Compassus-mid-mississippi in Brookhaven, Mississippi

Compassus-mid-mississippi is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Brookhaven, Mississippi. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 120 West Cherokee Street in Brookhaven, Mississippi. You can reach out to the office of Compassus-mid-mississippi via phone at (601) 823-5400.

Compassus-mid-mississippi is first approved in December, 2006 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 251637. Atlanta is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Compassus-mid-mississippi
120 West Cherokee Street, Brookhaven, MS, 39601
(601) 823-5400

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Hospice Profile

NameCompassus-mid-mississippi
Location120 West Cherokee Street, Brookhaven, Mississippi
Hospice ID251637
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderCommunity Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
SSA county code420

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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 Compassus-mid-mississippi from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1184924318
Organization NameHospice Providers, Llc
Address402 5th Ave Sw Magee, Mississippi, 39111
Phone Number(601)849-5903

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NPI Number1366475543
Organization NameHelping Hands Hospice
Address521 5th Street Sw Magee, Mississippi, 39111
Phone Number(601)849-5903

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NPI Number1386930113
Organization NameHospice Advantage, Llc.
Address120 W Cherokee St Brookhaven, Mississippi, 39601
Phone Number(601)849-5903

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Quality of Patient Care at Compassus-mid-mississippi

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. Compassus-mid-mississippi 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 care100.098.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care98.493.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care97.693.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem58.177.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care99.297.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath100.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation77.493.3

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Services Provided by Compassus-mid-mississippi:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Compassus-mid-mississippi below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Home Maker Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Physician Service

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Speech Pathology
    • Other Services

  • 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 Compassus-mid-mississippi
Home Health Aides3
Counselors1
Homemakers1
Medical Social Workers 1
Physicians2
Registered Nurses3
Other Personnel2
Total Employees13

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Certification Details for Compassus-mid-mississippi:

  • June, 2012 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 eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
  • Blue Cross (mississippi) 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 31, December.

Hospices in Brookhaven

Compassus-mid-mississippi
Location: 120 West Cherokee Street, Brookhaven, Mississippi, 39601
Phone: (601) 823-5400

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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