Harbor Hospice Of Bay City, Lp in Bay City, Texas

Harbor Hospice Of Bay City, Lp is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Bay City, Texas. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 2601 Avenue K, Suite A in Bay City, Texas. You can reach out to the office of Harbor Hospice Of Bay City, Lp via phone at (979) 476-3168.

Harbor Hospice Of Bay City, Lp is first approved in November, 2013 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 671784. Dallas is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Harbor Hospice Of Bay City, Lp
2601 Avenue K, Suite A, Bay City, TX, 77414
(979) 476-3168

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Hospice Profile

NameHarbor Hospice Of Bay City, Lp
Location2601 Avenue K, Suite A, Bay City, Texas
Hospice ID671784
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Other
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderThe Joint Commission (TJC)
SSA county code790

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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 Harbor Hospice Of Bay City, Lp from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1245577873
Organization NameHarbor Hospice Of Bay City, Lp
Address2601 Avenue K Bay City, Texas, 77414
Phone Number(979)476-3168

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Quality of Patient Care at Harbor Hospice Of Bay City, Lp

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. Harbor Hospice Of Bay City, Lp 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 care97.798.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care81.893.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care95.593.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problemNot Available77.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care97.797.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath100.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipationNot Available93.3

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Services Provided by Harbor Hospice Of Bay City, Lp:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Harbor Hospice Of Bay City, Lp 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
    • Speech Pathology

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care

    Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

    Number of full time equivalent employees at Harbor Hospice Of Bay City, Lp
    Home Health Aides1
    Counselors1
    Medical Social Workers 1
    Physicians1
    Registered Nurses2
    Other Personnel2
    Total Employees8

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    New microfluidic biosensor can identify white blood cells quickly for AIDS diagnosis

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    Low levels of vitamin D associated with higher risk of heart attack and early death

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    Certification Details for Harbor Hospice Of Bay City, Lp:

    • October, 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.
    • 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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