General Information

Forbes Hospice


Address 4800 Friendship Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
United States
Phone 4123257200
State Pennsylvania
Number of employees 55
Number of volunteers 1
Provider category Hospice
CMS Certification Number 391504
CMS regional office Philadelphia
Medicare/Medicaid programs eligible
Participation date December 14, 1983
Ownership type Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Facility type Freestanding Hospice
Last updated Aug 2017
Description
Forbes Hospice is a hospice (to be more precise, a freestanding hospice) that can be found at 4800 Friendship Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA. They were certified by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services and issued a number: 391504. You can get in touch with them at 4123257200. The hospice is eligible to participate in the Medicaid and/or Medicare programs (initially approved on 1983-12-14).

Aiming to provide help and ease the suffering of terminally ill patients, this provider employs a full-time equivalent of 55 employees and 1 volunteer (full-time equivalent too). From among them, palliative services are provided by a full-time equivalent of 1 physician, 22.5 registered nurses and 1 full-time equivalent licensed practical or vocational nurse. Moreover, 7 aides are employed.

This hospice provides 11 services, like: counseling (supplied by staff), home health aide (supplied by staff), homemaker services (supplied by staff), medical social services (supplied by staff).

Other hospices in the vicinity include: Personal Touch Hospice Of Pa, Inc (0.85 miles away), Landmark Hospice (2.51 miles away), Allegheny Hospice (3.09 miles away), Allegheny Health Network Healthcare At Home Hospic (3.09 miles away).
Service Provided By staff Under arrangement
  Counseling  
  Home Health Aide  
  Homemaker Services  
  Medical Social Services  
  Nursing Services  
  Physician Services  
  Medical Supply  
  Occupational Therapy  
  Physical Therapy  
  Short Term Inpatient Care  
  Speech Pathology Services