Klickitat Valley Health Services Hh & Hospice in Goldendale, Washington

Klickitat Valley Health Services Hh & Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Goldendale, Washington. It is a gevernment hospice and this hospice is a Part of a hospital. It is located at 301 S Roosevelt in Goldendale, Washington. You can reach out to the office of Klickitat Valley Health Services Hh & Hospice via phone at (509) 773-0380.

Klickitat Valley Health Services Hh & Hospice is first approved in August, 2005 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 501539. Seattle is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Klickitat Valley Health Services Hh & Hospice
301 S Roosevelt, Goldendale, WA, 98620
(509) 773-0380

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Hospice Profile

NameKlickitat Valley Health Services Hh & Hospice
Location301 S Roosevelt, Goldendale, Washington
Hospice ID501539
CategoryPart of a hospital
Ownership TypeGovernment - County
Profit TypeGEVERNMENT
SSA county code190

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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 Klickitat Valley Health Services Hh & Hospice from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

Quality of Patient Care at Klickitat Valley Health Services Hh & 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. Klickitat Valley Health Services Hh & 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 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 care96.393.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problemNot Available77.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care96.397.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breathNot Available94.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipationNot Available93.3

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Services Provided by Klickitat Valley Health Services Hh & Hospice:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Speech Pathology

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care

    Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

    Number of full time equivalent employees at Klickitat Valley Health Services Hh & Hospice
    Home Health Aides1
    Counselors1
    Medical Social Workers 1
    Physicians1
    Registered Nurses5
    Other Personnel1
    Total Employees10

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    Scientists detect pathological prion protein in skin of CJD patients

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    Congressman Joe Wilson's statement on healthcare reform

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    Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

    Others5
    Total Volunteers5

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    Certification Details for Klickitat Valley Health Services Hh & Hospice:

    • August, 2017 is the initial visit of the health survey for certifications 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.
    • Related Provider Number is 501316.

    Hospices in Goldendale

    Klickitat Valley Health Services Hh & Hospice
    Location: 301 S Roosevelt, Goldendale, Washington, 98620
    Phone: (509) 773-0380

    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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