Good Shepherd Hospice in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Good Shepherd Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 6218 South Lewis, Suite 110 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. You can reach out to the office of Good Shepherd Hospice via phone at (918) 743-5067.

Good Shepherd Hospice is first approved in June, 1999 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 371575. Dallas is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Good Shepherd Hospice
6218 South Lewis, Suite 110, Tulsa, OK, 74136
(918) 743-5067

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Hospice Profile

NameGood Shepherd Hospice
Location6218 South Lewis, Suite 110, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Hospice ID371575
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code710

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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 Good Shepherd Hospice from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1821190984
Organization NameGood Shepherd Hospice Inc
Address4343 S 118th East Ave Ste 160 Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74146
Phone Number(918)743-5067

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Quality of Patient Care at Good Shepherd 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. Good Shepherd 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 care98.998.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care54.893.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care87.393.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem89.977.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care99.297.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath89.994.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation99.493.3

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Services Provided by Good Shepherd Hospice:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • 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 Good Shepherd Hospice
Home Health Aides13.5
Counselors3
Homemakers0.25
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses2
Medical Social Workers 3
Registered Nurses11
Other Personnel9
Total Employees41.75

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Certification Details for Good Shepherd Hospice:

  • May, 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 eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
  • Blue Cross (south Carolina) 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.

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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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