Hospice of the Northwest

CCN

501505The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

Hospice

Ownership

Combination Government & Non-Profit

Control type

Combination Government and Nonprofit

Participating since

Mar 15, 1984

Last certification

Aug 14, 2013

Address

227 Freeway Dr Ste a
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
(360) 814-5550

• Skagit Hospice Services L L C

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Mount Vernon, WA
  • NPI 1174693139
  Medicare enrollment

• Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 86
  • State average 81
  • National average 83
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always communicated well 83
  • State average 80
  • National average 82
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always provided timely help 74
  • State average 74
  • National average 78
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always treated the patient with respect 94
  • State average 91
  • National average 91
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support 94
  • 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 74
  • State average 75
  • National average 76
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 92
  • State average 86
  • National average 85
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025

• Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 99.91
  • State average 99.45
  • National average 99.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 2.8
  • State average 4.4
  • National average 8.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 0.8
  • State average 3.7
  • National average 2.1
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• CHC/GIP provided (% days) 0
  • State average 0.3
  • National average 0.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Early live discharges (% live discharges) 5.6
  • State average 7.6
  • National average 7.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 70.9
  • State average 56.4
  • National average 52.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 99.37
  • State average 98.45
  • National average 96.15
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 99.91
  • State average 99.87
  • National average 99.53
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 99.61
  • State average 99.33
  • National average 98.59
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 99.81
  • State average 99.55
  • National average 98.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 99.91
  • State average 99.57
  • National average 99
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences 99.91
  • State average 99.91
  • 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 50.6
  • State average 57
  • National average 48.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Late live discharges (% live discharges) 19.4
  • State average 27.5
  • National average 37.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 11.8
  • State average 12.1
  • 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 99.72
  • National average 98.46
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 9.3
  • State average 7.9
  • National average 9.6
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Visits near death (% decedents) 90.5
  • State average 89.7
  • 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.

• Indeep Bal, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Sedro Woolley, WA
  • NPI 1811304157
• Sandeep Bal, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Mount Vernon, WA
  • NPI 1386819449
• Rachel A. Bishop, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Friday Harbor, WA
  • NPI 1043369044
• Jason Patrick Blair, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Anacortes, WA
  • NPI 1609371830
• Shelley Rene Brencick Higman, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Mount Vernon, WA
  • NPI 1982191052
• Aaron Douglas Brinklow, DO

  • Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
  • Arlington, WA
  • NPI 1326434531
• Madeline C. Button, PA

  • Medical Physician Assistant
  • Mount Vernon, WA
  • NPI 1003430935
• Alexa Nicole Reyes Celerian, DO

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Mount Vernon, WA
  • NPI 1508219023
• Daniel Joseph Cevetello, DO

  • Adult Medicine Physician
  • Camano Island, WA
  • NPI 1538572151
• Angela J. Clements, PA-C

  • Physician Assistant
  • Sedro Woolley, WA
  • NPI 1225369861
• Mark R Colombo, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Stanwood, WA
  • NPI 1518933936
• Robert William Cooney, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Anacortes, WA
  • NPI 1851533137
• Whitney C Eskes

  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Stanwood, WA
  • NPI 1043795990
• Sarah M. Evans, ARNP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Arlington, WA
  • NPI 1306801311
• Jonathan C Gamson, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Mount Vernon, WA
  • NPI 1639172927
• Ryan Rommel Soriano Guanzon, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Mount Vernon, WA
  • NPI 1417048893
• William B Gunderson IV, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Friday Harbor, WA
  • NPI 1205151990
• Irene Hall, ARNP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Mount Vernon, WA
  • NPI 1699137406
• Zackary Kane Hanson, PA-C

  • Medical Physician Assistant
  • Stanwood, WA
  • NPI 1790254100
• Rachel Marie Herrmann, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Mount Vernon, WA
  • NPI 1104187905
• Steven Hoang

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Friday Harbor, WA
  • NPI 1285123323
• Jason Gregory Hogge, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Anacortes, WA
  • NPI 1598795783
• Stephen M Horras, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Anacortes, WA
  • NPI 1225476625
• Aurora Hoyle, FNP-BC

  • Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Friday Harbor, WA
  • NPI 1124527809
• Kent Hu, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Everett, WA
  • NPI 1255436432

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