Southerncare Scranton in Dickson City, Pennsylvania

Southerncare Scranton is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Dickson City, Pennsylvania. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 851 Commerce Boulevard Suite 101-102 in Dickson City, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to the office of Southerncare Scranton via phone at (570) 383-3490.

Southerncare Scranton is first approved in July, 2005 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 391669. Philadelphia is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Southerncare Scranton
851 Commerce Boulevard Suite 101-102, Dickson City, PA, 18519
(570) 383-3490

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Hospice Profile

NameSoutherncare Scranton
Location851 Commerce Boulevard Suite 101-102, Dickson City, Pennsylvania
Hospice ID391669
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code420

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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 Southerncare Scranton from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1679511695
Organization NameSoutherncare, Inc.
Address851 Commerce Blvd Dickson City, Pennsylvania, 18519
Phone Number(570)383-3490

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Quality of Patient Care at Southerncare Scranton

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. Southerncare Scranton 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 careNot Available98.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice careNot Available93.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice careNot Available93.9
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 careNot Available97.3
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 Southerncare Scranton:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • 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 Southerncare Scranton
Home Health Aides2.5
Counselors1
Homemakers0.5
Medical Social Workers 1
Physicians0.2
Registered Nurses3
Other Personnel8
Total Employees16.2

News Archive

Researchers develop novel mathematical framework for mapping out drug interaction

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others21
Total Volunteers21

News Archive

Researchers develop novel mathematical framework for mapping out drug interaction

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Epilepsy deaths should be considered a public health priority, say doctors

Epilepsy is not a public health priority, yet it takes more lives than sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or fires, according to an article reviewing the topic. Doctors say epilepsy deaths should be a focus of research and education to understand and prevent those deaths, according to the "Views and Reviews" article published in the December 16, 2015, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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Exposure to BPA during pregnancy causes permanent abnormalities in uterus of offspring

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have discovered that exposure during pregnancy to Bisphenol A (BPA), a common component of plastics, causes permanent abnormalities in the uterus of offspring, including alteration in their DNA. The findings were reported in the March issue of Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.

Read more Medical News

› Verified 5 days ago

Certification Details for Southerncare Scranton:

  • April, 2014 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.
  • Cahaba is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
  • Current status is Voluntary-merger, Closure.
  • This hospice was terminated on March, 2016.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.

Hospices in Dickson City

Southerncare Scranton
Location: 851 Commerce Boulevard Suite 101-102, Dickson City, Pennsylvania, 18519
Phone: (570) 383-3490

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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