St Bernards Regional Med Ctr H in Jonesboro, Arkansas

St Bernards Regional Med Ctr H is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a hospital. It is located at 1726 Marie Circle in Jonesboro, Arkansas. You can reach out to the office of St Bernards Regional Med Ctr H via phone at (870) 972-4507.

St Bernards Regional Med Ctr H is first approved in June, 1989 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 041512. Dallas is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


St Bernards Regional Med Ctr H
1726 Marie Circle, Jonesboro, AR, 72401
(870) 972-4507

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Hospice Profile

NameSt Bernards Regional Med Ctr H
Location1726 Marie Circle, Jonesboro, Arkansas
Hospice ID041512
CategoryPart of a hospital
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Private
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code150

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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 St Bernards Regional Med Ctr H from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1538197389
Organization NameSt Bernards Hospital, Inc.
Address1726 Marie Cir Jonesboro, Arkansas, 72401
Phone Number(870)935-6310

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Quality of Patient Care at St Bernards Regional Med Ctr H

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. St Bernards Regional Med Ctr H 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 care99.893.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care98.293.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem63.077.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care99.197.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath99.194.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation100.093.3

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Services Provided by St Bernards Regional Med Ctr H:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by St Bernards Regional Med Ctr H below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Short Term Inpatient care

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy
    • Speech Pathology

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • Counseling Service

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Acute and Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at St Bernards Regional Med Ctr H
Home Health Aides5
Counselors1
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses3
Medical Social Workers 3
Registered Nurses23
Total Employees35

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Certification Details for St Bernards Regional Med Ctr H:

  • March, 2016 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 (california) 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 040020.

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St Bernards Regional Med Ctr H
Location: 1726 Marie Circle, Jonesboro, Arkansas, 72401
Phone: (870) 972-4507
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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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