Gunnison Valley Hospice in Gunnison, Utah

Gunnison Valley Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Gunnison, Utah. It is a gevernment hospice and this hospice is a Part of a hospital. It is located at 45 East 100 North in Gunnison, Utah. You can reach out to the office of Gunnison Valley Hospice via phone at (435) 528-3955.

Gunnison Valley Hospice is first approved in April, 1999 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 461521. Denver is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Gunnison Valley Hospice
45 East 100 North, Gunnison, UT, 84634
(435) 528-3955

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Hospice Profile

NameGunnison Valley Hospice
Location45 East 100 North, Gunnison, Utah
Hospice ID461521
CategoryPart of a hospital
Ownership TypeCombination Government & Nonprofit
Profit TypeGEVERNMENT
SSA county code190

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

NPI Number1013078922
Organization NameGunnison Valley Hospital
Address67 East Center Str. Gunnison, Utah, 84634
Phone Number(435)528-3955

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Quality of Patient Care at Gunnison Valley 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. Gunnison Valley 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 care100.098.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care96.693.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care91.493.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem94.777.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care93.197.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breathNot Available94.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipationNot Available93.3

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Services Provided by Gunnison Valley Hospice:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • 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 Gunnison Valley Hospice
Home Health Aides3.5
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses1
Medical Social Workers 1.5
Physicians1
Registered Nurses3.75
Total Employees10.75

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others2
Total Volunteers2

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Certification Details for Gunnison Valley Hospice:

  • November, 2016 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.
  • Cahaba is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
  • Number assigned to the hospice by the state Medicaid agency for external control or billing purposes is 870212456040.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 30, June.
  • Related Provider Number is 461306.

Hospices in Gunnison

Gunnison Valley Hospice
Location: 45 East 100 North, Gunnison, Utah, 84634
Phone: (435) 528-3955

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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