Sharon Regional Health System Hospice & Palliative in Hermitage, Pennsylvania

Name	Sharon Regional Health System Hospice & Palliative
Location	1955 Shenango Valley Freeway, Hermitage, Pennsylvania
Hospice ID	391539
Category	Freestanding Hospice
Ownership Type	Proprietary - Corporation
Profit Type	FOR PROFIT
Accreditation Provider	Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
SSA county code	530

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A hospice usually have one NPI number but sometimes it may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Sharon Regional Health System Hospice & Palliative from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number	1992120810
Organization Name	Sharon Home Care Services, Llc
Address	1955 Shenango Valley Fwy Hermitage, Pennsylvania, 16148
Phone Number	(724)308-7322

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› Verified 7 days ago

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. Sharon Regional Health System Hospice & Palliative has the following score in these measures of patient care.
Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Quality Measure	Provider Score	National Score
Patients or caregivers who were asked about treatment preferences like hospitalization and resuscitation at the beginning of hospice care	100.0	98.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care	88.1	93.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care	89.8	93.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem	81.6	77.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care	100.0	97.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath	98.0	94.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation	94.0	93.3

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Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Sharon Regional Health System Hospice & Palliative below:

• By staff
  • Home Health Aide Service
  • Counseling Service
  • Medical Social Service
  • Medical Supply Service
  • Nursing Service
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physician Service
  • Physical Therapy
  • Speech Pathology


• Under Arrangement
  • Short Term Inpatient care


• Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
  • No services


• Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
  • Acute and Respite

Number of full time equivalent employees at Sharon Regional Health System Hospice & Palliative

Home Health Aides	1.5
Counselors	1
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses	1
Medical Social Workers	1
Physicians	0.25
Registered Nurses	3
Other Personnel	2
Total Employees	9.75

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› Verified 7 days ago

• This hospice has undergone 1 time/s change of ownership.
• Most recent change of ownership is on April, 2014.

• March, 2015 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.
• Cgs Administrators Hhh 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, June.

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.