Christus Hospice & Palliative Care St Patrick



  
1130 Pithon St Ste 101, Lake Charles
Louisiana, 70601

 (33-7) -395-5650   Maps & Directions
Christus Hospice & Palliative Care St Patrick, also known as Christus Hospice And Palliative Care St. Patrick is a hospice care center situated at Lake Charles, Louisiana. This palliative care is medicare certified, hence if you are covered by medicare, medicare will pay the hospice for your care. Christus Hospice & Palliative Care St Patrick accommodated approx. 89 Medicare beneficiaries whose average age was 80 years in CY2022. Unique hospice identification number provided by medicare to this hospice care is 191604. Christus Hospice & Palliative Care St Patrick comes under the CMS regional office located at Dallas. This CMS regional office covers all hospices located in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas. Services provided at Christus Hospice & Palliative Care St Patrick mainly includes home health aide, counseling, medical social services, nursing services, physician services,
Christus Hospice & Palliative Care St Patrick 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:
Christus Hospice And Palliative Care St. Patrick 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) 191604
Hospice’s Ownership Type:For-Profit (07 Proprietary - Other)
Accreditation Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
Hospice Address:1130 Pithon St Ste 101, Lake Charles,
Louisiana, 70601
County:Calcasieu
Phone:(33-7) -395-5650
Fax:337-395-5782
CMS Regional Office Dallas
Medicare Certification:
Medicare certification details of Christus Hospice & Palliative Care St Patrick with certification date, type, current status, certification provider, MAC, CBSA Code are stated below.
Medicare Certified:Yes
Medicare Certification Date:01 Mar, 2005
Current Status: Active Provider
Latest visit of the Health or LSC survey: 26 May, 2021
Certificate Provider: CMS Regional Office
Provider's Billing ID: 1585009
CBSA Code 29340 (Urban)
Federal Certification Status Certified (as on 01 Apr, 2024)
National Hospice Spending and Utilization (2022):
National Hospice Spending and Utilization based on FY 2022 for Christus Hospice & Palliative Care St Patrick 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 89
RHC Days (in %) 98
Episode or Stay Count 91
Total Nursing Minutes 66555 Minutes (1109.25 Hours)
Days of Service 7,836
Average Age of Beneficiary 80 year
Average Risk Score of Beneficiaries 2.33
Total Medicare Payment Amount $ 1,218,998
Total Medicare Standard Payment Amount $ 1,388,032
Total Medicare Allowed Payment Amount $ 1,218,998
Total Charge Amount $ 2,615,787

Average Hospice Visit Count


Christus Hospice & Palliative Care St Patrick have 1550 skilled nursing visits, 558 social work visits and 3031 Number of home health aide visits provided by the home health agency or hospice.


Beneficiaries by Gender


Christus Hospice & Palliative Care St Patrick rendered hospice services to 40% Male and 60% Female Medicare beneficiaries in a Fiscal year.

Beneficiaries by Race


Christus Hospice & Palliative Care St Patrick provided hospice care to 70% White, 28% Black, 2% not disclosed Medicare beneficiaries in a Fiscal year.

Medicare/Medicaid Eligible Beneficiaries


At Christus Hospice & Palliative Care St Patrick, 40% of Medicare beneficiaries qualified to receive Medicare and Medicaid benefits, (also be referred to as dual eligibility). Beneficiaries are classified as a dual if in any month in the given calendar year they were receiving full or partial Medicaid benefits.


Beneficiaries with Primary Disease Diagnosis

At Christus Hospice & Palliative Care St Patrick, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care for a primary diagnosis are 19 of Neoplasms & Diseases of the Blood and Blood forming organs, 18 of Diseases of the Nervous System, 44 of Diseases of the Circulatory System, 13 of Diseases of the Respiratory System,

Services Provided:
Services available at Christus Hospice & Palliative Care St Patrick 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
Nursing ServicesHospice Staff
Physician 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) 100.093.6
Pain Screening 100.093.9
Pain Assessment 100.077.7
Dyspnea Screening 100.097.3
Dyspnea Treatment 100.094.6
Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen 100.093.3
Employee Count:
Christus Hospice & Palliative Care St Patrick 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 Aide2.00.0
Counseling1.0 0.0
Medical Social Services2.00.0
Registered Nurses4.00.0
Other Personnel0.0 4.0
TOTAL9.04.0
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: Nicholas Gachassin Iii
Position: Secretary / Treasurer
Contact Number: 337-233-1307
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: 1538680236
NPI Enumeration Date: 03 Jul, 2017
NPI Last Update On: 01 Mar, 2022
Medical Licenses:
Hospice can have one or more medical licenses for different specialities in the same state or different states. Related medical licenses for Christus Hospice & Palliative Care St Patrick are as mentioned below.
SpecializationLicense NumberStateStatus
Hospice Care, Community Based Primary
Business Mailing Address:
Business mailing address can be used for mailing purpose only, for visiting purpose patients need to refer above mentioned address.
Address: Po Box 51266,
Lafayette, Louisiana
Zip: 70505-1266
Phone Number: 337-233-1307
Fax Number: 337-233-5764
Patients can reach Christus Hospice And Palliative Care St. Patrick at 1130 Pithon St Ste 101, Lake Charles, Louisiana or can call to book an appointment on (33-7) -395-5650.
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