Dubois Regional Medical Center in Dubois, Pennsylvania

Dubois Regional Medical Center is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Dubois, Pennsylvania. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a hospital. It is located at 100 Hospital Avenue in Dubois, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to the office of Dubois Regional Medical Center via phone at (814) 375-3300.

Dubois Regional Medical Center is first approved in July, 1991 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 391555. Philadelphia is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Dubois Regional Medical Center
100 Hospital Avenue, Dubois, PA, 15801
(814) 375-3300

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Hospice Profile

NameDubois Regional Medical Center
Location100 Hospital Avenue, Dubois, Pennsylvania
Hospice ID391555
CategoryPart of a hospital
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Other
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code230

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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 Dubois Regional Medical Center from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1992729768
Organization NameDubois Regional Medical Center
Address100 Hospital Ave Du Bois, Pennsylvania, 15801
Phone Number(814)375-3300

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Quality of Patient Care at Dubois Regional Medical Center

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. Dubois Regional Medical Center 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 care98.898.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care94.793.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care40.593.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem79.677.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care98.897.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath89.494.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation64.193.3

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› Verified 8 days ago


Services Provided by Dubois Regional Medical Center:

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

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

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Acute and Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Dubois Regional Medical Center
Home Health Aides3.4
Counselors1.2
Homemakers2.4
Medical Social Workers 1
Physicians0.1
Registered Nurses8
Total Employees16.1

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Weight loss mandates healthy eating and control of impulses when it comes to eating fat rich and processed foods. The actual story is quite different, as most persons on a diet have found out the hard way. The smell of food and even thoughts have given rise to binge eating, indulging in excessive food intake that has led to obesity and weight gain.

Read more Medical News

› Verified 8 days ago


Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others1.27
Total Volunteers1.27

News Archive

Scientists pinpoint protein that plays key role in lung cancer and melanoma progression

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Green tea, native to China and India, has gained immense popularity for its health benefits. Now, there are more reasons to drink green tea, as scientists found consuming tea at least three times a week could help reduce the risk of premature death, living a longer and healthier life.

Isis Pharmaceuticals announces positive results from Phase 1 study of ISIS-PKK Rx for HAE treatment

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Synthetic Biologics reports positive results from SYN-004 Phase 1b trial to prevent C. difficile infection

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Impulsive eating could stem from certain regions of the brain

Weight loss mandates healthy eating and control of impulses when it comes to eating fat rich and processed foods. The actual story is quite different, as most persons on a diet have found out the hard way. The smell of food and even thoughts have given rise to binge eating, indulging in excessive food intake that has led to obesity and weight gain.

Read more Medical News

› Verified 8 days ago

Certification Details for Dubois Regional Medical Center:

  • November, 2016 is the initial visit of the health survey for certifications by CMS.
  • It is eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
  • Cahaba is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
  • Current status is Voluntary-merger, Closure.
  • This hospice was terminated on August, 2017.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 30, June.
  • Related Provider Number is 390086.

Hospices in Dubois

Dubois Regional Medical Center
Location: 100 Hospital Avenue, Dubois, Pennsylvania, 15801
Phone: (814) 375-3300

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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