Amedisys Hospice



  
1585 East River Road, Suite 201, Tucson
Arizona, 85718

 520-205-7700   Maps & Directions
Amedisys Hospice, also known as Amedisys Hospice is a hospice care center situated at Tucson, Arizona. This palliative care is medicare certified, hence if you are covered by medicare, medicare will pay the hospice for your care.Unique hospice identification number provided by medicare to this hospice care is 031501. Amedisys Hospice comes under the CMS regional office located at San Francisco. This CMS regional office covers all hospices located in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Territories. Amedisys Hospice has gone 2 time change of ownership, latest on 01 May, 2017 and previously on 01 Sep, 2015. Services provided at Amedisys Hospice 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.
Amedisys Hospice 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:
Amedisys 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) 031501
Related CCN ID:030010
Hospice’s Ownership Type:Other
Short-term inpatient care provided:Acute & Respite care
Accreditation UnAccredited
Hospice Address:1585 East River Road, Suite 201, Tucson,
Arizona, 85718
County:Pima
Phone:520-205-7700
Fax:520-205-7598
CMS Regional Office San Francisco
Medicare Certification:
Medicare certification details of Amedisys Hospice with certification date, type, current status, certification provider, MAC, CBSA Code are stated below.
Medicare Certified:Yes
Medicare Certification Date:01 Nov, 1983
Current Status: Active Provider
Latest visit of the Health or LSC survey: 04 May, 2018
Status at the time of certification survey: In Compliance
Waiver of any life safety code: No
Latest Certification Type: Recertification
Certificate Provider: San Francisco CMS Regional Office
MAC National Government Services
CBSA Code 46060 (Urban)
Services Provided:
Services available at Amedisys Hospice 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
OtherProvided under Arrangement
Physician ServicesHospice Staff
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) 97.693.6
Pain Screening 99.493.9
Pain Assessment 98.477.7
Dyspnea Screening 100.097.3
Dyspnea Treatment 94.994.6
Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen 100.093.3
Employee Count:
Amedisys Hospice 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
Counseling0.5 0
Medical Social Services1.50
Registered Nurses90
Other Personnel7 18
Physician Services1.25 0
TOTAL22.2518
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: Paul Kusserow
Position: President/ceo
Contact Number: 225-292-2031
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: 1629444245
NPI Enumeration Date: 18 Aug, 2015
NPI Last Update On: 12 Dec, 2017
Medical Licenses:
Hospice can have one or more medical licenses for different specialities in the same state or different states. Related medical licenses for Amedisys Hospice are as mentioned below.
SpecializationLicense NumberStateStatus
Hospice Care, Community Based HSPC8281ArizonaPrimary
Other Medical Identifiers:
Other legacy medical identifiers of the hospice such as Medicaid, Medicare PIN, NSC, UPIN etc. are mentioned as below.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
276355MedicaidArizona
Business Mailing Address:
Business mailing address can be used for mailing purpose only, for visiting purpose patients need to refer above mentioned address.
Address: 3854 American Way Ste A, Attn: Regulatory
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Zip: 70816-4897
Phone Number: 225-292-2031
Fax Number: 225-295-9678
Patients can reach Amedisys Hospice at 1585 East River Road, Suite 201, Tucson, Arizona or can call to book an appointment on 520-205-7700.

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