Home Nursing and Health Care Services
Medicare-Certified

Provider: Deaconess HomeCare, a subsidiary of CHS.
www.deaconesshomecare.com

Deaconess HomeCare is a leading provider of skilled home health services that include nursing, physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, medical social work and home health aide services.

They are an industry leader in clinical program development and have integrated the use of technology at home in its best practice for the benefit of their patients and of their staff.
Deaconess HomeCare also provides high-tech infusion nursing services for those patients requiring infusion therapy at home. The Deaconess HomeCare staff is proficient in the administration and management of multiple drug therapies that can be safely administered in the home setting.

Deaconess HomeCare ranks among the 10 largest home health providers in the United States. Their success lies in their clinical excellence and in their commitment to maintain a philosophy of care and service that has remained personal to the local communities in which they serve.

Service Locations: Deaconess HomeCare's skilled care division serves 102 counties throughout Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois and Iowa through the operation of 26 locations.

Home Hospice Care
Medicare-Certified

Provider: Deaconess Hospice, a subsidiary of CHS.
www.dhchospicems.com

Deaconess Hospice’s hospice nurses, home health aides, bereavement coordinators, chaplain services and volunteers care for patients and their families when no cure is possible.

The Deaconess Hospice program provides special care for patients and their families dealing with terminal illness. The Hospice program is designed to meet the physical, mental and spiritual needs of each individual to whom they provide care and service.

This program is known for its genuine concern and the expert care it provides to patients with life-limiting illnesses. One of their primary goals is to emphasize supportive care that enables the patient to live with the dignity and respect they deserve.

Service Location: Mississippi office.

Private Duty Care
Licensed and Accredited

Provider: Elk Valley Health Services, a subsidiary of CHS and division of Deaconess HomeCare.
www.evhealthservices.com

Elk Valley Health Services offers a broad range of private duty services – from high-tech and skilled nursing to companion services in 96 counties throughout the state of Tennessee. Their Private Duty Nursing services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week on an hourly, shift, live-in or fee-for-service basis.

Elk Valley Health Services is one of the largest providers of Private Duty Nursing care in Tennessee for those patients with complex, long-term medical needs such as management of mechanical ventilators, tube feedings, tracheotomy and many other conditions requiring skilled care.

Elk Valley Health Services also provides a broad range of rehabilitation and companion services at home under multiple insurance contracts and private pay.

They are currently one of the largest in-network providers for the Tennessee Care MCO program, that has been recognized nationally for its Quality Initiatives and its financial accountability to its patients and providers.

Service Locations: Elk Valley Health Services is one of the largest providers of private duty services in the state of Tennessee with two service offices serving 96 counties. They are the only licensed agency in Tennessee that possesses a Certificate of Need (CON) that is statewide.