Centra Bedford Hospice in Bedford, Virginia

Centra Bedford Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Bedford, Virginia. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a hospital. It is located at 1621 Whitefield Drive, Suite C in Bedford, Virginia. You can reach out to the office of Centra Bedford Hospice via phone at (540) 587-6592.

Centra Bedford Hospice is first approved in March, 1999 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 491552. Philadelphia is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Centra Bedford Hospice
1621 Whitefield Drive, Suite C, Bedford, VA, 24523
(540) 587-6592

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Hospice Profile

NameCentra Bedford Hospice
Location1621 Whitefield Drive, Suite C, Bedford, Virginia
Hospice ID491552
CategoryPart of a hospital
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Other
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code088

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NPI associated with this Hospice

A hospice usually have one NPI number but sometimes it may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Centra Bedford Hospice from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

Quality of Patient Care at Centra Bedford Hospice

Hospice staff should discuss treatment preferences and patient beliefs and values with patients and/or caregivers. They should also identify and provide interventions to address pain, shortness of breath and constipation (caused by opioids) to improve patient comfort and quality of life. Centra Bedford Hospice has the following score in these measures of patient care.
Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Quality MeasureProvider ScoreNational Score
Patients or caregivers who were asked about treatment preferences like hospitalization and resuscitation at the beginning of hospice care99.398.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care99.393.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care98.793.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem77.677.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care98.797.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath100.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation100.093.3

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Services Provided by Centra Bedford Hospice:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Centra Bedford Hospice below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Home Maker Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy
    • Speech Pathology

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Short Term Inpatient care

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Acute and Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Centra Bedford Hospice
Home Health Aides3.5
Counselors0.25
Homemakers0.25
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses0.5
Medical Social Workers 2
Physicians1
Registered Nurses4.5
Other Personnel4.25
Total Employees16.25

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others0.5
Total Volunteers0.5

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Certification Details for Centra Bedford Hospice:

  • July, 2018 is the initial visit of the health survey for certifications by CMS.
  • It is in compliance at the time of certification survey by CMS.
  • It is in compliance with CMS program requirements based on an acceptable plan for correction of deficiencies.
  • It is eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
  • Blue Cross (iowa/south Dakota) is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 30, September.
  • Related Provider Number is 490088.

Hospices in Bedford

Centra Bedford Hospice
Location: 1621 Whitefield Drive, Suite C, Bedford, Virginia, 24523
Phone: (540) 587-6592

Medicare Hospice Care

What is Hospice Care?
Hospice care is a type of care and philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a chronically ill, terminally ill or seriously ill patient's pain and symptoms, and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs. Care may be provided in a patient's home or in a designated facility such as nursing home, hospital unit or freestanding hospice, with level of care and sometimes location based upon frequent evaluation of the paients needs. The four primary levels of care provided by hospice are routine home care, continuous care, general inpatient and respite care.

How long can one get medicare hospice care?
Hospice care is for people with a life expectancy of 6 months or less (if the disease runs its normal course). If the person receiving hospice care live longer than 6 months, he or she can still get hospice care.
  • A person can get hospice care for two 90-day benefit periods, followed by an unlimited number of 60-day benefit periods.
  • At the start of each period, the hospice medical director or other hospice doctor must recertify that the person is terminally ill (with a life expectancy of 6 months or less). This step is must for continued hospice care.

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