VNS AND HOSPICE OF SUFFOLK, INC Reviews
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Patient Satisfaction Percentage: Unknown
Hospice data as of February 21, 2024
A Review of the Data
Prepared by Richard Saunders as of February 21, 2024.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") distributes numerous tables of data on hospice organizations on a quarterly basis. That is a lot of information to pour through to try and build a comprehensive review of VNS AND HOSPICE OF SUFFOLK, INC. Luckily, we are here to help! I’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the hospital does, who is affiliated with it, share any patient survey data and much more. (If you want to jump to a specific section of the review, here are the section headers: General Hospital Data, Performance Data, Patient Survey Results, and Service Area.)
VNS AND HOSPICE OF SUFFOLK, INC: General Information
Hospice services are typically delivered at a facility or in home, so the physical address for VNS AND HOSPICE OF SUFFOLK, INC is not terribly important. What is important is to find an agency that serves the geopgraphic area where the patient is living and to find a hospice provider that is responsive to their needs.
Certification Number: 331535
Certified Since: 06/02/1989
Patient Survey Results for VNS AND HOSPICE OF SUFFOLK, INC
The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems ("CAHPS") Hospice Survey was designed to measure and assess the experiences of patients who died while receiving hospice care, as well as the experiences of their informal primary caregivers. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") developed the CAHPS Hospice Survey with input from many stakeholders, including other government agencies, industry stakeholders, consumer groups, and other key individuals and organizations involved in hospice care. (More information.)
Since the CAHPS Hospice Survey focuses on experiences of care, implementation of the survey supports the following national priorities for improving care: involving patients and families in care and promoting effective communication and coordination.
The standardized 47 question CAHPS Hospice Survey instrument is composed of the following measures: Communication with Family, Getting Timely Help, Treating Patient with Respect, Emotional and Spiritual Support, Help for Pain and Symptoms, Training Family to Care for Patient, Rating of this Hospice, and Willingness to Recommend this Hospice.
Higher Scores are better. Results are available on a facility basis. Averages for each state and for the nation are also available. Allf othis information is shown below.
Performance Data
Below are the results of the survey results for VNS AND HOSPICE OF SUFFOLK, INC based on the Home Health Care Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems ("HHCAHPS Survey”). If state level results are available a comparison to state averages is shown.
Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences | 100 % |
Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) | 99.8 % |
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening | 98.8 % |
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment | 100 % |
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening | 100 % |
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment | 97.3 % |
Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen | 98.2 % |
Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure | 97.7 % |
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life | Not Available |
Hospice Care Index Overall Score | Not Available |
CHC/GIP provided (%days) | Not Available |
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) | Not Available |
Early live discharges (% live discharges) | Not Available |
Late live discharges (% live discharges) | Not Available |
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) | Not Available |
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) | Not Available |
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) | Not Available |
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) | Not Available |
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) | Not Available |
Visits near death (% decedents) | Not Available |
Medical Professionals Associated with VNS AND HOSPICE OF SUFFOLK, INC
These are the doctors who are affiliated with VNS AND HOSPICE OF SUFFOLK, INC. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.
- ZEESHAN KHAN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - CHS PHYSICIAN PARTNERS PC )
- BRIJESH GOYAL ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- JOHN FERRARO ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- SCOTT BLOOM ( FAMILY PRACTICE )
- HELEN HECHT ( FAMILY PRACTICE )
- ADEEL AZMAT IQBAL ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - NORTH OCEAN MEDICAL GROUP P.C. )
- ANTHONY ANTONUCCI ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- ALEX CZIRA ( FAMILY PRACTICE - ST. JOHNLAND NURSING CENTER, INC. )
- MICHAEL BISHAI ( HOSPITALIST - MICHAEL BISHAI MD, LLC )
- EUGENE RABER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
Service Area
VNS AND HOSPICE OF SUFFOLK, INC provides home healthcare services in these zip codes. Click on any ZIP Code to see other agencies servicing the ZIP Code.
11731 11003 11040 11050 11501 11510 11520 11545 11554 11563 11566 11572 11590 11598 11701 11702 11703 11704 11705 11706 11713 11714 11715 11716 11717 11718 11720 11721 11722 11724 11725 11726 11727 11729 11730 11733 11735 11738 11739 11740 11741 11742 11743 11746 11747 11749 11751 11752 11754 11755 11756 11757 11758 11762 11763 11764 11766 11767 11768 11769 11771 11772 11776 11777 11778 11779 11780 11782 11783 11784 11786 11787 11788 11789 11790 11791 11792 11795 11797 11798 11801 11803 11804 11901 11949 11950 11951 11953 11961 11963 11967 11980