Hospice Compassus - Albuquerque in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Hospice Compassus - Albuquerque is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is a other hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 6000 Uptown Boulevard Ne, Suite 104 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. You can reach out to the office of Hospice Compassus - Albuquerque via phone at (505) 332-0847.

Hospice Compassus - Albuquerque is first approved in August, 2007 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 321560. Dallas is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Hospice Compassus - Albuquerque
6000 Uptown Boulevard Ne, Suite 104, Albuquerque, NM, 87110
(505) 332-0847

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Hospice Profile

NameHospice Compassus - Albuquerque
Location6000 Uptown Boulevard Ne, Suite 104, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Hospice ID321560
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeOther
Profit TypeOTHER
SSA county code000

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

NPI Number1639206717
Organization NameThi Of New Mexico Hospice Llc
Address6000 Uptown Blvd. Ne Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87110
Phone Number(505)332-0847

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Quality of Patient Care at Hospice Compassus - Albuquerque

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. Hospice Compassus - Albuquerque 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 care90.093.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care78.493.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem81.777.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care98.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath90.394.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation84.993.3

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Services Provided by Hospice Compassus - Albuquerque:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Hospice Compassus - Albuquerque below:
  • By staff

    • Under Arrangement
      • Physician Service

    • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
      • Medical Social Service
      • Nursing Service

    • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care

      Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

      Number of full time equivalent employees at Hospice Compassus - Albuquerque
      Medical Social Workers 1
      Registered Nurses1
      Total Employees2

      News Archive

      Research finds gene bringing together animal and human research in alcoholism

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      New evidence behind WOUNDCHEK Protease Status to be presented at EWMA conference

      New evidence behind the world's first point of care wound diagnostic test, WOUNDCHEK Protease Status, to be presented at the European Wound Management Association (EWMA)'s conference in May 2012 confirms the importance of protease activity in wound healing and wound assessment, quantifies elevated protease activity (EPA), and also presents preliminary results on testing for and treating EPA in clinical practice.

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      Johns Hopkins patient safety expert: Unreliable "outcomes" measures hamper efforts to assure better, safer care

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      Read more Medical News

      › Verified 3 days ago


      Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

      Medical Social Workers1
      Total Volunteers1

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      Research finds gene bringing together animal and human research in alcoholism

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      New evidence behind WOUNDCHEK Protease Status to be presented at EWMA conference

      New evidence behind the world's first point of care wound diagnostic test, WOUNDCHEK Protease Status, to be presented at the European Wound Management Association (EWMA)'s conference in May 2012 confirms the importance of protease activity in wound healing and wound assessment, quantifies elevated protease activity (EPA), and also presents preliminary results on testing for and treating EPA in clinical practice.

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      Johns Hopkins patient safety expert: Unreliable "outcomes" measures hamper efforts to assure better, safer care

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      Certification Details for Hospice Compassus - Albuquerque:

      • November, 2016 is the initial visit of the health survey for certifications 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 Voluntary-merger, Closure.
      • This hospice was terminated on September, 2017.
      • Reason of certification is Termination.
      • 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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