Gentiva Hospice - Phenix City in Phenix City, Alabama

Gentiva Hospice - Phenix City is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Phenix City, Alabama. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 3615 South Railroad Street, Suite 3 in Phenix City, Alabama. You can reach out to the office of Gentiva Hospice - Phenix City via phone at (334) 298-8898.

Gentiva Hospice - Phenix City is first approved in June, 2003 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 011602. Atlanta is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Gentiva Hospice - Phenix City
3615 South Railroad Street, Suite 3, Phenix City, AL, 36867
(334) 298-8898

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Hospice Profile

NameGentiva Hospice - Phenix City
Location3615 South Railroad Street, Suite 3, Phenix City, Alabama
Hospice ID011602
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderCommunity Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
SSA county code560

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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 Gentiva Hospice - Phenix City from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1326091273
Organization NameVistacare Usa, Llc
Address3615 S Railroad St Phenix City, Alabama, 36867
Phone Number(334)298-8898

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Quality of Patient Care at Gentiva Hospice - Phenix City

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. Gentiva Hospice - Phenix City 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 care99.298.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care98.393.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care97.993.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem85.777.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care98.397.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath91.394.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation95.093.3

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Services Provided by Gentiva Hospice - Phenix City:

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

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

  • 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 Gentiva Hospice - Phenix City
Home Health Aides13
Counselors3
Medical Social Workers 3
Physicians0.5
Registered Nurses19
Other Personnel40
Total Employees78.5

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others16
Total Volunteers16

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Certification Details for Gentiva Hospice - Phenix City:

  • August, 2015 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.
  • Palmetto Hhh C 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 Phenix City

Gentiva Hospice - Phenix City
Location: 3615 South Railroad Street, Suite 3, Phenix City, Alabama, 36867
Phone: (334) 298-8898
Columbus Hospice Of Alabama
Location: 1521 Fifth Avenue, Phenix City, Alabama, 36867
Phone: (334) 298-8898

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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