Mat-su Regional Hospice in Wasilla, Alaska

Mat-su Regional Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Wasilla, Alaska. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 950 East Bogard Road, Suite 132 in Wasilla, Alaska. You can reach out to the office of Mat-su Regional Hospice via phone at (907) 861-6000.

Mat-su Regional Hospice is first approved in November, 1993 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 021500. Seattle is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Mat-su Regional Hospice
950 East Bogard Road, Suite 132, Wasilla, AK, 99654
(907) 861-6000

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Hospice Profile

NameMat-su Regional Hospice
Location950 East Bogard Road, Suite 132, Wasilla, Alaska
Hospice ID021500
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderCommunity Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
SSA county code170

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

NPI Number1669425898
Organization NameMat Su Valley Medical Center Llc
Address3051 Palmer Wasilla Hwy Wasilla, Alaska, 99654
Phone Number(907)861-6000

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NPI Number1750567640
Organization NameMat-su Valley Ii Llc
Address950 E Bogard Rd Wasilla, Alaska, 99654
Phone Number(907)861-6000

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Quality of Patient Care at Mat-su Regional 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. Mat-su Regional 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 care94.093.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care97.093.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem97.377.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath91.594.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation92.293.3

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Services Provided by Mat-su Regional Hospice:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Physician Service

  • 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 Mat-su Regional Hospice
    Home Health Aides4
    Counselors1
    Medical Social Workers 1
    Physicians1
    Registered Nurses10
    Other Personnel2
    Total Employees19

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    Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

    Others30
    Total Volunteers30

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    Ownership Details:

    • This hospice has undergone 1 time/s change of ownership.
    • Most recent change of ownership is on January, 2008.

    Certification Details for Mat-su Regional Hospice:

    • August, 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 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 Wasilla

    Mat-su Regional Hospice
    Location: 950 East Bogard Road, Suite 132, Wasilla, Alaska, 99654
    Phone: (907) 861-6000

    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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