Hospice of North Iowa

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2011 to Jun 30, 2012

Signed

May 6, 2013

Return Version

2011v1.5

Gross Receipts

$7,326,991

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Mission:the mission statement for hni is as follows:hospice of north iowa enhances the quality of life by providing supportive care services and education for those near end of life, for the grieving, and for the community.

Activity 3

See schedule o for additional information.community benefit:hospice provides end of life care to all patients regardless of their ability to pay. Most patients are covered by medicare. However, reimbursement by medicare for hospice services does not cover all costs. As a result, hni provides a subsidy to medicare to cover the costs of providing the medicare benefit to its patients.hni provides bereavement services to anyone from its service area who wishes to access these services, regardless of whether the individual has been involved with hospice during the death of a loved one. These services are provided free of charge.hni also provides a multitude of educational programs to the community each year on subjects related to advance directives, end of life care, the medicare hospice benefit, and bereavement. While some of these require a small fee from participants, most are completely subsidized by hni and are free to participants.the following are specific examples of programs and services provided to the community:bereavement support groups-hni offers bereavement support groups in mason city, hampton, charles city, and new hampton on a regular basis for anyone in the service area who is grieving-regardless of prior involvement with hni.education for professionals-hni staff provide education in such topics as pain and symptom management to professional staff in nursing homes and small area hospitals. This not only improves care to hospice patients but also to other patients with similar problems in these facilities.

Filer

EIN

42-1173708