Hunterdon Hospice Inc in Flemington, New Jersey

Hunterdon Hospice Inc is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Flemington, New Jersey. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 215 Route 31 in Flemington, New Jersey. You can reach out to the office of Hunterdon Hospice Inc via phone at (908) 788-6600.

Hunterdon Hospice Inc is first approved in October, 1988 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 311524. New York is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Hunterdon Hospice Inc
215 Route 31, Flemington, NJ, 08822
(908) 788-6600

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Hospice Profile

NameHunterdon Hospice Inc
Location215 Route 31, Flemington, New Jersey
Hospice ID311524
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Private
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code250

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Cook Medical files lawsuit against Endologix for patent infringement

Endologix, Inc., developer of minimally invasive treatments for aortic disorders, acknowledged today that it has become aware that Cook Medical has filed a lawsuit against Endologix in the United States District Court alleging that Endologix infringes two of Cook's U.S. patents.

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

NPI Number1740289362
Organization NameHunterdon Hospice, Inc
Address215 Route 31 Flemington, New Jersey, 08822
Phone Number(908)788-6600

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Quality of Patient Care at Hunterdon Hospice 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. Hunterdon Hospice 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 care100.093.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care99.093.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem71.277.7
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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Services Provided by Hunterdon Hospice Inc:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Hunterdon Hospice Inc below:
  • By staff
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Physician Service

  • Under Arrangement
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Medical Supply Service
    • 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 and Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Hunterdon Hospice Inc
Counselors0.6
Medical Social Workers 2.4
Physicians0.2
Registered Nurses8.3
Other Personnel1
Total Employees12.5

News Archive

More exercise equals lower risk of ischemic stroke

Even in an Asian nation where people generally have higher levels of physical activity on the job than is typical in North America or Europe, those who walk more or engage in regular sports activity tend to have lower levels of ischemic stroke and coronary heart disease

Cook Medical files lawsuit against Endologix for patent infringement

Endologix, Inc., developer of minimally invasive treatments for aortic disorders, acknowledged today that it has become aware that Cook Medical has filed a lawsuit against Endologix in the United States District Court alleging that Endologix infringes two of Cook's U.S. patents.

World's first double arm transplant

A German farm worker who lost both arms in a farm accident has become the world's first double arm transplant recipient.

Study findings show survivors of ruptured aneurysm have decreased quality of life

Ten years after stroke caused by a ruptured aneurysm of the brain, surviving patients have persistent difficulties in several areas affecting quality of life, reports a study in the March issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

Cord Blood America to close BioCells acquisition by August end

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others2.5
Total Volunteers2.5

News Archive

More exercise equals lower risk of ischemic stroke

Even in an Asian nation where people generally have higher levels of physical activity on the job than is typical in North America or Europe, those who walk more or engage in regular sports activity tend to have lower levels of ischemic stroke and coronary heart disease

Cook Medical files lawsuit against Endologix for patent infringement

Endologix, Inc., developer of minimally invasive treatments for aortic disorders, acknowledged today that it has become aware that Cook Medical has filed a lawsuit against Endologix in the United States District Court alleging that Endologix infringes two of Cook's U.S. patents.

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Ten years after stroke caused by a ruptured aneurysm of the brain, surviving patients have persistent difficulties in several areas affecting quality of life, reports a study in the March issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

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Certification Details for Hunterdon Hospice Inc:

  • May, 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.
  • National Government Services 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 Flemington

Hunterdon Hospice Inc
Location: 215 Route 31, Flemington, New Jersey, 08822
Phone: (908) 788-6600

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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