The William W. Backus Hospital Reimbursement & Financial Overview
The William W. Backus Hospital is a nonprofit short-term acute care hospital in Norwich, Connecticut, providing inpatient and outpatient care across cardiology, orthopedics, general surgery, cancer care, and other specialties. As a community hospital serving Norwich and surrounding eastern Connecticut, it offers patients access to comprehensive clinical services, specialty programs, and hospital-based resources to support both routine and complex care needs.
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CMS Facility Identification & Reporting Details
CMS facility data for The William W. Backus Hospital includes hospital classification, ownership, location, CMS Certification Number (CCN), and Medicare cost reporting period.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Address | 326 Washington Street, Norwich, CT 06360 |
| County | New London |
| CBSA | 35980 |
| Rural / Urban | R |
| CMS Certification Number (CCN) | 070024 |
| Facility Type | Short-Term Acute Care Hospital |
| Ownership | Non-Profit |
| Fiscal Year | Oct 2022 – Sep 2023 |
The William W. Backus Hospital Financial Performance & Hospital Financial Data
The William W. Backus Hospital’s financial performance provides insight into the hospital’s financial stability, operating efficiency, cost pressures, and capacity to sustain patient care and invest in future growth. These metrics help finance, revenue cycle, and managed care teams evaluate performance, identify financial trends, and better understand the hospital’s overall financial position.
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| Account | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total Current Assets | $150M |
| Total Assets | $850M |
| Total Current Liabilities | $44M |
| Total Liabilities | $160M |
| Total Equity (Fund Balance) | $700M |
| Current Ratio | 3.37 |
| Debt-to-Equity | 0.23 |
The William W. Backus Hospital Medicare, Medicaid & Payer Mix
The William W. Backus Hospital’s Medicare, Medicaid, payer mix, and community benefit data provide insight into reimbursement exposure, patient coverage trends, uncompensated care, and reliance on government and commercial payers. These metrics help assess payer composition, reimbursement dynamics, financial risk, and the hospital’s overall revenue profile.
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| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Charity Care Cost | $5.3M |
| Bad Debt Expense | $11M |
| Uncompensated Care Cost | $8.5M |
| Total Unreimbursed & Uncompensated | $53M |
William W. Backus Hospital Taxonomy
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| Code | Type |
|---|---|
| 282N00000X [PRIMARY] | General Acute Care Hospital |
| 261QE0002X | Emergency Care Clinic/Center |
William W. Backus Hospital NPI Registration & Network
Explore NPI affiliations associated with William W. Backus Hospital, including connected healthcare organizations, individual practitioners, specialties, and provider network relationships. A National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique 10-digit ID assigned by CMS to healthcare providers. Type 1 NPIs identify individual practitioners, while Type 2 NPIs identify organizations such as hospitals, clinics, and group practices.
Registration Details
NPI registration data for William W. Backus Hospital includes the hospital’s National Provider Identifier, registered business name, mailing address, authorized official, and registration date.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| NPI | 1467517235 |
| Mailing Address | 326 Washington St, Norwich, CT 06360-2740 |
| Phone | (860) 889-8331 |
| Authorized Official | ANTHONY MASTROIANNI, REGIONAL VP OF FINANCE |
| Authorized Official Phone | (860) 889-8331 |
| NPI Registered Since | Dec 22, 2006 |
NPI Network
Organizations and individual practitioners affiliated with William W. Backus Hospital's Tax Identification Number (TIN), as registered in the NPPES database.
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| NPI Type 2 | Organization | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1790183515 | HARTFORD HOSPITAL | HARTFORD | CT |
| 1326864133 | THE WILLIAM W BACKUS HOSPITAL | NORWICH | CT |
| 1639135718 | THE WILLIAM W BACKUS HOSPITAL | NORWICH | CT |
| 1770696643 | HARTFORD HOSPITAL | HARTFORD | CT |
| 1366680233 | UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT- HARTFORD HOSPITAL | HARTFORD | CT |
| 1730243536 | WILLIAM W BACKUS HOSPITAL | NORWICH | CT |
| 1043323918 | HARTFORD HOSPITAL | HARTFORD | CT |
| 1063162329 | WILLIAM W. BACKUS HOSPITAL | NORWICH | CT |
| 1902834880 | HARTFORD HOSPITAL | HARTFORD | CT |
| Type 1 NPIs | States Spanned |
|---|---|
| 648 | 27 |
Also Known As
Alternate names registered for this facility's NPI in the NPPES registry — trade names (doing business as), former legal names, and other names.
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| No other names on record | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
References
- 1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
- 2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
- 3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.
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