Ballad Health Hospice

CCN

441558The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

Hospice

Ownership

Other

Control type

Other

Participating since

Jan 12, 1995

Last certification

Aug 29, 2018

Address

280 Steeles Road
Bristol, TN 37620
(423) 844-5252

• Mountain States Health Alliance

  • Inpatient Hospice
  • Bristol, TN
  • NPI 1033605886
  Medicare enrollment

• Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 85
  • State average 84
  • National average 83
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always communicated well 82
  • State average 83
  • National average 82
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always provided timely help 80
  • State average 80
  • 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 90
  • State average 92
  • 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 78
  • National average 76
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 85
  • State average 86
  • National average 85
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025

• Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 100
  • State average 99.88
  • National average 99.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 14
  • State average 8.9
  • National average 8.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 2.2
  • State average 1.9
  • National average 2.1
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• CHC/GIP provided (% days) 15.2
  • State average 0.7
  • National average 0.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Early live discharges (% live discharges) 21.5
  • State average 9.3
  • National average 7.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 23.9
  • State average 44.6
  • National average 52.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 99.92
  • State average 98.92
  • National average 96.15
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 100
  • State average 99.88
  • National average 99.53
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 100
  • State average 99.61
  • National average 98.59
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 100
  • State average 99.26
  • National average 98.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 99.92
  • State average 99.8
  • National average 99
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences 100
  • State average 99.99
  • National average 99.8
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice Care Index Overall Score 9
  • State average 9.6
  • National average 8.8
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 30
  • State average 66.5
  • National average 48.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Late live discharges (% live discharges) 18.3
  • State average 30.4
  • National average 37.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 15
  • State average 12.7
  • 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 99.65
  • National average 98.46
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 12.7
  • State average 8
  • National average 9.6
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Visits near death (% decedents) 96.6
  • State average 92.9
  • National average 89.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024

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

• Bukola Oyindamola Afilaka, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Greeneville, TN
  • NPI 1619268455
• Benedict E Aimua, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Johnson City, TN
  • NPI 1962674424
• Muhammad Ali, MD

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Bristol, TN
  • NPI 1265626279
• Srinivas Ananthula, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Kingsport, TN
  • NPI 1992706931
• Ruhma Arif, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Kingsport, TN
  • NPI 1962680462
• Sarah Arif, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Kingsport, TN
  • NPI 1366974768
• Rohan Banan, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Bristol, TN
  • NPI 1356846893
• Maria L Becka-Fitzpatrick, D.O.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Fort Myers, FL
  • NPI 1932177425
• Zachary Logan Birch, DO

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Blacksburg, VA
  • NPI 1043846181
• Christopher Eugene Bishop, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Big Stone Gap, VA
  • NPI 1548549611
• Mircea Boiciuc, M.D.

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Kingsport, TN
  • NPI 1629017025
• Christopher T Bridges

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Johnson City, TN
  • NPI 1588050538
• Kyle T Caron, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Kingsport, TN
  • NPI 1356086649
• Tonya M Carr, DO

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Johnson City, TN
  • NPI 1396988978
• Kevin Scot Combs, D.O.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Abingdon, VA
  • NPI 1164614079
• Keith R Cook, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Johnson City, TN
  • NPI 1396740957
• Obinna Daniel, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Greenville, NC
  • NPI 1386107696
• Stephen E Dexter, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Kingsport, TN
  • NPI 1740461011
• Sergio A Diaz, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Johnson City, TN
  • NPI 1417138439
• Aaron M Doran, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Kingsport, TN
  • NPI 1689201907
• Rose L Doyle, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Tampa, FL
  • NPI 1184644247
• Hadi E El Bazouni, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Johnson City, TN
  • NPI 1477632750
• John Mitchell Farmer Jr., MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Shepherdsville, KY
  • NPI 1174052765
• Nicole Barger Ferguson, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Johnson City, TN
  • NPI 1730767104
• Sarah Elizabeth Gantt Gach, MD

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Bristol, TN
  • NPI 1235667841

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