Presbyterian Hospice Inpatient Unit in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Presbyterian Hospice Inpatient Unit is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a hospital. It is located at 8300 Constitution Avenue Ne in Albuquerque, New Mexico. You can reach out to the office of Presbyterian Hospice Inpatient Unit via phone at (505) 559-6024.

Presbyterian Hospice Inpatient Unit is first approved in April, 1984 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 321502. Dallas is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Presbyterian Hospice Inpatient Unit
8300 Constitution Avenue Ne, Albuquerque, NM, 87110
(505) 559-6024

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Hospice Profile

NamePresbyterian Hospice Inpatient Unit
Location8300 Constitution Avenue Ne, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Hospice ID321502
CategoryPart of a hospital
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Private
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code000

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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 Presbyterian Hospice Inpatient Unit 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 Presbyterian Hospice Inpatient Unit

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. Presbyterian Hospice Inpatient Unit 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 care99.498.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care98.093.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care95.593.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem83.477.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care98.497.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath97.294.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation96.693.3

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Services Provided by Presbyterian Hospice Inpatient Unit:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Presbyterian Hospice Inpatient Unit below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Home Maker Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Speech Pathology

  • Under Arrangement
    • No 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 Presbyterian Hospice Inpatient Unit
Home Health Aides13.8
Counselors6
Homemakers1
Medical Social Workers 5.8
Physicians2.2
Registered Nurses34.1
Other Personnel65.7
Total Employees128.6

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Ownership Details:

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

Certification Details for Presbyterian Hospice Inpatient Unit:

  • January, 2018 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.
  • Blue Cross (south Carolina) 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 320021.

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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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