Vernon Memorial Hospice



  
705 Arena Drive, Viroqua
Wisconsin, 54665

 608-637-4362   Maps & Directions
Vernon Memorial Hospice, also known as Vernon Memorial Hospital Home Health Care Agency is a hospice care center situated at Viroqua, Wisconsin. This palliative care is medicare certified, hence if you are covered by medicare, medicare will pay the hospice for your care. Vernon Memorial Hospice accommodated approx. 111 Medicare beneficiaries whose average age was 81 years in CY2016. Unique hospice identification number provided by medicare to this hospice care is 521544. Vernon Memorial Hospice comes under the CMS regional office located at Chicago. This CMS regional office covers all hospices located in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin. Services provided at Vernon Memorial Hospice mainly includes home health aide, counseling, medical social services, medical supply services, nursing services, occupational therapy, physician services, physical therapy, short term inpatient care, speech pathology services.
Vernon Memorial 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:
Vernon Memorial Hospital Home Health Care Agency 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) 521544
Related CCN ID:521348
Hospice’s Ownership Type:Non-Profit
Short-term inpatient care provided:Acute & Respite care
Accreditation UnAccredited
Hospice Address:705 Arena Drive, Viroqua,
Wisconsin, 54665
County:Vernon
Phone:608-637-4362
Fax:608-637-4361
CMS Regional Office Chicago
Medicare Certification:
Medicare certification details of Vernon Memorial Hospice with certification date, type, current status, certification provider, MAC, CBSA Code are stated below.
Medicare Certified:Yes
Medicare Certification Date:05 Feb, 1993
Current Status: Active Provider
Latest visit of the Health or LSC survey: 08 Feb, 2017
Status at the time of certification survey: Not in Compliance
Waiver of any life safety code: No
Latest Certification Type: Recertification
Certificate Provider: Chicago CMS Regional Office
Provider's Billing ID: 1467425488
MAC National Government Services
CBSA Code 99952 (Rural)
National Hospice Spending and Utilization (2016):
National Hospice Spending and Utilization based on CY2016 for Vernon Memorial Hospice 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 111
RHC Days (in %) 91
Average Age of Beneficiary 81 year
Total Medicare Payment Amount $ 799,430
Total Medicare Standard Payment Amount $ 855,868
Total Charge Amount $ 1,826,063

Average Service Hours per Day

Vernon Memorial Hospice provided an average of 0.26 hours per day of home health, 0.48 hours per day of Skilled Nursing, 0.16 hours per day of Social Service hospice care.

Average Hospice Care Days

Vernon Memorial Hospice have 37 Medicare beneficiaries with 7 or fewer hospice care days, 17 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 60 hospice care days, Medicare beneficiaries with more than 180 hospice care days.


Beneficiaries by Gender


Vernon Memorial Hospice rendered hospice services to 53 Male and 58 Female Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Beneficiaries by Race


Vernon Memorial Hospice provided hospice care to 110 White, 1 not disclosed Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Medicare/Medicaid Eligible Beneficiaries


At Vernon Memorial Hospice, 60 beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage and 34 beneficiaries were eligible for Medicaid for at least one month of hospice care in the calendar year.


Beneficiaries with Primary Disease Diagnosis

At Vernon Memorial Hospice, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care for a primary diagnosis are 42 of Cancer, 16 of Heart Disease, 13 of Respiratory 23 of Other Diseases

Site-of-service Hospice Beneficiaries

At Vernon Memorial Hospice, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received the majority of their hospice care days are 42 at home, 34 in a long term care or non-skilled nursing facility, 30 in an inpatient hospice facility,

Services Provided:
Services available at Vernon Memorial 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 ServicesHospice Staff
Nursing ServicesHospice Staff
Occupational TherapyHospice Staff
Physician ServicesHospice Staff
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 100.098.3
Beliefs/Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 100.093.6
Pain Screening 98.193.9
Pain Assessment 93.377.7
Dyspnea Screening 100.097.3
Dyspnea Treatment 100.094.6
Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen 98.393.3
Employee Count:
Vernon Memorial 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 Aide80
Counseling1 0
Medical Social Services30
Registered Nurses150
Other Personnel4 0
Physician Services0 1
TOTAL311
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. Kyle Bakkum
Position: Ceo
Contact Number: 608-637-4796
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: 1295708204
NPI Enumeration Date: 09 Feb, 2006
NPI Last Update On: 24 Jun, 2014
Medical Licenses:
Hospice can have one or more medical licenses for different specialities in the same state or different states. Related medical licenses for Vernon Memorial Hospice are as mentioned below.
SpecializationLicense NumberStateStatus
Home Health 271WisconsinPrimary
Other Medical Identifiers:
Other legacy medical identifiers of the hospice such as Medicaid, Medicare PIN, NSC, UPIN etc. are mentioned as below.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
41528900MedicaidWisconsin
Business Mailing Address:
Business mailing address can be used for mailing purpose only, for visiting purpose patients need to refer above mentioned address.
Address: 507 S Main St,
Viroqua, Wisconsin
Zip: 54665-2059
Phone Number: 608-637-4362
Fax Number: 608-637-4361
Patients can reach Vernon Memorial Hospital Home Health Care Agency at 705 Arena Drive, Viroqua, Wisconsin or can call to book an appointment on 608-637-4362.

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