Visiting Nurse Association of Saint Lukes Home Health/Hospice Inc.

CCN

391535The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

Hospice

Ownership

Non-Profit

Control type

Non-Profit - Private

Participating since

Mar 30, 1989

Last certification

Jan 26, 2012

Address

240 Union Station Plaza
Bethlehem, PA 18015
(484) 526-1100

• Visiting Nurse Association of Saint Lukes Home Health Hospice Inc

  dba St. Luke's Hospice

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Bethlehem, PA
  • NPI 1881764736
  Medicare enrollment

• Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 84
  • State average 83
  • National average 83
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always communicated well 83
  • State average 82
  • National average 82
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always provided timely help 80
  • State average 79
  • National average 78
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always treated the patient with respect 92
  • State average 92
  • National average 91
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support 91
  • State average 91
  • National average 91
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 78
  • State average 77
  • National average 76
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 87
  • State average 85
  • 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.

• Ric Alan Baxter, M.D.

  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
  • Bethlehem, PA
  • NPI 1679683486
• Robert E Budinetz, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Hamburg, PA
  • NPI 1336221183
• Joanne Calabrese, DO

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Tamaqua, PA
  • NPI 1508826439
• Curt C Carlier, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Harleysville, PA
  • NPI 1942254040
• Timothy Matthew Daly, D.O.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Souderton, PA
  • NPI 1003074006
• Douglas A Degler, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • East Stroudsburg, PA
  • NPI 1760432520
• Daniel Eggleston, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • West Reading, PA
  • NPI 1376035535
• Andrew Fang, D.O.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Telford, PA
  • NPI 1679921746
• Syed Abbas Haider, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Center Valley, PA
  • NPI 1700343555
• Kimberly Ann Hashin, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Pottsville, PA
  • NPI 1972576403
• Clinton Holumzer, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Bethlehem, PA
  • NPI 1124078423
• William P Kuehner, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Bethlehem, PA
  • NPI 1952366452
• Vasumathy Kandallu Kumaresan, M.D,

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Bethlehem, PA
  • NPI 1811000631
• Jennifer Legar, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Allentown, PA
  • NPI 1659500692
• Marc Lewbart, D.O.

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Center Valley, PA
  • NPI 1477500940
• Jessica Beth Lewis, D.O.

  • Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
  • Allentown, PA
  • NPI 1538304456
• Anthony J Magdalinski, DO

  • Hematology & Oncology Physician
  • Sellersville, PA
  • NPI 1528067352
• Amaravani Mandalapu, M.D.

  • Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
  • Bethlehem, PA
  • NPI 1477834570
• Sohaib Mannan, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Whitehall, PA
  • NPI 1609365386
• Bharat K Mehta, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Easton, PA
  • NPI 1033104484
• Marlee Beth Milkis, MD

  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
  • Fountain Hill, PA
  • NPI 1740809086
• Amy H Moeller, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Perkasie, PA
  • NPI 1912951310
• Fawaz Nassar, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Wilkes Barre, PA
  • NPI 1053389890
• Dany A. Nehru, M.D.

  • Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
  • Center Valley, PA
  • NPI 1306074026
• Joseph G O'Neill, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Ottsville, PA
  • NPI 1508820523

• Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 100
  • State average 98.45
  • National average 99.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 6.4
  • State average 8.4
  • National average 8.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 3.2
  • State average 2.1
  • National average 2.1
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• CHC/GIP provided (% days) 1.9
  • State average 0.5
  • National average 0.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Early live discharges (% live discharges) 9
  • State average 8.7
  • National average 7.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 41.7
  • State average 42.3
  • National average 52.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 100
  • State average 95.55
  • National average 96.15
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 100
  • State average 99.34
  • National average 99.53
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 100
  • State average 98.81
  • National average 98.59
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 100
  • State average 98.9
  • National average 98.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 100
  • State average 98.4
  • National average 99
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences 100
  • State average 99.42
  • National average 99.8
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice Care Index Overall Score 10
  • State average 9
  • National average 8.8
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 54.6
  • State average 59.9
  • National average 48.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Late live discharges (% live discharges) 32.1
  • State average 36.4
  • National average 37.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 15.2
  • State average 14.4
  • National average 19.9
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen 100
  • State average 98.99
  • National average 98.46
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 8,533
  • State average 14,152.21 (computed here)
  • National average 19,227
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 11.7
  • State average 7.9
  • National average 9.6
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Visits near death (% decedents) 95.4
  • State average 92.8
  • 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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