Ouachita County Medical Center Hospice in Camden, Arkansas

Ouachita County Medical Center Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Camden, Arkansas. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a hospital. It is located at 685 California Avenue Sw in Camden, Arkansas. You can reach out to the office of Ouachita County Medical Center Hospice via phone at (870) 836-1301.

Ouachita County Medical Center Hospice is first approved in November, 1986 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 041503. Dallas is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Ouachita County Medical Center Hospice
685 California Avenue Sw, Camden, AR, 71701
(870) 836-1301

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Hospice Profile

NameOuachita County Medical Center Hospice
Location685 California Avenue Sw, Camden, Arkansas
Hospice ID041503
CategoryPart of a hospital
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Private
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code510

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

NPI Number1265471064
Organization NameOuachita County Medical Center
Address685 California Ave Sw Camden, Arkansas, 71701
Phone Number(870)836-6055

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Quality of Patient Care at Ouachita County Medical Center 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. Ouachita County Medical Center 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 care86.793.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care98.193.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem64.077.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care97.197.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath100.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation89.793.3

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Services Provided by Ouachita County Medical Center Hospice:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • 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 Ouachita County Medical Center Hospice
Home Health Aides4.82
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses2.12
Medical Social Workers 1
Physicians0.17
Registered Nurses3.93
Other Personnel2.11
Total Employees14.15

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Counselors5
Others45
Total Volunteers50

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Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 2 time/s change of ownership.
  • Previous change of ownership is on January , 1995.

Certification Details for Ouachita County Medical Center Hospice:

  • February, 2017 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.
  • Novitas Ar 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 30, September.
  • Related Provider Number is 040050.

Hospices in Camden

Ouachita County Medical Center Hospice
Location: 685 California Avenue Sw, Camden, Arkansas, 71701
Phone: (870) 836-1301
Kindred Hospice I
Location: 142 West Washington Street, Suite 2, Camden, Arkansas, 71701
Phone: (870) 836-1301

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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