General Acute Care Hospital
Hospitals › General Acute Care Hospital
About this specialty
An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.
Highest Medicare-paid providers
| Provider | Location | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|
| ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL YONKERS | HARRISON, NY | $1,185,498 |
| OAK VALLEY HOSPITAL DISTRICT | OAKDALE, CA | $717,007 |
| RAN SCHWARZKOPF, M.D., M.SC. | ORANGE, CA | $453,569 |
| PINE RIDGE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE HOSPITAL | PINE RIDGE, SD | $436,720 |
| DIMITRY HIKIN, D.O. | LONG ISLAND CITY, NY | $375,348 |
| EASTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT | EASTLAND, TX | $360,067 |
| HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $358,947 |
| UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY | ELKTON, MD | $331,621 |
| AZITA TAGHAVY, M.D. | GREENBRAE, CA | $311,315 |
| SHELLA FRENEL, NP | NEWBURGH, NY | $306,384 |
Ranked by total Medicare payments — a measure of billing volume, not care quality.
Taxonomy definitions from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (public domain). Provider counts derived from NPPES; payment figures from CMS Medicare data. Not affiliated with CMS, NPPES, NUCC, or any government agency.