Hospice of Garrett County, Inc.

CCN

211535The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

Hospice

Ownership

Other

Control type

Other

Participating since

Oct 26, 1995

Last certification

Apr 26, 2017

Address

203 South 2ND Street
Oakland, MD 21550
(301) 334-5151

• Hospice of Garrett County, Inc.

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Oakland, MD
  • NPI 1942362207
  Medicare enrollment

• Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 89
  • State average 80
  • National average 83
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always communicated well 90
  • State average 80
  • National average 82
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always provided timely help 90
  • State average 74
  • National average 78
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always treated the patient with respect 97
  • State average 89
  • National average 91
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support 96
  • State average 89
  • National average 91
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 86
  • State average 74
  • National average 76
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 93
  • State average 83
  • National average 85
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025

Clinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.

• Aster Berhane, M.D

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Crow Agency, MT
  • NPI 1528276003
• Robin Lee Bissell, M.D.

  • General Practice Physician
  • Grantsville, MD
  • NPI 1033117221
• Daniel A Buckingham, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Oakland, MD
  • NPI 1992732028
• Kenneth Robert Buczynski, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Oakland, MD
  • NPI 1790704914
• Susan T Federoff, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Wexford, PA
  • NPI 1083683213
• Margaret A Kaiser, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Oakland, MD
  • NPI 1396732129
• Jonathan J Miller, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Grantsville, MD
  • NPI 1033506092
• Paul Daniel Miller, D.O.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Oakland, MD
  • NPI 1194727487
• Richard Allen Porter, D.O.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Oakland, MD
  • NPI 1184646341
• Sotiere Evan Savopoulos, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Oakland, MD
  • NPI 1528094539
• Kevin J Shannon, M.D.

  • Hematology & Oncology Physician
  • Findlay, OH
  • NPI 1881697894
• David Elmore Tuel II, M.D.

  • Specialist
  • Oakland, MD
  • NPI 1174584718

• Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 100
  • State average 99.67
  • National average 99.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 4.5
  • State average 6.3
  • National average 8.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 4.5
  • State average 2
  • National average 2.1
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• CHC/GIP provided (% days) 0
  • State average 1.2
  • National average 0.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Early live discharges (% live discharges) 9.1
  • State average 8.9
  • National average 7.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 13.3
  • State average 60.9
  • National average 52.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 100
  • State average 98.78
  • National average 96.15
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 100
  • State average 99.9
  • National average 99.53
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 100
  • State average 99.73
  • National average 98.59
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 100
  • State average 99.4
  • National average 98.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 100
  • State average 99.8
  • National average 99
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences 100
  • State average 99.86
  • National average 99.8
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice Care Index Overall Score 8
  • State average 9.7
  • National average 8.8
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 72.8
  • State average 59.5
  • National average 48.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Late live discharges (% live discharges) 50
  • State average 36
  • National average 37.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 24.6
  • State average 14.5
  • National average 19.9
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 8,947
  • State average 12,483.5 (computed here)
  • National average 19,227
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 2
  • State average 9.4
  • National average 9.6
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Visits near death (% decedents) 96.2
  • State average 90.6
  • National average 89.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024

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• Medicare Care Compare: the star rating and every measure on this page, with the state and national rates CMS publishes beside them, and the clinicians who list this facility as an affiliation.
• NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification and the names of the providers listed above.

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