Bethesda Hospice Care



  
1630 Des Peres Rd, Ste 200, Saint Louis
Missouri, 63131

 314-446-0623   Maps & Directions
Bethesda Hospice Care, also known as Bethesda Hospice is a hospice care center situated at Saint Louis, Missouri. This palliative care is medicare certified, hence if you are covered by medicare, medicare will pay the hospice for your care. Bethesda Hospice Care accommodated approx. 274 Medicare beneficiaries whose average age was 87 years in CY2016. Unique hospice identification number provided by medicare to this hospice care is 261591. Bethesda Hospice Care comes under the CMS regional office located at Kansas City. This CMS regional office covers all hospices located in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska. Services provided at Bethesda Hospice Care mainly includes home health aide, counseling, medical social services, medical supply services, nursing services, occupational therapy, other, physician services, physical therapy, short term inpatient care, speech pathology services.
Bethesda Hospice Care provides special care for people who are terminally ill. This involves a team-oriented approach that addresses the medical, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient. Hospice also provides support to the patient’s family or caregiver.


Complete Hospice Profile:
Bethesda Hospice type, unique identification code, ownership type, accreditation,short term inpatient care type, address, contact number, fax number and all other information is provided as below. Recipients can directly walkin or can call on the below given phone number for appointment.
Hospice ID (CCN) 261591
Related CCN ID:265764
Hospice’s Ownership Type:For-Profit
Short-term inpatient care provided:Acute & Respite care
Accreditation UnAccredited
Hospice Address:1630 Des Peres Rd, Ste 200, Saint Louis,
Missouri, 63131
County:St. Louis
Phone:314-446-0623
Fax:314-446-0624
CMS Regional Office Kansas City
Medicare Certification:
Medicare certification details of Bethesda Hospice Care with certification date, type, current status, certification provider, MAC, CBSA Code are stated below.
Medicare Certified:Yes
Medicare Certification Date:19 Jul, 2002
Current Status: Active Provider
Latest visit of the Health or LSC survey: 07 Nov, 2018
Status at the time of certification survey: In Compliance
Waiver of any life safety code: No
Latest Certification Type: Recertification
Certificate Provider: Kansas City CMS Regional Office
MAC Cahaba
CBSA Code 41180 (Urban)
National Hospice Spending and Utilization (2016):
National Hospice Spending and Utilization based on CY2016 for Bethesda Hospice Care are stated below it includes number of beneficiaries, average age of beneficiaries accommodated in hospice, total medicare payment amount received by hospice, total charge amount of the hospice.
Beneficiaries 274
RHC Days (in %) 100
Average Age of Beneficiary 87 year
Total Medicare Payment Amount $ 2,742,196
Total Medicare Standard Payment Amount $ 2,872,728
Total Charge Amount $ 5,952,682

Average Service Hours per Day

Bethesda Hospice Care provided an average of 0.31 hours per day of home health, 0.28 hours per day of Skilled Nursing, 0.08 hours per day of Social Service hospice care.

Average Hospice Care Days

Bethesda Hospice Care have 54 Medicare beneficiaries with 7 or fewer hospice care days, 93 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 60 hospice care days, 31 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 180 hospice care days.


Beneficiaries by Gender


Bethesda Hospice Care rendered hospice services to 99 Male and 175 Female Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Beneficiaries by Race


Bethesda Hospice Care provided hospice care to 264 White, 10 not disclosed Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Medicare/Medicaid Eligible Beneficiaries


At Bethesda Hospice Care, 80 beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage and 106 beneficiaries were eligible for Medicaid for at least one month of hospice care in the calendar year.


Beneficiaries with Primary Disease Diagnosis

At Bethesda Hospice Care, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care for a primary diagnosis are 44 of Cancer, 17 of Dementia, 35 of Stroke, 25 of Heart Disease, 23 of Respiratory 130 of Other Diseases

Site-of-service Hospice Beneficiaries

At Bethesda Hospice Care, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received the majority of their hospice care days are 29 at home, 244 in a skilled nursing facility,

Services Provided:
Services available at Bethesda Hospice Care are mentioned below along with the information that who will provide the service like whether it will be provided by hospice staff or will be arranged from any 3rd source or outer source.
Services AvailableProvided By
Home Health AideHospice Staff
CounselingHospice Staff
Medical Social ServicesHospice Staff
Medical Supply ServicesProvided under Arrangement
Nursing ServicesHospice Staff
Occupational TherapyProvided under Arrangement
OtherHospice Staff
Physician ServicesProvided under Arrangement
Physical TherapyProvided under Arrangement
Short Term Inpatient CareProvided under Arrangement
Speech Pathology ServicesProvided under Arrangement

Quality of Patient Care:
Quality of patient care is measured based on the survey done by the patients who received the hospice care, as well as the experiences of their informal primary caregivers. Main points included in the survey are treatment preferences, beliefs/values addressed (if desired by the patient), pain screening, pain assessment, dyspnea screening, dyspnea treatment,patients treated with an opioid who are given a bowel regimen.
Measure NameScore (in %)National Average
Treatment Preferences 100.098.3
Beliefs/Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 94.693.6
Pain Screening 100.093.9
Pain Assessment Not Available77.7
Dyspnea Screening 98.497.3
Dyspnea Treatment 70.694.6
Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen Not Available93.3
Employee Count:
Bethesda Hospice Care employee information is available below according to the service area, it is also divided among volunteer and employed count.
Services Employed CountVolunteer Count
Home Health Aide30
Counseling2.25 0
Medical Social Services1.50
Registered Nurses30
Practical/Vocational Nurses1 0
Other Personnel1.25 35
TOTAL1235
Authorized/Official Person Profile:
Officially authorized person to contact for any management issues or complaints of this hospice are as below. Person's position and contact details are also mentioned below.
Name: Mr. Joseph J Brinker
Position: Executive Vice President
Contact Number: 314-800-1986
Professional Identification Codes:
NPI number stands for National Provider Identifier which is a unique 10-digit identification number issued to health care providers in the United States by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
NPI details of stated hospice are as mentioned below.
NPI Number: 1437125499
NPI Enumeration Date: 28 Feb, 2006
NPI Last Update On: 08 Jul, 2007
Medical Licenses:
Hospice can have one or more medical licenses for different specialities in the same state or different states. Related medical licenses for Bethesda Hospice Care are as mentioned below.
SpecializationLicense NumberStateStatus
Hospice Care, Community Based 117-3HOMissouriPrimary
Business Mailing Address:
Business mailing address can be used for mailing purpose only, for visiting purpose patients need to refer above mentioned address.
Address: 1630 Des Peres Rd, Suite 290
Saint Louis, Missouri
Zip: 63131-1800
Phone Number: 314-800-1900
Fax Number: 314-800-1961
Patients can reach Bethesda Hospice at 1630 Des Peres Rd, Ste 200, Saint Louis, Missouri or can call to book an appointment on 314-446-0623.

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