Baptist Health Lexington - Medicare Acute Care Hospital in Lexington, KY

Name	Baptist Health Lexington
Type	Acute Care Hospital
Location	1740 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, Kentucky
Ownership	Voluntary non-profit - Other
Emergency Services	Yes
Medicare ID (CCN)	180103

Yes Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital
Probably Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital
No Patients who reported NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospital

Always Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean
Usually Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean
Sometimes or Never Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean

Always Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Always" quiet at night
Usually Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night
Sometimes or Never Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night

Always Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well
Usually Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well
Sometimes or Never Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well

Always Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well
Usually Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" communicated well
Sometimes or Never Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well

Always Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted
Usually Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted
Sometimes or Never Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted

Always Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them
Usually Patients who reported that staff "Usually" explained about medicines before giving it to them
Sometimes or Never Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them

Yes Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home
No Patients who reported that NO, they were not given information about what to do during their recovery at home

Always Patients who "Strongly Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital
Usually Patients who “Agree” they understood their care when they left the hospital
Sometimes or Never Patients who “Disagree” or “Strongly Disagree” they understood their care when they left the hospital

Unlike individual providers, Hospitals may have multiple NPI numbers for example, there can be a separate NPI for each unit within the hospital. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Baptist Health Lexington from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number	1538244918
Organization Name	BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC
Doing Business As	BAPTIST HEALTH LEXINGTON
Address	1740 Nicholasville Rd, Lexington, KY 40503
Hospital Type	General Acute Care Hospital
Phone Number	859-260-6100

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Hospitals in Lexington, KY

Saint Joseph Hospital Acute Care Hospital Location: One Saint Joseph Drive, Lexington, Kentucky 40504 Phone: (859) 313-1000
University Of Kentucky Hospital Acute Care Hospital Location: 800 Rose Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40536 Phone: (859) 257-2278
Baptist Health Lexington Acute Care Hospital Location: 1740 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, Kentucky 40503 Phone: (859) 260-6104
Saint Joseph East Acute Care Hospital Location: 150 North Eagle Creek Drive, Lexington, Kentucky 40509 Phone: (859) 967-5000
Eastern State Hospital Psychiatric Hospital Location: 1350 Bull Lea Road, Lexington, Kentucky 40511 Phone: (859) 246-8000
The Ridge Behavioral Health System Psychiatric Hospital Location: 3050 Rio Dosa Drive, Lexington, Kentucky 40509 Phone: (859) 269-2325

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