Essentia Health Hospice West



  
900 Hilligoss Blvd Southeast, Fosston
Minnesota, 56542

 (21-8) -435-1133   Maps & Directions
Essentia Health Hospice West, also known as Essentia Health Hospice West is a hospice care center situated at Fosston, Minnesota. This palliative care is medicare certified, hence if you are covered by medicare, medicare will pay the hospice for your care. Essentia Health Hospice West accommodated approx. 40 Medicare beneficiaries whose average age was 85 years in CY2022. Unique hospice identification number provided by medicare to this hospice care is 241564. Essentia Health Hospice West 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 Essentia Health Hospice West mainly includes home health aide, homemaker, medical social services, medical supply services, nursing services, occupational therapy, other, physician services, physical therapy, short term inpatient care, speech pathology services.
Essentia Health Hospice West 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:
Essentia Health Hospice West 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) 241564
Hospice’s Ownership Type:Other (13 Other)
Accreditation UnAccredited
Hospice Address:900 Hilligoss Blvd Southeast, Fosston,
Minnesota, 56542
County:Polk
Phone:(21-8) -435-1133
Fax:218-435-2175
CMS Regional Office Chicago
Medicare Certification:
Medicare certification details of Essentia Health Hospice West with certification date, type, current status, certification provider, MAC, CBSA Code are stated below.
Medicare Certified:Yes
Medicare Certification Date:20 Mar, 1997
Current Status: Active Provider
Latest visit of the Health or LSC survey: 28 Feb, 2019
Certificate Provider: CMS Regional Office
CBSA Code 24220 (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 Essentia Health Hospice West 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 40
RHC Days (in %) 100
Episode or Stay Count 40
Total Nursing Minutes 32340 Minutes (539 Hours)
Days of Service 1,573
Average Age of Beneficiary 85 year
Average Risk Score of Beneficiaries 2.20
Total Medicare Payment Amount $ 262,836
Total Medicare Standard Payment Amount $ 289,794
Total Medicare Allowed Payment Amount $ 262,836
Total Charge Amount $ 400,245

Average Hospice Visit Count


Essentia Health Hospice West have 433 skilled nursing visits, 88 social work visits and 233 Number of home health aide visits provided by the home health agency or hospice.


Beneficiaries by Gender


Essentia Health Hospice West rendered hospice services to 43% Male and 58% Female Medicare beneficiaries in a Fiscal year.

Beneficiaries by Race


Essentia Health Hospice West provided hospice care to 100% White, Medicare beneficiaries in a Fiscal year.

Medicare/Medicaid Eligible Beneficiaries


At Essentia Health Hospice West, 38% 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 Essentia Health Hospice West, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care for a primary diagnosis are 28 of Neoplasms & Diseases of the Blood and Blood forming organs,

Services Provided:
Services available at Essentia Health Hospice West 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
HomemakerHospice Staff
Medical Social ServicesHospice Staff
Medical Supply ServicesProvided under Arrangement
Nursing ServicesHospice Staff
Occupational TherapyHospice Staff
OtherProvided under Arrangement
Physician ServicesHospice Staff
Physical TherapyHospice Staff
Short Term Inpatient CareProvided under Arrangement
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 82.693.9
Pain Assessment 100.077.7
Dyspnea Screening 100.097.3
Dyspnea Treatment 93.394.6
Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen Not Available93.3
Employee Count:
Essentia Health Hospice West 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 Aide20
Homemaker20
Medical Social Services10
Registered Nurses50
Other Personnel2 1
Physician Services1 0
TOTAL131
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: Tanner Goodrich
Position: President
Contact Number: 218-847-5611
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: 1952484404
NPI Enumeration Date: 20 Oct, 2006
NPI Last Update On: 21 Feb, 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 Essentia Health Hospice West are as mentioned below.
SpecializationLicense NumberStateStatus
Hospice Care, Community Based 333820MinnesotaPrimary
Business Mailing Address:
Business mailing address can be used for mailing purpose only, for visiting purpose patients need to refer above mentioned address.
Address: 900 Hilligoss Blvd Se,
Fosston, Minnesota
Zip: 56542-1542
Phone Number: 218-435-7670
Fax Number: 218-435-2175
Patients can reach Essentia Health Hospice West at 900 Hilligoss Blvd Southeast, Fosston, Minnesota or can call to book an appointment on (21-8) -435-1133.
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