Lutheran Hospital Association of the San Luis Valley
Doing business as San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center
Hospital in Alamosa, CO, Medicare certification number 060008. CMS publishes 50 quality measures for it.
Medicare certification
Provider of Services- CCN
- 060008
- Status
- Active
- Provider type
- Hospital – Short-term
- Listed by Care Compare as
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Ownership
- Voluntary non-profit - Private
- Control type
- Private (not for profit)
- Participating since
- Jul 1, 1966
- Last certification
- Apr 23, 2025
- Beds
- 59
- Overall star rating
- Address
- 106 Blanca Ave
Alamosa, CO 81101
(719) 587-1202
NPI records for this facility (CCN to NPI Mapping) 1
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dba San Luis Valley Health Regional Medical Center
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Alamosa, CO
- NPI 1235181744
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 Better4
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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 As expected3
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Nurse communication - star rating Better4
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Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse3
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Quietness - star rating Better4
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Recommend hospital - star rating Worse3
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Summary star rating Worse3
Affiliated providers 222
Medicare Care CompareClinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.
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Cynthia Caparros Abacan, MD
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician
- Pueblo, CO
- NPI 1467438549
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Emma Nydia Adams, PA-C
- Surgical Physician Assistant
- Colorado Springs, CO
- NPI 1841574050
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Tauqir Zulfiqar Ahmad, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Alamosa, CO
- NPI 1558357285
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Jason Marshall Allen, DO
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Provo, UT
- NPI 1184845539
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William Brady Alling
- Pulmonary Disease Physician
- Pueblo, CO
- NPI 1740715689
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Paul Amiott
- Physician Assistant
- Kettering, OH
- NPI 1265861025
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Newton Eddie Baldwin, PA-C
- Physician Assistant
- Santa Fe, NM
- NPI 1407106230
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Kyle Reed Barkdull, DO
- Family Medicine Physician
- Monte Vista, CO
- NPI 1386384808
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Claud Allen Bays, M.D.
- Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
- Alamosa, CO
- NPI 1376590943
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Berlin Rebecca Beiriger, PA-C
- Physician Assistant
- Del Norte, CO
- NPI 1609624337
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Bradley Leston Bernard, MD
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Dallas, TX
- NPI 1831754241
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Aditi Bhagat, MD
- Family Medicine Physician
- Novato, CA
- NPI 1598117160
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Amy Nicole Blakeslee, PA-C
- Physician Assistant
- Alamosa, CO
- NPI 1073165486
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Kelly Jean Bleakney
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Alamosa, CO
- NPI 1235764374
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Gary William Bong, MD
- Urology Physician
- Colorado Springs, CO
- NPI 1093896144
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James Christopher Bostwick, MD
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Colorado Springs, CO
- NPI 1952552176
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Andrew Boulos, DO
- Pulmonary Disease Physician
- Pueblo, CO
- NPI 1689010100
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Brooke Christine Bredbeck, MD
- Surgery Physician
- Gunnison, CO
- NPI 1003268129
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Brandon Dalton Brown, M.D.
- Surgery Physician
- Fort Carson, CO
- NPI 1326006198
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Candace Denise Brown, MD
- Hospitalist Physician
- Colorado Springs, CO
- NPI 1346371614
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Kathleen Hayes Brown, M.D.
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician
- Pueblo, CO
- NPI 1881821312
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Justin Buchholz, D.O.
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Pueblo, CO
- NPI 1528449907
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Ryan Bucknam, M.D.
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
- Fort Carson, CO
- NPI 1518311414
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Bailey Rose Buhr
- Medical Physician Assistant
- Aurora, CO
- NPI 1962082933
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Keith William Bullinger, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician
- Colorado Springs, CO
- NPI 1780144329
Complications and deaths 14
Medicare Care Compare-
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected1.04
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CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.96
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Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected19.4
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Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected4.5
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Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.21
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In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.27
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Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.71
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Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.67
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Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.62
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Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected9.01
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Postoperative sepsis rate As expected5.15
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Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.75
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Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.52
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Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected3.3
Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (6)
Infections 1
Medicare Care Compare-
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) As expected0.97
Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (5)
Outpatient imaging 2
Medicare Care Compare-
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 3
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Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 10.6
Spending per patient 1
Medicare Care Compare-
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 1.11
Timely and effective care 15
Medicare Care Compare-
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 76
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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 182
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Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 390
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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 168
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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 242
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Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 94
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Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 91
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Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 86
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Left before being seen 1
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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 86
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Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 90
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Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 94
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Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 79
Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (15)
Unplanned visits 8
Medicare Care Compare-
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 32.6
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Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected17.6
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Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected5.7
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Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected10.4
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Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected5.3
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Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected19.3
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Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected13.3
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Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1
Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (6)
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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.