Hamilton Medical Center- Hospice in Dalton, Georgia

Hamilton Medical Center- Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Dalton, Georgia. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a hospital. It is located at 1275 Elkwood Drive in Dalton, Georgia. You can reach out to the office of Hamilton Medical Center- Hospice via phone at (706) 278-2848.

Hamilton Medical Center- Hospice is first approved in November, 1983 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 111500. Atlanta is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Hamilton Medical Center- Hospice
1275 Elkwood Drive, Dalton, GA, 30720
(706) 278-2848

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Hospice Profile

NameHamilton Medical Center- Hospice
Location1275 Elkwood Drive, Dalton, Georgia
Hospice ID111500
CategoryPart of a hospital
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Private
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code970

NPI associated with this Hospice

A hospice usually have one NPI number but sometimes it may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Hamilton Medical Center- Hospice from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1588652739
Organization NameHamilton Medical Center, Inc
Address1209 Memorial Dr Dalton, Georgia, 30720
Phone Number(706)278-2848

Quality of Patient Care at Hamilton Medical Center- Hospice

Hospice staff should discuss treatment preferences and patient beliefs and values with patients and/or caregivers. They should also identify and provide interventions to address pain, shortness of breath and constipation (caused by opioids) to improve patient comfort and quality of life. Hamilton Medical Center- Hospice has the following score in these measures of patient care.
Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Quality MeasureProvider ScoreNational Score
Patients or caregivers who were asked about treatment preferences like hospitalization and resuscitation at the beginning of hospice care100.098.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care46.993.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care99.093.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem17.877.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care99.797.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath99.694.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation94.693.3

Services Provided by Hamilton Medical Center- Hospice:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Hamilton Medical Center- Hospice below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Other Services

  • Under Arrangement
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Speech Pathology

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Acute and Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Hamilton Medical Center- Hospice
Home Health Aides3
Counselors1.5
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses3
Medical Social Workers 2
Physicians0.1
Registered Nurses4
Other Personnel0.5
Total Employees14.1

Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others4
Total Volunteers4

Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 2 time/s change of ownership.
  • Previous change of ownership is on September , 1997.

Certification Details for Hamilton Medical Center- Hospice:

  • August, 2017 is the initial visit of the health survey for certifications by CMS.
  • It is eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
  • Blue Cross (south Carolina) is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
  • Number assigned to the hospice by the state Medicaid agency for external control or billing purposes is 000380256A.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 30, September.
  • Related Provider Number is 110001.

Hospices in Dalton

Hamilton Medical Center- Hospice
Location: 1275 Elkwood Drive, Dalton, Georgia, 30720
Phone: (706) 278-2848
Amedisys Hospice Of Dalton
Location: 1510 North Thornton Avenue, Suite 200, Dalton, Georgia, 30720
Phone: (706) 278-2848
Heartlite Hospice
Location: 1008 Professional Blvd Suite 4, Dalton, Georgia, 30720
Phone: (706) 278-2848
Homestead Hospice Of Northwest Georgia, Llc
Location: 1514 W Walnut Avenue, Dalton, Georgia, 30721
Phone: (706) 278-2848

Medicare Hospice Care

What is Hospice Care?
Hospice care is a type of care and philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a chronically ill, terminally ill or seriously ill patient's pain and symptoms, and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs. Care may be provided in a patient's home or in a designated facility such as nursing home, hospital unit or freestanding hospice, with level of care and sometimes location based upon frequent evaluation of the paients needs. The four primary levels of care provided by hospice are routine home care, continuous care, general inpatient and respite care.

How long can one get medicare hospice care?
Hospice care is for people with a life expectancy of 6 months or less (if the disease runs its normal course). If the person receiving hospice care live longer than 6 months, he or she can still get hospice care.
  • A person can get hospice care for two 90-day benefit periods, followed by an unlimited number of 60-day benefit periods.
  • At the start of each period, the hospice medical director or other hospice doctor must recertify that the person is terminally ill (with a life expectancy of 6 months or less). This step is must for continued hospice care.

Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

NPI Number: The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. The NPI must be used in lieu of legacy provider identifiers in the HIPAA standards transactions. Covered health care providers and all health plans and health care clearinghouses must use the NPIs in the administrative and financial transactions adopted under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

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