St Rita's Hospice in Lima, Ohio

St Rita's Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Lima, Ohio. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a hospital. It is located at 959 West North Street in Lima, Ohio. You can reach out to the office of St Rita's Hospice via phone at (419) 226-9064.

St Rita's Hospice is first approved in March, 1990 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 361543. Chicago is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


St Rita's Hospice
959 West North Street, Lima, OH, 45805
(419) 226-9064

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Hospice Profile

NameSt Rita's Hospice
Location959 West North Street, Lima, Ohio
Hospice ID361543
CategoryPart of a hospital
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Church
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code010

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Will the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine be effective against the new N501Y SARS-CoV-2 variant?

Researchers from Pfizer and the University of Texas, USA, have presented evidence showing that people in a previously reported trial of the mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine, BNT162b2 – commonly known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine – had equivalent neutralizing titers to the N501 and Y501 viruses.

DNA sequencing may lead to greater care for patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia

A patient survives life-threatening trauma, is intubated in the intensive care unit (ICU) to support his or her affected vital functions, starts to recover, and then develops pneumonia.

There may be a real code to chromosomal organization

The identification of a cluster of essential genes on mouse chromosome 11 as well as similar clusters on the chromosomes of other organisms , including humans , buttresses the argument that there may be rules as to how genes are structured or laid out on chromosomes, said the Baylor College of Medicine senior author of a report that appears online in the Public Library of Science Genetics, an open-access publication.

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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 Rita's Hospice from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1710903208
Organization NameMercy Health-st Ritas Medical Center Llc
Address959 W North St Lima, Ohio, 45805
Phone Number(419)226-9064

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A patient survives life-threatening trauma, is intubated in the intensive care unit (ICU) to support his or her affected vital functions, starts to recover, and then develops pneumonia.

There may be a real code to chromosomal organization

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Quality of Patient Care at St Rita's 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. St Rita's 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 care99.498.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care98.393.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care98.993.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem57.877.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care99.497.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath98.994.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation78.193.3

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Will the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine be effective against the new N501Y SARS-CoV-2 variant?

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DNA sequencing may lead to greater care for patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia

A patient survives life-threatening trauma, is intubated in the intensive care unit (ICU) to support his or her affected vital functions, starts to recover, and then develops pneumonia.

There may be a real code to chromosomal organization

The identification of a cluster of essential genes on mouse chromosome 11 as well as similar clusters on the chromosomes of other organisms , including humans , buttresses the argument that there may be rules as to how genes are structured or laid out on chromosomes, said the Baylor College of Medicine senior author of a report that appears online in the Public Library of Science Genetics, an open-access publication.

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› Verified 6 days ago


Services Provided by St Rita's Hospice:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Physician Service

  • 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 St Rita's Hospice
Home Health Aides3.1
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses4.9
Medical Social Workers 1.4
Registered Nurses12.45
Total Employees21.85

News Archive

New Series highlights that child deaths in England are still potentially preventable

Child deaths have fallen to very low rates in all industrialised countries, but many deaths in children and adolescents are still potentially preventable, and much more could be done to cut future deaths, according to a new three-part Series on child deaths in high-income countries, published in The Lancet.

Will the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine be effective against the new N501Y SARS-CoV-2 variant?

Researchers from Pfizer and the University of Texas, USA, have presented evidence showing that people in a previously reported trial of the mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine, BNT162b2 – commonly known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine – had equivalent neutralizing titers to the N501 and Y501 viruses.

DNA sequencing may lead to greater care for patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia

A patient survives life-threatening trauma, is intubated in the intensive care unit (ICU) to support his or her affected vital functions, starts to recover, and then develops pneumonia.

There may be a real code to chromosomal organization

The identification of a cluster of essential genes on mouse chromosome 11 as well as similar clusters on the chromosomes of other organisms , including humans , buttresses the argument that there may be rules as to how genes are structured or laid out on chromosomes, said the Baylor College of Medicine senior author of a report that appears online in the Public Library of Science Genetics, an open-access publication.

Read more Medical News

› Verified 6 days ago

Certification Details for St Rita's Hospice:

  • May, 2017 is the initial visit of the health survey for certifications by CMS.
  • It is eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
  • Palmetto Gba (sc) is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
  • Number assigned to the hospice by the state Medicaid agency for external control or billing purposes is 0820044.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.
  • Related Provider Number is 360066.

Hospices in Lima

St Rita's Hospice
Location: 959 West North Street, Lima, Ohio, 45805
Phone: (419) 226-9064

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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