First Choice Hospice-ozark



  
1864 Andrews Avenue Suite A, Ozark
Alabama, 36360

 334-774-3113   Maps & Directions
First Choice Hospice-ozark is a hospice care center situated at Ozark, Alabama. 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 011680. First Choice Hospice-ozark comes under the CMS regional office located at Atlanta. This CMS regional office covers all hospices located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee. Services provided at First Choice Hospice-ozark 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.
First Choice Hospice-ozark 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:
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) 011680
Hospice’s Ownership Type:For-Profit
Short-term inpatient care provided:Acute & Respite care
Accreditation UnAccredited
Hospice Address:1864 Andrews Avenue Suite A, Ozark,
Alabama, 36360
County:Dale
Phone:334-774-3113
CMS Regional Office Atlanta
Medicare Certification:
Medicare certification details of First Choice Hospice-ozark with certification date, type, current status, certification provider, MAC, CBSA Code are stated below.
Medicare Certified:Yes
Medicare Certification Date:03 Sep, 2009
Current Status: Active Provider
Latest visit of the Health or LSC survey: 14 Dec, 2017
Status at the time of certification survey: In Compliance
Waiver of any life safety code: No
Latest Certification Type: Recertification
Certificate Provider: Atlanta CMS Regional Office
MAC Blue Cross (south Carolina)
CBSA Code 99901 (Rural)
Services Provided:
Services available at First Choice Hospice-ozark 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 TherapyProvided under Arrangement
OtherProvided under Arrangement
Physician ServicesProvided under Arrangement
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) 100.093.6
Pain Screening 100.093.9
Pain Assessment Not Available77.7
Dyspnea Screening 100.097.3
Dyspnea Treatment Not Available94.6
Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen Not Available93.3
Employee Count:
First Choice Hospice-ozark 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 Aide32
Counseling1 1
Medical Social Services23
Registered Nurses33
Practical/Vocational Nurses1 1
Other Personnel4 3
Physician Services1 1
TOTAL1514
Patients can reach at 1864 Andrews Avenue Suite A, Ozark, Alabama or can call to book an appointment on 334-774-3113.

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