SSM HEALTH SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
NPI 1942685920
General Acute Care Hospital in Saint Louis, MO

Q: What is the provider's specialty?

The provider's specialty is General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.

Active since July 20, 2015

1/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1201 S GRAND BLVD, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63104(314) 577-8000 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: November 27, 2023. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 19, 2026.

Record update history: Aug 7, 2020, Jan 22, 2020, Nov 21, 2019 (3 updates tracked since 2019).

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About Ssm Health Saint Louis University Hospital NPPES

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

SSM HEALTH SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (NPI 1942685920) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri and active in the NPI registry since July 2015. The organization lists Steven M Scott, President, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1942685920

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameSSM-SLUH INC

Location Address1201 S GRAND BLVDSaint Louis, MO 63104-1016

Mailing Address1195 Corporate Lake DrSaint Louis, MO 63132-1716 · (314) 989-3524 · Fax (314) 989-3695

Phone(314) 577-8000

Organization SubpartYesParent: Ssm Health Care Corporation

Authorized OfficialSteven M ScottPresident · (314) 577-8017

Enumeration DateJuly 20, 2015

Last NPPES UpdateNovember 27, 20233 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedAugust 7, 2020

✔ NPI 1942685920 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

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.

1201 S GRAND BLVD, Saint Louis, MO 63104

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsSsm Health Saint Louis University Hospital

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness, Ambetter from Home State Health, Ambetter from Sunflower Health Plan and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Ssm Health Saint Louis University Hospital (CMS certification number 260105), from CMS Care Compare.

Ssm Health Saint Louis University Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Saint Louis, MO

1/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Church

CMS Certification Number260105

Location3635 Vista AveSaint Louis, MO 63110 · St. Louis City County · (314) 577-8000

Emergency services Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

2/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

2/5

Doctor communication

3/5

Staff responsiveness

2/5

Communication about medicines

2/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

2/5

Quietness

3/5

Overall hospital rating

3/5

Recommend hospital

3/5

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

Complications & Deaths 18

Death rate for heart attack patients

13.6% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

3.7% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

10.5% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

12.2% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

19.8% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

14.2% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

11 observed cases · 16.207 predicted · 14,459 patient days

0.679 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

8 observed cases · 20.715 predicted · 10,493 patient days

0.386 Better than the national benchmark

SSI - Colon Surgery

8 observed cases · 9.384 predicted · 292 patient days

0.853 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

8 observed cases · 10.655 predicted · 112,175 patient days

0.751 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

35 observed cases · 74.69 predicted · 112,175 patient days

0.469 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

88 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

129 more days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

90 more days than average per 100 discharges

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

336 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

91 No different than national

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

91 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 16

Emergency department volume

High

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

1.9%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

58%

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

356 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

303 minutes

Left before being seen

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.

JODI WALSH A-GNP-C

Nurse Practitioner (Adult Health)