DEKALB MEDICAL CENTER, INC.
NPI 1962403865
General Acute Care Hospital in Lithonia, GA

Q: What is Dekalb Medical Center, Inc.'s NPI number?

The NPI number for Dekalb Medical Center, Inc. is 1962403865. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on August 2, 2005. The provider is doing business as Dekalb Medical Center at Hillandale and Emory Hillandale Hospital.

Q: What is Dekalb Medical Center, Inc.'s specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Dekalb Medical Center, Inc. have?

CMS rates Emory Hillandale Hospital 1 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 August 02, 2005

1/5

Hospital Overall Rating

2801 DEKALB MEDICAL PKWY, LITHONIA, GA 30058(404) 501-7534(404) 501-5811 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: April 3, 2026. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

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About Dekalb Medical Center, Inc. NPPES

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

DEKALB MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (NPI 1962403865), doing business as Dekalb Medical Center At Hillandale, is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Lithonia, Georgia and active in the NPI registry since August 2005. The organization lists Carla D Cashio, Corporate Director, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1962403865

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameDEKALB MEDICAL CENTER, INC.

Location Address2801 DEKALB MEDICAL PKWYLithonia, GA 30058-4996

Mailing Address2701 N Decatur Rd Ste 1002bDecatur, GA 30033-5918 · (404) 501-5025 · Fax (404) 501-5627

Phone(404) 501-7534

Fax(404) 501-5811

Organization SubpartYesParent: Dekalb Medical

Authorized OfficialCarla D CashioCorporate Director · (404) 686-1811

Enumeration DateAugust 2, 2005

Last NPPES UpdateApril 3, 2026

NPPES CertifiedApril 3, 2026

✔ NPI 1962403865 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in GA · 044621

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.

2801 DEKALB MEDICAL PKWY, Lithonia, GA 30058

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Other Names 2

Doing Business AsDekalb Medical Center At Hillandale

Doing Business AsEmory Hillandale Hospital

Other Identifiers 2

Other100191GA · Blue Cross Blue Shield

Medicaid000000536UGA

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Absolute Total Care, Ambetter Health, Ambetter of Alabama and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Emory Hillandale Hospital (CMS certification number 110226), from CMS Care Compare.

Emory Hillandale Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Lithonia, GA

1/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipGovernment - Hospital District or Authority

CMS Certification Number110226

Location2801 Dekalb Medical ParkwayLithonia, GA 30058 · De Kalb County · (404) 501-8040

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

1/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

4/5

Quietness

4/5

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 17

Death rate for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for COPD patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart failure patients

13.8% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

17.9% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

Cases too small to report

Pressure ulcer rate

0.34 No different than national

Infections 4

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

1 observed case · 2.01 predicted · 2,267 patient days

0.498 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

0 observed cases · 1.978 predicted · 1,986 patient days

0.000 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

2 observed cases · 1.641 predicted · 25,038 patient days

1.219 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

1 observed case · 9.729 predicted · 25,038 patient days

0.103 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 10

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

73 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

50 days per 100 discharges

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

69 No different than national

Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery

55 No different than national

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate

Cases too small to report

Timely & Effective Care 17

Emergency department volume

High

Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - non psychiatric/mental health disorders

156 minutes

Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - psychiatric/mental health disorders

162 minutes

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

0.1%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

90%

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

221 minutes

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.

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