Riverside Hospice in Newport News, Virginia

Riverside Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Newport News, Virginia. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a hospital. It is located at 12420 Warwick Boulevard, Suite 6e in Newport News, Virginia. You can reach out to the office of Riverside Hospice via phone at (757) 594-2745.

Riverside Hospice is first approved in April, 1992 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 491509. Philadelphia is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Riverside Hospice
12420 Warwick Boulevard, Suite 6e, Newport News, VA, 23606
(757) 594-2745

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Hospice Profile

NameRiverside Hospice
Location12420 Warwick Boulevard, Suite 6e, Newport News, Virginia
Hospice ID491509
CategoryPart of a hospital
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Private
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderCommunity Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
SSA county code622

NPI associated with this Hospice

A hospice usually have one NPI number but sometimes it may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Riverside Hospice from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1326045535
Organization NameRiverside Hospital Inc
Address12420 Warwick Blvd Newport News, Virginia, 23606
Phone Number(757)594-2745

Quality of Patient Care at Riverside Hospice

Hospice staff should discuss treatment preferences and patient beliefs and values with patients and/or caregivers. They should also identify and provide interventions to address pain, shortness of breath and constipation (caused by opioids) to improve patient comfort and quality of life. Riverside Hospice has the following score in these measures of patient care.
Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Quality MeasureProvider ScoreNational Score
Patients or caregivers who were asked about treatment preferences like hospitalization and resuscitation at the beginning of hospice care99.798.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care99.793.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care98.293.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem73.477.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care98.297.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath96.194.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation79.893.3

Services Provided by Riverside Hospice:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Riverside Hospice below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Speech Pathology
    • Other Services

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Acute and Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Riverside Hospice
Home Health Aides7
Counselors4
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses4
Medical Social Workers 2
Physicians1
Registered Nurses7
Other Personnel8
Total Employees33

Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others12
Total Volunteers12

Certification Details for Riverside Hospice:

  • July, 2008 is the initial visit of the health survey for certifications by CMS.
  • It is in compliance at the time of certification survey by CMS.
  • It is eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
  • Cahaba is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.
  • Related Provider Number is 490052.

Hospices in Newport News

Riverside Hospice
Location: 12420 Warwick Boulevard, Suite 6e, Newport News, Virginia, 23606
Phone: (757) 594-2745
Personal Touch Home Care & Hospice-newport News
Location: 735 Thimble Shoals Road, Suite 130, Newport News, Virginia, 23606
Phone: (757) 594-2745
Sentara Home Care Services - Newport News
Location: 200 Enterprise Drive, Newport News, Virginia, 23603
Phone: (757) 594-2745
Heartland Hospice Services
Location: 41 Old Oyster Point Road Unit D, Newport News, Virginia, 23602
Phone: (757) 594-2745

Medicare Hospice Care

What is Hospice Care?
Hospice care is a type of care and philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a chronically ill, terminally ill or seriously ill patient's pain and symptoms, and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs. Care may be provided in a patient's home or in a designated facility such as nursing home, hospital unit or freestanding hospice, with level of care and sometimes location based upon frequent evaluation of the paients needs. The four primary levels of care provided by hospice are routine home care, continuous care, general inpatient and respite care.

How long can one get medicare hospice care?
Hospice care is for people with a life expectancy of 6 months or less (if the disease runs its normal course). If the person receiving hospice care live longer than 6 months, he or she can still get hospice care.
  • A person can get hospice care for two 90-day benefit periods, followed by an unlimited number of 60-day benefit periods.
  • At the start of each period, the hospice medical director or other hospice doctor must recertify that the person is terminally ill (with a life expectancy of 6 months or less). This step is must for continued hospice care.

Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

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