Hospice Of Frederick County in Frederick, Maryland

Hospice Of Frederick County is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Frederick, Maryland. It is a other hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 516 Trail Avenue in Frederick, Maryland. You can reach out to the office of Hospice Of Frederick County via phone at (240) 566-4961.

Hospice Of Frederick County is first approved in July, 1990 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 211516. Philadelphia is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Hospice Of Frederick County
516 Trail Avenue, Frederick, MD, 21702
(240) 566-4961

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Hospice Profile

NameHospice Of Frederick County
Location516 Trail Avenue, Frederick, Maryland
Hospice ID211516
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeOther
Profit TypeOTHER
SSA county code100

News Archive

Blumenthal steps down from his post leading Obama's health IT office

Kaiser Health News staff writers Phil Galewitz and Christopher Weaver report: "Dr. David Blumenthal, appointed by President Barack Obama to speed the health care system's switch from paper to electronic records, announced Thursday that he is stepping down this spring to return to his teaching post at Harvard University".

Congress cuts critical funding for prostate cancer research

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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 Of Frederick County from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1205832268
Organization NameFrederick Memorial Hospital Inc
Address516 Trail Ave Frederick, Maryland, 21701
Phone Number(240)566-3030

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Blumenthal steps down from his post leading Obama's health IT office

Kaiser Health News staff writers Phil Galewitz and Christopher Weaver report: "Dr. David Blumenthal, appointed by President Barack Obama to speed the health care system's switch from paper to electronic records, announced Thursday that he is stepping down this spring to return to his teaching post at Harvard University".

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Quality of Patient Care at Hospice Of Frederick County

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 Of Frederick County 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 care100.093.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care98.893.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem69.277.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care91.397.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath95.494.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation71.793.3

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Kaiser Health News staff writers Phil Galewitz and Christopher Weaver report: "Dr. David Blumenthal, appointed by President Barack Obama to speed the health care system's switch from paper to electronic records, announced Thursday that he is stepping down this spring to return to his teaching post at Harvard University".

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In 2011, the Food ingredients portfolio continues its geographical expansion and develops further with the industry it serves. Economic recovery, investment in emerging markets and focus on health characterise the industry this year.

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Services Provided by Hospice Of Frederick County:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Speech Pathology

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Acute

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Hospice Of Frederick County
Home Health Aides6.5
Counselors2
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses4
Medical Social Workers 3
Physicians1.5
Registered Nurses14
Other Personnel1
Total Employees32

News Archive

Blumenthal steps down from his post leading Obama's health IT office

Kaiser Health News staff writers Phil Galewitz and Christopher Weaver report: "Dr. David Blumenthal, appointed by President Barack Obama to speed the health care system's switch from paper to electronic records, announced Thursday that he is stepping down this spring to return to his teaching post at Harvard University".

Congress cuts critical funding for prostate cancer research

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Repeated sampling of FIB-4 score can increase the prediction of future liver cirrhosis

Repeated measurements of the biomarker FIB-4 in the blood every few years can predict the risk of developing severe liver disease, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in the Journal of Hepatology.

Food ingredients portfolio continues its geographical expansion

In 2011, the Food ingredients portfolio continues its geographical expansion and develops further with the industry it serves. Economic recovery, investment in emerging markets and focus on health characterise the industry this year.

Hyponatremia linked to high risk of fractures in elderly patients

A common blood disorder, hyponatremia, may be a risk factor for fractures in elderly patients, new research presented at the European Congress of Endocrinology shows.

Read more Medical News

› Verified 8 days ago

Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 1 time/s change of ownership.
  • Previous change of ownership is on October , 1983.

Certification Details for Hospice Of Frederick County:

  • March, 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 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.
  • Blue Cross (iowa/south Dakota) 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 30, June.

Hospices in Frederick

Hospice Of Frederick County
Location: 516 Trail Avenue, Frederick, Maryland, 21702
Phone: (240) 566-4961

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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