WESTERN MEDICAL SERVICES INC - WILKES BARRE, PA

United States hospital / nursing home:
WESTERN MEDICAL SERVICES INC - WILKES BARRE, PA

WESTERN MEDICAL SERVICES INC
750 JUMPER ROAD
WILKES BARRE, PA 18702


SHORT TERM HOME HEALTH AGENCIES

Services provided by WESTERN MEDICAL SERVICES INC:


    Change of ownership counter (The number of times a change of ownership (chow) has taken place for a particular provider): 2

    Prior change of ownership (The date of a prior change of ownership): Oct 1997

    Occupational therapists (The number of full time equivalent occupational therapists employed by a provider): 0.25

    Program participation (Indicates if the provider participates in Medicare, Medicaid, or both programs): MEDICARE AND MEDICAID

    Regional override #2 (staffing) (This field is set to "y" when the regional office has to ok a pending record in the special fields screen. this field only applies to categories in the odie data entry system): Yes

    Registered nurses (The number of full-time equivalent registered professional nurses employed by a provider): 9

    Srv: occupational therapy (Indicates how occupational therapy services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

    Srv: physical therapy (Indicates how physical therapy services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

    Type of facility (Indicates the category which represents the type of facility): ALCOHOL AND/OR DRUG HOSPITAL

    Speech pathologists, audiologists (The number of full-time equivalent speech pathologists or audiologists employed by a provider): 0.25

    Aide training/competency programs (Indicates how the agency provides home health aide training and competency evaluation programs): COMPETENCY EVALUATION PROG.

    Branch operation indicator (Indicates if the agency operates any branches): No

    Change of ownership indicator (Indicates if a home health agency has undergone a change of ownership since the last survey): Yes

    Hha qualified for opt (Indicates if a home health agency is qualified to provide outpatient physical therapy/speech services): No

    Home health aides (Number of full-time equivalent home health aides employed by a home health agency or hospice): 2.50

    Hospice indicator (Indicates if the home health agency also participates in the Medicare program as a hospice): No

    Social workers (The number of full time equivalent social workers employed by the agency): 0.25

    Srv: home health aide/homemaker (Indicates how home health aide services are provided by a home health agency): PROVIDED BY AGENCY STAFF

    Srv: medical social (Indicates how medical social services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

    Srv: nursing (Indicates how nursing services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

    Srv: speech therapy (Indicates how speech therapy services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

    Subunit indicator (Indicates if the agency is a subunit of another agency): No

    Subunit operation indicator (Indicates if the agency operates any subunits): No

    Physical therapists on staff (The number of full-time equivalent physical therapists employed by an outpatient physical therapy provider or a home health agency provider): 0.50

    Srv: laboratory (Indicates how laboratory services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

    Compliance: status (Indicates if a provider or supplier is in compliance with program requirements): IN COMPLIANCE

    Eligibility code (Indicates if a facility is eligible to participate in the Medicare and/or Medicaid programs): NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE

    Participation date (The date a facility is first approved to provide Medicare and/or Medicaid services): Feb 1982