Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of California in Riverside, California

Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of California is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Riverside, California. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 7888 Mission Grove Parkway S, Suite 200 in Riverside, California. You can reach out to the office of Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of California via phone at (909) 386-6000.

Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of California is first approved in July, 1992 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 051590. San Francisco is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of California
7888 Mission Grove Parkway S, Suite 200, Riverside, CA, 92508
(909) 386-6000

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Hospice Profile

NameVitas Healthcare Corporation Of California
Location7888 Mission Grove Parkway S, Suite 200, Riverside, California
Hospice ID051590
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code430

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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 Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of California from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1790828804
Organization NameVitas Healthcare Corporation Of California
Address7888 Mission Grove Pkwy S Riverside, California, 92508
Phone Number(909)386-6000

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Quality of Patient Care at Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of California

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. Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of California 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 care98.198.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care94.893.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care90.593.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem71.577.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care95.997.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath94.394.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation94.993.3

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Services Provided by Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of California:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of California below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Physician Service

  • Under Arrangement
    • Other Services

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care

    Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

    Number of full time equivalent employees at Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of California
    Home Health Aides39
    Counselors4
    Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses29
    Medical Social Workers 6
    Physicians3
    Registered Nurses28
    Total Employees109

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    Statement: Highlighting importance of mass media campaigns to protect and promote public health

    NCD Alliance, together with World Heart Federation, Coalición Latinoamérica Saludable, Healthy Caribbean Coalition, World Obesity Federation and Union for International Cancer Control, wishes to underscore the importance of mass media campaigns to protect and promote public health.

    Researchers discover new gene mutations which cause devastating mitochondrial disorders

    Researchers have identified a novel disease gene in which mutations cause rare but devastating genetic diseases known as mitochondrial disorders.

    GTx to continue enobosarm Phase III trials for muscle wasting in patients with NSCLC

    GTx, Inc. today announced that a per protocol interim safety review on Friday, October 26, 2012, by an independent Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) recommended that GTx continue clinical development as planned with its two pivotal Phase III trials of enobosarm (GTx-024) for the prevention and treatment of muscle wasting in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

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    Senator Richard T. Moore will speak at the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) 53rd Annual Meeting & Exhibit on Sunday, May 25, 8:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. As a member of the influential Joint Committee on Health Care Financing in the Massachusetts General Court, Senator Moore is constantly in the forefront of issues affecting the health of the people of Massachusetts.

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    Ownership Details:

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

    Certification Details for Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of California:

    • April, 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.
    • Number assigned to the hospice by the state Medicaid agency for external control or billing purposes is 051590.
    • Current status is Active Provider.
    • Reason of certification is Recertification.
    • End of fiscal year is on 30, September.

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    Phone: (909) 386-6000
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    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.
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