Vns And Hospice Of Suffolk, Inc in East Northport, New York

Vns And Hospice Of Suffolk, Inc is a medicare-certified hospice facility in East Northport, New York. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a Home Health Agency. It is located at 101 Laurel Road in East Northport, New York. You can reach out to the office of Vns And Hospice Of Suffolk, Inc via phone at (631) 930-9399.

Vns And Hospice Of Suffolk, Inc is first approved in June, 1989 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 331535. New York is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Vns And Hospice Of Suffolk, Inc
101 Laurel Road, East Northport, NY, 11731
(631) 930-9399

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Hospice Profile

NameVns And Hospice Of Suffolk, Inc
Location101 Laurel Road, East Northport, New York
Hospice ID331535
CategoryPart of a Home Health Agency
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Other
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderCommunity Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
SSA county code700

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NPI associated with this Hospice

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Quality of Patient Care at Vns And Hospice Of Suffolk, Inc

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. Vns And Hospice Of Suffolk, Inc 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 care99.598.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care97.693.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care99.893.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem41.977.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care99.797.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath99.894.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation100.093.3

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Services Provided by Vns And Hospice Of Suffolk, Inc:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Vns And Hospice Of Suffolk, Inc below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Speech Pathology

  • Under Arrangement
    • Home Maker Service
    • Medical Supply 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 Vns And Hospice Of Suffolk, Inc
Home Health Aides23
Counselors3
Medical Social Workers 5
Physicians2
Registered Nurses28
Other Personnel7
Total Employees68

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others125
Total Volunteers125

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Certification Details for Vns And Hospice Of Suffolk, Inc:

  • November, 2008 is the initial visit of the health survey for certifications by CMS.
  • It is eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
  • National Government Services is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.
  • Related Provider Number is 337014.

Hospices in East Northport

Vns And Hospice Of Suffolk, Inc
Location: 101 Laurel Road, East Northport, New York, 11731
Phone: (631) 930-9399

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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