Horizon Public Health in Alexandria, Minnesota

Horizon Public Health is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Alexandria, Minnesota. It is a gevernment hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 809 Elm Street Suite 1200 in Alexandria, Minnesota. You can reach out to the office of Horizon Public Health via phone at (320) 763-6018.

Horizon Public Health is first approved in February, 1995 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 241548. Chicago is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Horizon Public Health
809 Elm Street Suite 1200, Alexandria, MN, 56308
(320) 763-6018

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Hospice Profile

NameHorizon Public Health
Location809 Elm Street Suite 1200, Alexandria, Minnesota
Hospice ID241548
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeGovernment - County
Profit TypeGEVERNMENT
SSA county code200

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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 Horizon Public Health from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1689677478
Organization NameCounty Of Douglas
Address725 Elm St Alexandria, Minnesota, 56308
Phone Number(320)763-6018

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NPI Number1891104386
Organization NameHorizon Public Health
Address809 Elm St Alexandria, Minnesota, 56308
Phone Number(320)763-6018

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Quality of Patient Care at Horizon Public Health

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. Horizon Public Health 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 care99.493.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care97.193.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem49.277.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath100.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation100.093.3

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Thirteen private-practice radiology groups across the country form Strategic Radiology

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Services Provided by Horizon Public Health:

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

  • 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 Horizon Public Health
Home Health Aides2.72
Counselors0.44
Homemakers0.02
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses1
Medical Social Workers 1
Registered Nurses6.25
Total Employees11.43

News Archive

Special issue on new developments in vestibular rehabilitation

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Variation in size of red cell distribution width is linked with socioeconomic factors

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Up-to-date treatment and diagnostic guidelines for diabetic retinal degeneration

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Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 1 time/s change of ownership.
  • Most recent change of ownership is on January, 2015.

Certification Details for Horizon Public Health:

  • June, 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 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.
  • Noridian 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 Alexandria

Horizon Public Health
Location: 809 Elm Street Suite 1200, Alexandria, Minnesota, 56308
Phone: (320) 763-6018
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Phone: (320) 763-6018

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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