TIFT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1962462226
General Acute Care Hospital in Tifton, GA

Q: What is Tift Regional Health System Inc.'s NPI number?

The NPI number for Tift Regional Health System Inc. is 1962462226. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on March 23, 2006. The provider is doing business as Tift Regional Medical Center.

Q: What is Tift Regional Health System Inc.'s specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Tift Regional Health System Inc. have?

CMS rates Tift Regional Medical Center 2 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 23, 2006

2/5

Hospital Overall Rating

901 18TH ST E, TIFTON, GA 31794(229) 382-7120 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: August 19, 2024. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

Record update history: Aug 19, 2024, Jul 10, 2024, Apr 22, 2021 and 2 more (5 updates tracked since 2019).

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About Tift Regional Medical Center NPPES

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

TIFT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1962462226) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Tifton, Georgia and active in the NPI registry since March 2006. The organization lists Christopher Dorman, President/ceo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1962462226

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameTIFT REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM INC.

Location Address901 18TH ST ETifton, GA 31794-3648

Mailing Address901 18th St ETifton, GA 31794-3648 · (229) 382-7120 · Fax (229) 353-7779

Phone(229) 382-7120

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialChristopher DormanPresident/ceo · (229) 353-6104

Enumeration DateMarch 23, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateAugust 19, 20245 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedAugust 19, 2024

✔ NPI 1962462226 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 · 137-180

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.

901 18TH ST E, Tifton, GA 31794

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsTift Regional Medical Center

Other Identifiers 4

Medicaid1708569LA

MedicaidTIF0095NAL

Medicaid1531063MS

Medicaid000001922AGA

Accepted Insurance

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

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Tift Regional Medical Center (CMS certification number 110095), from CMS Care Compare.

Tift Regional Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Tifton, GA

2/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipGovernment - Hospital District or Authority

CMS Certification Number110095

Location901 E 18th StreetTifton, GA 31793 · Tift County · (229) 382-7120

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

3/5

Doctor communication

3/5

Staff responsiveness

3/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

1/5

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 18

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

15.6% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

10.7% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

9.9% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

21.8% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

13.7% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

0 observed cases · 2.007 predicted · 2,910 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

2 observed cases · 3.843 predicted · 5,411 patient days

0.520 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

0 observed cases · 2.762 predicted · 94 patient days

0.000 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

0 observed cases · 2.298 predicted · 52,751 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

15 observed cases · 23.904 predicted · 48,772 patient days

0.628 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

81 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

226 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

226 more days than average per 100 discharges

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

601 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

114 No different than national

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

114 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 17

Emergency department volume

High

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

1.1%

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

268 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

876 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

94%

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.

COLE BURGESS CRNA

Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered