Hospice Of Northwest Alabama in Winfield, Alabama

Hospice Of Northwest Alabama is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Winfield, Alabama. It is a other hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 1315 Us Highway 43 P O Box 1216 in Winfield, Alabama. You can reach out to the office of Hospice Of Northwest Alabama via phone at (205) 487-8140.

Hospice Of Northwest Alabama is first approved in March, 1994 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 011534. Atlanta is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Hospice Of Northwest Alabama
1315 Us Highway 43 P O Box 1216, Winfield, AL, 35594
(205) 487-8140

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Hospice Profile

NameHospice Of Northwest Alabama
Location1315 Us Highway 43 P O Box 1216, Winfield, Alabama
Hospice ID011534
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeOther
Profit TypeOTHER
SSA county code460

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

NPI Number1902904568
Organization NameHospice Of Northwest Alabama
Address1315 Us Highway 43 Winfield, Alabama, 35594
Phone Number(205)487-8140

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Quality of Patient Care at Hospice Of Northwest Alabama

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 Northwest Alabama 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 care98.193.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care100.093.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem100.077.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath67.794.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation96.793.3

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Services Provided by Hospice Of Northwest Alabama:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Speech Pathology
    • Other Services

  • 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 Hospice Of Northwest Alabama
Home Health Aides2
Counselors0.5
Medical Social Workers 1
Registered Nurses3
Other Personnel3
Total Employees9.5

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others6
Total Volunteers6

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News outlets are reporting on how the next phase called for in the deficit plan will likely follow a rocky road, which could include broken promises on entitlements, danger for the health law and leave the health sector hoping for the lesser evil.

MicroRNAs control levels of Myc protein in Drosophila: Researchers

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Certification Details for Hospice Of Northwest Alabama:

  • February, 2018 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 Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 30, September.

Hospices in Winfield

Hospice Of Northwest Alabama
Location: 1315 Us Highway 43 P O Box 1216, Winfield, Alabama, 35594
Phone: (205) 487-8140

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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