Islands Hospice in Honolulu, Hawaii

Islands Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 1301 Young St in Honolulu, Hawaii. You can reach out to the office of Islands Hospice via phone at (808) 550-2552.

Islands Hospice is first approved in November, 2009 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 121509. San Francisco is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Islands Hospice
1301 Young St, Honolulu, HI, 96814
(808) 550-2552

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Hospice Profile

NameIslands Hospice
Location1301 Young St, Honolulu, Hawaii
Hospice ID121509
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Private
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderCommunity Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
SSA county code020

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

NPI Number1184932345
Organization NameIslands Hospice, Inc.
Address1301 Young St Honolulu, Hawaii, 96814
Phone Number(808)550-2552

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NPI Number1891940227
Organization NameMinistry Research Inc
Address560 N Nimitz Hwy Ste 204 Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817
Phone Number(808)550-2552

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Quality of Patient Care at Islands Hospice

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. Islands Hospice 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 care98.998.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care85.793.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care97.593.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem57.577.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care99.997.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath99.494.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation100.093.3

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Services Provided by Islands Hospice:

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

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

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • Physician Service

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Acute and Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Islands Hospice
Home Health Aides2.2
Counselors1.2
Medical Social Workers 1
Registered Nurses5.7
Other Personnel3.6
Total Employees13.7

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Physicians0.5
Total Volunteers0.5

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› Verified 9 days ago

Certification Details for Islands Hospice:

  • November, 2009 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.
  • National Government Services is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Initial.
  • 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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