Covenant Visiting Nurse Association in Saginaw, Michigan

Covenant Visiting Nurse Association is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Saginaw, Michigan. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a Home Health Agency. It is located at 500 South Hamilton, Suite C in Saginaw, Michigan. You can reach out to the office of Covenant Visiting Nurse Association via phone at (989) 799-6020.

Covenant Visiting Nurse Association is first approved in August, 1986 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 231516. Chicago is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Covenant Visiting Nurse Association
500 South Hamilton, Suite C, Saginaw, MI, 48602
(989) 799-6020

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Hospice Profile

NameCovenant Visiting Nurse Association
Location500 South Hamilton, Suite C, Saginaw, Michigan
Hospice ID231516
CategoryPart of a Home Health Agency
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Other
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderCommunity Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
SSA county code720

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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 Covenant Visiting Nurse Association from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1851477699
Organization NameVisiting Nurse Association Of Saginaw
Address500 S Hamilton St Saginaw, Michigan, 48602
Phone Number(989)799-6020

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Quality of Patient Care at Covenant Visiting Nurse Association

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. Covenant Visiting Nurse Association 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 care98.593.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care96.493.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem50.077.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care97.197.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath92.394.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation97.293.3

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Services Provided by Covenant Visiting Nurse Association:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Covenant Visiting Nurse Association below:
  • By staff
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Speech Pathology

  • Under Arrangement
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Home Maker Service
    • Physician Service
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • 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 Covenant Visiting Nurse Association
Counselors0.56
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses1.5
Medical Social Workers 2.12
Physicians1
Registered Nurses5.07
Other Personnel2.97
Total Employees13.22

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others2.43
Total Volunteers2.43

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It is now widely accepted that 1 in 10 patients admitted to hospital will be unintentionally harmed in some way. This harm can be caused by a range of errors or adverse events...

World Economic Forum on Africa begins; reports examine African development

The World Economic Forum on Africa - a three-day event, which this year is focusing primarily "on the world economic downturn and how to lessen its effect on African economies" - kicked off Wednesday in Cape Town, South Africa, VOA News reports.

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Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 2 time/s change of ownership.
  • Previous change of ownership is on July , 2012.
  • Most recent change of ownership is on July, 2012.

Certification Details for Covenant Visiting Nurse Association:

  • February, 2013 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.
  • Wps Mi 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 237431.

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Covenant Visiting Nurse Association
Location: 500 South Hamilton, Suite C, Saginaw, Michigan, 48602
Phone: (989) 799-6020
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First State Hospice Care Inc
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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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