UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER, INC
NPI 1972584290
Skilled Nursing Facility in Bridgeport, WV

Q: What is United Hospital Center, Inc's NPI number?

The NPI number for United Hospital Center, Inc is 1972584290. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on November 14, 2005. The provider is doing business as United Transitional Care Center.

Q: What is United Hospital Center, Inc's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Skilled Nursing Facility with taxonomy code 314000000X.

Q: What quality rating does United Hospital Center, Inc have?

CMS rates United Transitional Care Center 5 out of 5 stars overall on Care Compare. The full measure detail is in the Nursing Home Quality Ratings section above.

Active since November 14, 2005

5/5

Overall Rating

327 MEDICAL PARK DR, BRIDGEPORT, WV 26330(681) 342-1600 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: September 12, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 16, 2026.

Record update history: Sep 12, 2025, Oct 21, 2023, May 27, 2022 (3 updates tracked since 2022).

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About United Hospital Center, Inc NPPES

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

UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER, INC (NPI 1972584290), doing business as United Transitional Care Center, is a healthcare organization registered as a skilled nursing facility in Bridgeport, West Virginia and active in the NPI registry since November 2005. The organization lists Russell John Plywaczynski, Vp Finance, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1972584290

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy314000000X

Legal Business NameUNITED HOSPITAL CENTER, INC

Location Address327 MEDICAL PARK DRBridgeport, WV 26330-9006

Mailing AddressPo Box 775Morgantown, WV 26507-0775 · (681) 342-1000 · Fax (681) 342-3125

Phone(681) 342-1600

Organization SubpartYes

Authorized OfficialRussell John PlywaczynskiVp Finance · (681) 342-1000

Enumeration DateNovember 14, 2005

Last NPPES UpdateSeptember 12, 20253 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedSeptember 12, 2025

✔ NPI 1972584290 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtySkilled Nursing FacilityNursing & Custodial Care Facilities

Taxonomy Code314000000X

License✔ Licensed in WV · 107

Definition

(1) A skilled nursing facility is a facility or distinct part of an institution whose primary function is to provide medical, continuous nursing, and other health and social services to patients who are not in an acute phase of illness requiring services in a hospital, but who require primary restorative or skilled nursing services on an inpatient basis above the level of intermediate or custodial care in order to reach a degree of body functioning to permit self care in essential daily living. It meets any licensing or certification standards et forth by the jurisdiction where it is located. A skilled nursing facility may be a freestanding facility or part of a hospital that has been certified by Medicare to admit patients requiring subacute care and rehabilitation; (2) Provides non-acute medical and skilled nursing care services, therapy and social services under the supervision of a licensed registered nurse on a 24-hour basis.

Other Names 1

Doing Business AsUnited Transitional Care Center

Other Identifiers 2

Medicaid001276000WV

Other000324444WV · Blue Cross

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include CareSource, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia.Insurance ›

Nursing Home Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings, staffing and inspection history for United Transitional Care Center (CMS certification number 515107), from CMS Care Compare.

United Transitional Care Center

Nursing home · Bridgeport, WV

5/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipNon profit - Corporation

CMS Certification Number515107

Certified Beds32 beds28 residents per day on average

Medicare & Medicaid Participant SinceFebruary 10, 1990

Automatic sprinkler system

CMS Star Ratings

Quality Measures

Based on a select set of clinical quality measures.

5/5

Short-Stay Quality

Quality of care delivered to short-term and rehabilitation residents.

5/5

Staffing

Based on nursing staff hours relative to resident needs.

4/5

Weighted Health Inspection Score

Lower scores are better; the score summarizes deficiencies found on recent inspections.

Ratings are assigned by CMS on a one-to-five star scale; five is the highest. Categories without a current CMS rating are not shown.

Staffing & Turnover

Total Nurse Staffing

nurse aide 2.33 · LPN 1.1 · RN 2.26

5.7 hrs per resident per day

Weekend Nurse Staffing

5.07 hrs per resident per day

Physical Therapist Staffing

0 hrs per resident per day

Nursing Staff Turnover

Share of nursing staff who left the facility within the past year.

47.6%

Registered Nurse Turnover

61.1%

Higher staffing hours generally allow more direct care time per resident.

Inspections & Enforcement

Facility-Reported Incidents

Substantiated Complaints

Fines

Medicare Payment Denials

Total Penalties

Counts come from CMS inspections and complaint investigations over approximately the past three years. CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2024.

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.

DR. VIGNESHWARAN RAMANATHAN MD

Hospitalist