Hospice Of South Georgia, Inc in Jesup, Georgia

Hospice Of South Georgia, Inc is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Jesup, Georgia. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 1625 Sunset Blvd in Jesup, Georgia. You can reach out to the office of Hospice Of South Georgia, Inc via phone at (912) 588-0080.

Hospice Of South Georgia, Inc is first approved in July, 1999 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 111574. Atlanta is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Hospice Of South Georgia, Inc
1625 Sunset Blvd, Jesup, GA, 31545
(912) 588-0080

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Hospice Profile

NameHospice Of South Georgia, Inc
Location1625 Sunset Blvd, Jesup, Georgia
Hospice ID111574
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Private
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code960

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

NPI Number1326571019
Organization NameHospice Of South Georgia
Address1625 Sunset Blvd Jesup, Georgia, 31545
Phone Number(912)588-0080

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NPI Number1487683223
Organization NameHospice Of South Georgia, Inc.
Address117 Drennon Dr Jesup, Georgia, 31545
Phone Number(912)588-0080

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Quality of Patient Care at Hospice Of South Georgia, Inc

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 South Georgia, Inc 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 care61.693.6
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 problem50.077.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care98.897.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath96.794.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation100.093.3

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Services Provided by Hospice Of South Georgia, Inc:

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

  • 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 Hospice Of South Georgia, Inc
Home Health Aides7
Counselors1
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses0.25
Medical Social Workers 1.5
Registered Nurses5.5
Other Personnel3.5
Total Employees18.75

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others13
Total Volunteers13

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Certification Details for Hospice Of South Georgia, Inc:

  • 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 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.
  • Number assigned to the hospice by the state Medicaid agency for external control or billing purposes is 000840243A.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 30, June.

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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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