Hospice Of Mercy



  
315 18th Avenue, Hiawatha
Iowa, 52233

 319-398-6496   Maps & Directions
Hospice Of Mercy, also known as Hospice Of Mercy is a hospice care center situated at Hiawatha, Iowa. This palliative care is medicare certified, hence if you are covered by medicare, medicare will pay the hospice for your care. Hospice Of Mercy accommodated approx. 677 Medicare beneficiaries whose average age was 82 years in CY2016. Unique hospice identification number provided by medicare to this hospice care is 161512. Hospice Of Mercy 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 Hospice Of Mercy mainly includes home health aide, counseling, homemaker, medical social services, medical supply services, nursing services, occupational therapy, other, physician services, physical therapy, short term inpatient care, speech pathology services.
Hospice Of Mercy 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:
Hospice Of Mercy 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) 161512
Related CCN ID:160079
Hospice’s Ownership Type:Non-Profit
Short-term inpatient care provided:Acute & Respite care
Accreditation Joint Commission (JC)
Hospice Address:315 18th Avenue, Hiawatha,
Iowa, 52233
County:Linn
Phone:319-398-6496
CMS Regional Office Kansas City
Medicare Certification:
Medicare certification details of Hospice Of Mercy with certification date, type, current status, certification provider, MAC, CBSA Code are stated below.
Medicare Certified:Yes
Medicare Certification Date:03 Oct, 1989
Current Status: Active Provider
Latest visit of the Health or LSC survey: 10 Dec, 2015
Status at the time of certification survey: In Compliance
Waiver of any life safety code: Yes
Latest Certification Type: Recertification
Certificate Provider: Kansas City CMS Regional Office
MAC Wisconsin Physicians Service
CBSA Code 16300 (Urban)
National Hospice Spending and Utilization (2016):
National Hospice Spending and Utilization based on CY2016 for Hospice Of Mercy 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 677
RHC Days (in %) 94
Physician Services 658
Average Age of Beneficiary 82 year
Total Medicare Payment Amount $ 5,799,825
Total Medicare Standard Payment Amount $ 6,303,437
Total Charge Amount $ 15,053,258

Average Service Hours per Day

Hospice Of Mercy provided an average of 0.12 hours per day of home health, 0.33 hours per day of Skilled Nursing, 0.05 hours per day of Social Service hospice care.

Average Hospice Care Days

Hospice Of Mercy have 229 Medicare beneficiaries with 7 or fewer hospice care days, 166 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 60 hospice care days, 46 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 180 hospice care days.


Beneficiaries by Gender


Hospice Of Mercy rendered hospice services to 306 Male and 371 Female Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Beneficiaries by Race


Hospice Of Mercy provided hospice care to 658 White, 19 not disclosed Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Medicare/Medicaid Eligible Beneficiaries


At Hospice Of Mercy, 169 beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage and 113 beneficiaries were eligible for Medicaid for at least one month of hospice care in the calendar year.


Beneficiaries with Primary Disease Diagnosis

At Hospice Of Mercy, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care for a primary diagnosis are 205 of Cancer, 80 of Dementia, 31 of Stroke, 137 of Heart Disease, 90 of Respiratory 134 of Other Diseases

Site-of-service Hospice Beneficiaries

At Hospice Of Mercy, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received the majority of their hospice care days are 247 at home, 59 in an assisted living facility, 121 in a long term care or non-skilled nursing facility, 34 in an inpatient hospital, 184 in an inpatient hospice facility, in a long term care hospital, psychiatric facility, home care in a hospice facility or unknown facility.

Services Provided:
Services available at Hospice Of Mercy 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
HomemakerHospice Staff
Medical Social ServicesHospice Staff
Medical Supply ServicesProvided under Arrangement
Nursing ServicesHospice Staff
Occupational TherapyHospice Staff
OtherProvided under Arrangement
Physician ServicesProvided under Arrangement
Physical TherapyHospice Staff
Short Term Inpatient CareHospice Staff
Speech Pathology ServicesHospice Staff

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 99.998.3
Beliefs/Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 99.993.6
Pain Screening 99.393.9
Pain Assessment 99.477.7
Dyspnea Screening 99.497.3
Dyspnea Treatment 98.394.6
Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen 99.593.3
Employee Count:
Hospice Of Mercy 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 Aide80
Counseling2.7 0
Homemaker0.20
Medical Social Services40
Registered Nurses190
Practical/Vocational Nurses0.9 0
Other Personnel8.3 0
TOTAL43.10
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. Timothy Charles
Position: President And Ceo
Contact Number: 319-398-6697
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: 1033159769
Parent Organization: Mercy Medical Center
NPI Enumeration Date: 08 Jun, 2006
NPI Last Update On: 18 Jun, 2009
Medical Licenses:
Hospice can have one or more medical licenses for different specialities in the same state or different states. Related medical licenses for Hospice Of Mercy are as mentioned below.
SpecializationLicense NumberStateStatus
Hospice Care, Community Based 570036HIowaPrimary
Other Medical Identifiers:
Other legacy medical identifiers of the hospice such as Medicaid, Medicare PIN, NSC, UPIN etc. are mentioned as below.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
160079OtherCoventry Health Care
0615120MedicaidIowa
A5240306OtherJohn Deere Health Plan
61512OtherWellmark Blue Cross
Business Mailing Address:
Business mailing address can be used for mailing purpose only, for visiting purpose patients need to refer above mentioned address.
Address: 701 10th St Se,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Zip: 52403-1251
Phone Number: 319-398-6496
Fax Number: 319-398-6509
Patients can reach Hospice Of Mercy at 315 18th Avenue, Hiawatha, Iowa or can call to book an appointment on 319-398-6496.

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