Intrepid Usa Hospice-low Country in North Charleston, South Carolina

Intrepid Usa Hospice-low Country is a medicare-certified hospice facility in North Charleston, South Carolina. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 2694 Lake Park Drive, Second Floor in North Charleston, South Carolina. You can reach out to the office of Intrepid Usa Hospice-low Country via phone at (843) 553-2503.

Intrepid Usa Hospice-low Country is first approved in February, 2013 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 421617. Atlanta is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Intrepid Usa Hospice-low Country
2694 Lake Park Drive, Second Floor, North Charleston, SC, 29406
(843) 553-2503

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Hospice Profile

NameIntrepid Usa Hospice-low Country
Location2694 Lake Park Drive, Second Floor, North Charleston, South Carolina
Hospice ID421617
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
Accreditation Provider Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)
SSA county code090

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

NPI Number1194199380
Organization NameF.c. Of South Carolina, Inc.
Address2694 Lake Park Dr North Charleston, South Carolina, 29406
Phone Number(843)553-2503

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NPI Number1932466968
Organization NameIntrepid U.s.a., Inc.
Address2694 Lake Park Dr. North Charleston, South Carolina, 29406
Phone Number(843)553-2503

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Quality of Patient Care at Intrepid Usa Hospice-low Country

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. Intrepid Usa Hospice-low Country 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 care98.398.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care96.593.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care96.093.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem77.277.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care94.297.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath92.994.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation100.093.3

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Services Provided by Intrepid Usa Hospice-low Country:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • 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 Intrepid Usa Hospice-low Country
Home Health Aides8.5
Counselors2
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses1
Medical Social Workers 3
Physicians2
Registered Nurses8.5
Other Personnel8
Total Employees33

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others10
Total Volunteers10

News Archive

Community-wide prevention strategy helps reduce student drinking

Heavy drinking among college students results in over 1800 deaths each year, as well as 590,000 unintentional injuries, almost 700,000 assaults and more than 97,000 victims of sexual assaults. In a new study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers report on the results of the Safer California Universities study, a successful community-wide prevention strategy targeted at off-campus settings. This is one of the first studies to focus on the total environment rather than on prevention aimed at individuals.

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Certification Details for Intrepid Usa Hospice-low Country:

  • January, 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.
  • Palmetto Hhh C 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.

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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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