Damas Hospital Snf in Ponce, PR

Damas Hospital Snf is a medicare certified nursing home in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is located in Ponce county at 2213 Ponce By Pass, Ponce, Puerto Rico 00717. You can reach out to the office of Damas Hospital Snf via phone at (787) 840-8686. This skilled nursing facility has 25 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 61.2%. Its legal business name is Hospital Damas Inc and has the following ownership type - Non Profit - Corporation.

Damas Hospital Snf (Medicare CCN 405023) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in medicare program. This means if you are part of medicare program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1988 (36 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in March, 2020.

Name	Damas Hospital Snf
Location	2213 Ponce By Pass, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Certified By	Medicare
No. of Certified Beds	25
Occupancy Rate	61.2%
Medicare ID (CCN)	405023
Legal Business Name	Hospital Damas Inc
Ownership Type	Non Profit - Corporation

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Number of Facility Reported Incidents	0
Number of Substantiated Complaints	0
Number of Fines	2
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars	$7800
Number of Payment Denials	0
Total Number of Penalties	2

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