VNA HOSPICE, WESTERN PA 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 VNA HOSPICE, WESTERN PA. 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.)
VNA HOSPICE, WESTERN PA: General Information
Hospice services are typically delivered at a facility or in home, so the physical address for VNA HOSPICE, WESTERN PA 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: 391507
Certified Since: 05/29/1984
Patient Survey Results for VNA HOSPICE, WESTERN PA
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 VNA HOSPICE, WESTERN PA 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 | 95.5 % |
Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) | 95.5 % |
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening | 100 % |
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment | 97.1 % |
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening | 99.2 % |
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment | 100 % |
Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen | 98.2 % |
Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure | 93.6 % |
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 VNA HOSPICE, WESTERN PA
These are the doctors who are affiliated with VNA HOSPICE, WESTERN PA. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.
- MATTHEW MACKEN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - GENESIS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, INC. )
- JOSHUA BRICE ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ARMSTRONG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL )
- SUNJAY MANNAN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - ALLEGHENY CLINIC )
- JANET GODFREY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - UPMC COMMUNITY MEDICINE INC )
- JANET VLHA ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - DOUGLAS F CLOUGH MD AND ASSOCIATES PC )
- KIM PIERCE ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - BUTLER MEDICAL PROVIDERS )
- MARTIN GREGORIO ( FAMILY PRACTICE - MARTIN G GREGORIO MD AND ASSOCIATES PC )
- KARLA MCCANN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - BUTLER MEDICAL PROVIDERS )
- JOHN LECH ( MEDICAL ONCOLOGY - ONCOLOGY HEMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION INC )
- CLIFFORD VOGAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- PHILIP GELACEK ( FAMILY PRACTICE - PHILIP A GELACEK MD PC )
Service Area
VNA HOSPICE, WESTERN PA provides home healthcare services in these zip codes. Click on any ZIP Code to see other agencies servicing the ZIP Code.
16001 15010 15044 15065 15066 15084 15086 15090 15101 15143 15209 15235 15613 15626 15656 15673 15686 15690 15736 15774 16002 16003 16020 16022 16023 16025 16027 16028 16033 16034 16037 16038 16040 16041 16045 16046 16048 16049 16050 16051 16052 16053 16055 16056 16057 16059 16061 16063 16066 16101 16102 16105 16116 16117 16123 16127 16133 16137 16155 16156 16157 16201 16210 16212 16218 16222 16226 16228 16229 16236 16238 16240 16242 16244 16249 16250 16259 16262