New Century Hospice Of South Texas in Corpus Christi, Texas

New Century Hospice Of South Texas is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Corpus Christi, Texas. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 4550 Corona Drive in Corpus Christi, Texas. You can reach out to the office of New Century Hospice Of South Texas via phone at (361) 814-3600.

New Century Hospice Of South Texas is first approved in December, 2008 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 671607. Dallas is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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New Century Hospice Of South Texas
4550 Corona Drive, Corpus Christi, TX, 78411
(361) 814-3600

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Hospice Profile

NameNew Century Hospice Of South Texas
Location4550 Corona Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas
Hospice ID671607
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Other
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
Accreditation Provider Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)
SSA county code830

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 New Century Hospice Of South Texas from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1033397815
Organization NameCosmos Hospice Of Corpus Christi Llc
Address4550 Corona Dr Corpus Christi, Texas, 78411
Phone Number(361)814-3600

Quality of Patient Care at New Century Hospice Of South Texas

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. New Century Hospice Of South Texas 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 care96.398.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care94.193.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care86.693.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem73.277.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care97.197.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath92.594.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation96.193.3

Services Provided by New Century Hospice Of South Texas:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by New Century Hospice Of South Texas below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • 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 New Century Hospice Of South Texas
Home Health Aides11
Counselors3.75
Medical Social Workers 3
Registered Nurses16
Other Personnel0.25
Total Employees34

Certification Details for New Century Hospice Of South Texas:

  • December, 2017 is the initial visit of the health survey for certifications by CMS.
  • It is in compliance at the time of certification survey 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.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 09, December.

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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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