Pruitthealth Hospice-augusta



  
1220 Augusta West Parkway, Augusta
Georgia, 30909

 706-650-1522   Maps & Directions
Pruitthealth Hospice-augusta, also known as Pruitthealth Hospice - Augusta is a hospice care center situated at Augusta, Georgia. This palliative care is medicare certified, hence if you are covered by medicare, medicare will pay the hospice for your care. Pruitthealth Hospice-augusta accommodated approx. 106 Medicare beneficiaries whose average age was 81 years in CY2016. Unique hospice identification number provided by medicare to this hospice care is 111580. Pruitthealth Hospice-augusta 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 Pruitthealth Hospice-augusta 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.
Pruitthealth Hospice-augusta 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:
Pruitthealth Hospice - Augusta 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) 111580
Hospice’s Ownership Type:For-Profit
Short-term inpatient care provided:Acute & Respite care
Accreditation UnAccredited
Hospice Address:1220 Augusta West Parkway, Augusta,
Georgia, 30909
County:Richmond
Phone:706-650-1522
CMS Regional Office Atlanta
Medicare Certification:
Medicare certification details of Pruitthealth Hospice-augusta with certification date, type, current status, certification provider, MAC, CBSA Code are stated below.
Medicare Certified:Yes
Medicare Certification Date:21 Dec, 1999
Current Status: Active Provider
Latest visit of the Health or LSC survey: 01 Jun, 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
Provider's Billing ID: 000851122A
MAC Blue Cross (south Carolina)
CBSA Code 12260 (Urban)
National Hospice Spending and Utilization (2016):
National Hospice Spending and Utilization based on CY2016 for Pruitthealth Hospice-augusta 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 106
RHC Days (in %) 99
Average Age of Beneficiary 81 year
Total Medicare Payment Amount $ 1,329,736
Total Medicare Standard Payment Amount $ 1,407,391
Total Charge Amount $ 1,853,156

Average Service Hours per Day

Pruitthealth Hospice-augusta provided an average of 0.21 hours per day of home health, 0.23 hours per day of Skilled Nursing, 0.03 hours per day of Social Service hospice care.

Average Hospice Care Days

Pruitthealth Hospice-augusta have 15 Medicare beneficiaries with 7 or fewer hospice care days, 40 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 60 hospice care days, 18 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 180 hospice care days.


Beneficiaries by Gender


Pruitthealth Hospice-augusta rendered hospice services to 45 Male and 61 Female Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Beneficiaries by Race


Pruitthealth Hospice-augusta provided hospice care to 64 White, 41 Black, 1 not disclosed Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Medicare/Medicaid Eligible Beneficiaries


At Pruitthealth Hospice-augusta, 34 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 Pruitthealth Hospice-augusta, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care for a primary diagnosis are 31 of Cancer, 19 of Dementia, 17 of Heart Disease, 18 of Other Diseases

Site-of-service Hospice Beneficiaries

At Pruitthealth Hospice-augusta, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received the majority of their hospice care days are 58 at home, 26 in a long term care or non-skilled nursing facility, 13 in a skilled nursing facility,

Services Provided:
Services available at Pruitthealth Hospice-augusta 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
OtherHospice Staff
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) 97.093.6
Pain Screening 93.993.9
Pain Assessment 96.777.7
Dyspnea Screening 97.097.3
Dyspnea Treatment 96.194.6
Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen 96.393.3
Employee Count:
Pruitthealth Hospice-augusta 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 Aide50
Counseling1 0
Medical Social Services10
Registered Nurses50
Other Personnel5 11
Physician Services2 0
TOTAL1911
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: Neil L Pruitt Jr.
Position: Chairman And Ceo
Contact Number: 770-279-6200
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: 1780622902
NPI Enumeration Date: 02 Jun, 2006
NPI Last Update On: 01 Feb, 2017
Medical Licenses:
Hospice can have one or more medical licenses for different specialities in the same state or different states. Related medical licenses for Pruitthealth Hospice-augusta are as mentioned below.
SpecializationLicense NumberStateStatus
Hospice Care, Community Based Primary
Other Medical Identifiers:
Other legacy medical identifiers of the hospice such as Medicaid, Medicare PIN, NSC, UPIN etc. are mentioned as below.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
00851122AMedicaidGeorgia
Business Mailing Address:
Business mailing address can be used for mailing purpose only, for visiting purpose patients need to refer above mentioned address.
Address: 1626 Jeurgens Ct,
Norcross, Georgia
Zip: 30093-2219
Phone Number: 770-279-6200
Fax Number: --
Patients can reach Pruitthealth Hospice - Augusta at 1220 Augusta West Parkway, Augusta, Georgia or can call to book an appointment on 706-650-1522.

Other Hospice in Augusta, GA