · 136 patient days

0.000 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

4 observed cases · 4.881 predicted · 74,428 patient days

0.820 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

15 observed cases · 50.184 predicted · 67,431 patient days

0.299 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

163 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

440 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

237 days per 100 discharges

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

305 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 17

Emergency department volume

High

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

11.6%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

80%

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

168 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

224 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

58%

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.

SHARON K TOMBERLIN MD

Pathology (Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology)