Benefis Hospitals Inc

Hospital in Great Falls, MT, Medicare certification number 270012. CMS publishes 65 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

CCN: 270012The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier
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: Jun 19, 2024
Beds: 398
Overall star rating: 2 of 5Care Compare
Address: 1101 26TH St S
Great Falls, MT 59405
(406) 455-5000

NPI records for this facility (CCN to NPI Mapping) 3

Benefis Hospitals Inc

dba Benefis Medical Group
- Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
- Great Falls, MT
- NPI 1780968974
Medicare enrollment
Benefis Hospitals, Inc.
- Air Ambulance
- Great Falls, MT
- NPI 1114934023
Medicare enrollment
Benefis Hospitals, Inc.
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Great Falls, MT
- NPI 1881650737
Medicare enrollment

Units certified under this facility 1

Parts of this facility that Medicare certifies under a number of their own, such as a psychiatric or rehabilitation unit.

Benefis Health System Inpatient rehabilitation facility, CCN 27T012, 18 measures, 3 providers

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.35 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.2 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 4.05 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.5 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.9 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.5 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.65 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 4.1 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.8 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Affiliated providers 603

Page 1 of 25Medicare Care Compare

Clinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.

Ahmed Mustafa Abbasi, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Albuquerque, NM
- NPI 1871233254
Fred D. Abraham, OD
- Optometrist
- Great Falls, MT
- NPI 1760441828
Kara Marie Addison, DNP-C
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Helena, MT
- NPI 1295090983
Thomas Brice Addison, MD
- Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
- Great Falls, MT
- NPI 1871594754
Graig A Aders, M.D.
- Psychiatry Physician
- Great Falls, MT
- NPI 1265758734
Vijay P. Agarwal, M.D.
- Gastroenterology Physician
- Palm Springs, CA
- NPI 1609964154
Sheela Yadav Ahmed, MD
- Pulmonary Disease Physician
- Great Falls, MT
- NPI 1083736227
Peter Airel, M.D.
- Gastroenterology Physician
- Las Vegas, NV
- NPI 1538222047
Jill I Aitken, AUD
- Audiologist
- Great Falls, MT
- NPI 1730386020
Betsy Akin, FNP
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Great Falls, MT
- NPI 1720525991
Rayhaan Muhammad Akram, MD
- Rheumatology Physician
- Saint Paul, MN
- NPI 1457871659
Luis Fernando Alberton, M.D.
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
- Everett, WA
- NPI 1588051494
Nancy Allen, M.D.
- Hospitalist Physician
- Bangor, ME
- NPI 1215186010
Dee Althouse, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Havre, MT
- NPI 1578776118
John D Andenoro, MD
- Urology Physician
- Kalispell, MT
- NPI 1518058551
David E Anderson, MD
- Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
- Great Falls, MT
- NPI 1063413789
Robert H Anderson, PA C
- Physician Assistant
- Fort Benton, MT
- NPI 1700841277
Shelley Louise Andrus, APRN
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Great Falls, MT
- NPI 1962786806
David J Arends, PA-C
- Physician Assistant
- Conrad, MT
- NPI 1265614630
Molly C Asper
- Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
- Shelby, MT
- NPI 1255955571
Stephanie Atchison
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Great Falls, MT
- NPI 1659751105
Marsha Lynn Atherton, MD
- Family Medicine Physician
- Cut Bank, MT
- NPI 1518160100
Kimberly Atianzar, M.D.
- Interventional Cardiology Physician
- Augusta, GA
- NPI 1497917629
Thomas J Attaway, MD
- Gastroenterology Physician
- Great Falls, MT
- NPI 1922012442
Susan H. Avery, MD
- Adult Medicine Physician
- Great Falls, MT
- NPI 1437244845

Complications and deaths 20

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected0.78
- State average 1.22 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 1,156 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.92
- State average 1.1 (computed here)
- National average 1
- No different than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications As expected202.45
- State average 182.73 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 68 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected4.7
- State average 2.95 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 44 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected11.7
- State average 9.6 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 109 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected12.1
- State average 11.74 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 162 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected15
- State average 12.65 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 250 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients Worse24.6
- State average 16.27 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- Worse than the national rate
- 340 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected13.2
- State average 11.39 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 197 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected4.5
- State average 4.2 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 2,073 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.32
- State average 0.2 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 5,248 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.33
- State average 0.28 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 5,263 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected2.96
- State average 3.33 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 1,458 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.88
- State average 1.6 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 586 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected1.91
- State average 2.53 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 1,414 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected7.47
- State average 11.27 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 596 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected4.63
- State average 5.83 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 544 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.55
- State average 1.81 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 366 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.61
- State average 0.74 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 4,353 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected4.4
- State average 4.23 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 37 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Infections 4

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.96
- State average 0.38
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.99
- State average 1.04
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.6
- State average 0.41
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia Better0.3
- State average 0.43
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (2)

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy — 13
SSI - Colon Surgery — 13

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 5.3
- State average 6.11 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 4.4
- State average 7.1 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024

Spending per patient 1

Medicare Care Compare

Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 0.94
- State average 0.91
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 16

Medicare Care Compare

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter 62
- National average 74.05 (computed here)
- 29 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 85
- State average 93 (computed here)
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 103 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 71
- State average 71
- National average 65
- 70 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
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 186
- State average 128
- National average 168
- 397 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
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 186
- State average 123
- National average 162
- 371 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better 188
- State average 162
- National average 257
- 26 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 97
- State average 97.86 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 118 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 100
- State average 77
- National average 93
- 74 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Head CT results 55
- State average 64
- National average 69
- 11 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 46
- State average 60
- National average 78
- 3,494 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Left before being seen 1
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 29,546 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 16
- State average 15
- National average 15
- 2,666 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 96
- State average 77
- National average 73
- 23 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 100
- State average 85
- National average 87
- 14 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 75
- State average 87
- National average 81
- 71 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 97
- State average 95
- National average 93
- 37 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (14)

Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better — 7
Emergency department volume — medium
Global Malnutrition Composite Score — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan — 5
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 1
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 13

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected15.6
- State average 14.04 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 134 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected20.9
- State average 20.85 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 291 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 9.7
- State average -6.87 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 166 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 1.6
- State average -11.73 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 263 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients -16
- State average -11.67 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 325 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected15.6
- State average 16.68 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 363 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected5.1
- State average 5.91 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 264 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected9.7
- State average 9.92 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 264 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected5.3
- State average 5.66 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 28 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected12.4
- State average 11.14 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 33 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected20.9
- State average 19.64 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 153 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected12.3
- State average 12.51 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 1,335 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1
- State average 1 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 696 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4

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Sources for this page

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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.

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