Hospice Of Chippewa County



  
508 Ashum Street, Suite 120, Sault Sainte Marie
Michigan, 49783

 906-635-1568   Maps & Directions
Hospice Of Chippewa County, also known as Chippewa County Health Department Hospice Services is a hospice care center situated at Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. This palliative care is medicare certified, hence if you are covered by medicare, medicare will pay the hospice for your care. Hospice Of Chippewa County accommodated approx. 117 Medicare beneficiaries whose average age was 78 years in CY2016. Unique hospice identification number provided by medicare to this hospice care is 231542. Hospice Of Chippewa County 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 Hospice Of Chippewa County 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.
Hospice Of Chippewa County 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:
Chippewa County Health Department Hospice Services 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) 231542
Related CCN ID:237018
Hospice’s Ownership Type:Combination Government & Non-Profit
Short-term inpatient care provided:Acute & Respite care
Accreditation Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
Hospice Address:508 Ashum Street, Suite 120, Sault Sainte Marie,
Michigan, 49783
County:Chippewa
Phone:906-635-1568
Fax:906-253-1466
CMS Regional Office Chicago
Medicare Certification:
Medicare certification details of Hospice Of Chippewa County with certification date, type, current status, certification provider, MAC, CBSA Code are stated below.
Medicare Certified:Yes
Medicare Certification Date:01 Mar, 1992
Current Status: Active Provider
Latest visit of the Health or LSC survey: 08 Jun, 1996
Status at the time of certification survey: In Compliance
Waiver of any life safety code: No
Latest Certification Type: Recertification
Certificate Provider: Chicago CMS Regional Office
MAC Travelers (new York)
CBSA Code 99923 (Rural)
National Hospice Spending and Utilization (2016):
National Hospice Spending and Utilization based on CY2016 for Hospice Of Chippewa County 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 117
RHC Days (in %) 100
Average Age of Beneficiary 78 year
Total Medicare Payment Amount $ 493,545
Total Medicare Standard Payment Amount $ 558,937
Total Charge Amount $ 961,262

Average Service Hours per Day

Hospice Of Chippewa County provided an average of 0.18 hours per day of home health, 0.37 hours per day of Skilled Nursing, 0.11 hours per day of Social Service hospice care.

Average Hospice Care Days

Hospice Of Chippewa County have 35 Medicare beneficiaries with 7 or fewer hospice care days, 15 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 60 hospice care days, Medicare beneficiaries with more than 180 hospice care days.


Beneficiaries by Gender


Hospice Of Chippewa County rendered hospice services to 63 Male and 54 Female Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Beneficiaries by Race


Hospice Of Chippewa County provided hospice care to 103 White, 1 not disclosed Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Medicare/Medicaid Eligible Beneficiaries


At Hospice Of Chippewa County, 27 beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage and 25 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 Chippewa County, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care for a primary diagnosis are 57 of Cancer, 14 of Heart Disease, 14 of Respiratory 17 of Other Diseases

Site-of-service Hospice Beneficiaries

At Hospice Of Chippewa County, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received the majority of their hospice care days are 106 at home,

Services Provided:
Services available at Hospice Of Chippewa County 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 ServicesProvided under Arrangement
Nursing ServicesHospice Staff
Occupational TherapyProvided 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 95.593.9
Pain Assessment 73.677.7
Dyspnea Screening 100.097.3
Dyspnea Treatment 98.794.6
Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen 85.193.3
Employee Count:
Hospice Of Chippewa County 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 Aide0.50
Counseling0 0.2
Medical Social Services0.710
Registered Nurses1.460
Other Personnel0.19 0
TOTAL2.860.2
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: Dr. Joseph Garlinghouse
Position: Medical Director
Contact Number: 906-635-1568
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: 1437372646
NPI Enumeration Date: 10 Apr, 2007
NPI Last Update On: 19 Apr, 2010
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 Chippewa County are as mentioned below.
SpecializationLicense NumberStateStatus
Hospice Care, Community Based 4301030101MichiganPrimary
Other Medical Identifiers:
Other legacy medical identifiers of the hospice such as Medicaid, Medicare PIN, NSC, UPIN etc. are mentioned as below.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
08744OtherMichiganBlue Cross Blue Shield
2765352MedicaidMichigan
Business Mailing Address:
Business mailing address can be used for mailing purpose only, for visiting purpose patients need to refer above mentioned address.
Address: 508 Ashmun St Ste 120,
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan
Zip: 49783-1976
Phone Number: 906-635-1568
Fax Number: 906-253-1466
Patients can reach Chippewa County Health Department Hospice Services at 508 Ashum Street, Suite 120, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan or can call to book an appointment on 906-635-1568.

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