The East Alabama Health Care Authority
Doing business as East Alabama Medical Center
Hospital in Opelika, AL, Medicare certification number 010029. CMS publishes 66 quality measures for it.
Medicare certification
Provider of Services- CCN
- 010029
- Status
- Active
- Provider type
- Hospital – Short-term
- Listed by Care Compare as
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital District or Authority
- Control type
- Hospital district or authority
- Participating since
- Jul 1, 1966
- Last certification
- Mar 16, 2001
- Beds
- 429
- Overall star rating
- Address
- 2000 Pepperell Parkway
Opelika, AL 36801
(334) 749-3411
NPI records for this facility (CCN to NPI Mapping) 1
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dba East Alabama Medical Center
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Opelika, AL
- NPI 1154386431
Medicare enrollment
Units certified under this facility 1
Provider of ServicesParts of this facility that Medicare certifies under a number of their own, such as a psychiatric or rehabilitation unit.
Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9
Medicare Care Compare-
Cleanliness - star rating Worse3
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Communication about medicines - star rating Better3
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Discharge information - star rating Worse3
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Doctor communication - star rating Better4
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Nurse communication - star rating Better4
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Overall hospital rating - star rating Better4
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Quietness - star rating Better4
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Recommend hospital - star rating Better4
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Summary star rating Better4
Affiliated providers 507
Medicare Care CompareClinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.
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John A Abrams II, M.D.
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Auburn, AL
- NPI 1891835294
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Christopher Denman Adams, M.D.
- Rheumatology Physician
- Pensacola, FL
- NPI 1720039175
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McKensley Adams
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Montgomery, AL
- NPI 1891677118
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William K Adkins, MD
- Surgery Physician
- Opelika, AL
- NPI 1619908076
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Himanshu Aggarwal, M.D., M.S.
- Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Urology) Physician
- Montgomery, AL
- NPI 1316106164
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Himanshu Aggarwal, M.D., MPH
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician
- Clanton, AL
- NPI 1487857470
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Lisa Ailes
- Nurse Practitioner
- Columbus, GA
- NPI 1174913248
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Ronald D Alfano, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician
- Ozark, AL
- NPI 1912984279
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Zarmeena Ali, MD
- Rheumatology Physician
- Opelika, AL
- NPI 1538137708
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Robin Allers, CRNA
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Opelika, AL
- NPI 1801833306
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Basel Alrefai, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician
- Alexander City, AL
- NPI 1568523579
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John Lee Anthony, M.D.
- Dermatology Physician
- Montgomery, AL
- NPI 1184790479
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Donna Renee Appleton, CRNA
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Jacksonville, AL
- NPI 1255462214
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Ralph L Aquadro III, MD
- Plastic Surgery Physician
- Auburn, AL
- NPI 1992835722
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Mark E. Arnall, MD
- Anesthesiology Physician
- Opelika, AL
- NPI 1639134240
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Ibrahim Askar
- Psychiatry Physician
- Garfield Heights, OH
- NPI 1326601493
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Amanda Elizabeth Austin, M.D.
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Opelika, AL
- NPI 1003044678
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John Charles Axley
- Vascular Surgery Physician
- Pensacola, FL
- NPI 1528421708
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Page Druce Axley, M.D.
- Gastroenterology Physician
- Pensacola, FL
- NPI 1245693613
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Arif A Aziz, MD
- Gastroenterology Physician
- Marietta, GA
- NPI 1538144613
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Linda Tucker Back, CRNP,FNP
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Opelika, AL
- NPI 1922870021
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Samantha Baggett
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Roanoke, AL
- NPI 1548673403
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Luke Nathaniel Bailey, MD
- Otolaryngology Physician
- Opelika, AL
- NPI 1538788302
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Pamela Grace Baker, CRNP
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Louisville, AL
- NPI 1477102390
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Mona Bakshi, M.D.
- Family Medicine Physician
- Valley, AL
- NPI 1043431554
Complications and deaths 20
Medicare Care Compare-
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected0.87
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CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.99
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Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications As expected214.87
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Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected2.6
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Death rate for COPD patients As expected11.6
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Death rate for heart attack patients As expected13.4
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Death rate for heart failure patients As expected12.1
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Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected17.5
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Death rate for stroke patients As expected13.6
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Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected4.3
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Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.27
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In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.3
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Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.77
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Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.27
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Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected1.96
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Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected9
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Postoperative sepsis rate As expected5.23
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Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.62
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Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.67
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Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected3.1
Infections 6
Medicare Care Compare-
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better0.33
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Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.39
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Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.71
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MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.54
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SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy As expected1.75
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SSI - Colon Surgery As expected1.3
Outpatient imaging 2
Medicare Care Compare-
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 18.2
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Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 9.5
Spending per patient 1
Medicare Care Compare-
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 0.96
Timely and effective care 15
Medicare Care Compare-
Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter 88
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Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 99
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Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 71
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Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 205
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Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better 200
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Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better 303
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Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 100
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Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 96
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Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 77
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Left before being seen 5
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Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 8
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Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 84
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Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 81
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Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 88
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Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 93
Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (15)
Unplanned visits 13
Medicare Care Compare-
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected13.6
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Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected19.5
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Hospital return days for heart attack patients 1.6
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Hospital return days for heart failure patients 1.8
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Hospital return days for pneumonia patients -7.9
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Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected17
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Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected5
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Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected10.3
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Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected5.3
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Rate of readmission for CABG As expected10.9
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Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected19
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Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected11.7
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Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1
Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)
Other hospitals near Opelika, AL
No other hospitals are listed in Opelika, AL; these share its ZIP code area (368xx).
Sources for this page
- Provider of Services: the certification, provider type, beds and status.
- Medicare Care Compare: the star rating and every measure on this page, with the state and national rates CMS publishes beside them, and the clinicians who list this facility as an affiliation.
- NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification and the names of the providers listed above.