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United Hospice of
Coastal Carolina
1310 Helen Avenue
New Bern,
NC
28560
Telephone
252-633-4311 Fax 252-633-3009
E-mail
jpbokor@uhs-pruitt.com
United Hospice of
Coastal Carolina is owned and operated by the UHS-Pruitt Corporation, a
Southeast Regional based organization whose corporate offices are located
in Toccoa and Lilburn Georgia. The office for United Hospice of Coastal
Carolina is located in New Bern and serves Beaufort, Craven, Jones,
Onslow, Pamlico and Pender Counties.
United Hospice
Services include:
- The
Interdisciplinary team consisting of a chaplain, social worker,
certified nursing assistant, registered nurse and volunteers which is
guided by the Hospice Medical Director and the individual’s personal
physician.
- Medical Equipment,
supplies and medications related to the terminal illness.
- Respite Services
for the family or caregiver.
- Community
Education and Information regarding end-of-life care, advanced
directives, bereavement, grief, and loss.
- Bereavement
services include individual counseling, group support and monthly
newsletters.
Eligibility:
Individuals
who have a terminal illness and prefer comfort care and symptom management
rather
than curative treatment are eligible. A
physician’s medical order is required to begin an
assessment and initiate treatment.
Individuals are accepted into hospice services without
regard to their ability to pay or their
living arrangements.
Payments:
Hospice services are covered by Medicare,
Medicaid and most other private insurances. All medical equipment, home
care services, medications, and other costs related to managing the
terminal illness are covered by the hospice benefit. United Hospice does
not charge a patient any co-pays.
Services provided at no charge:
Individual and family education and bereavement counseling
Community Education Programs
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