Alamosa County Public Health Department, Alamosa, CO

Information About Alamosa County Public Health Department

Ownership Type: Combination Government Voluntary
Date Certified: April 01, 1972
Address: 8900 Independence Way, Alamosa, 81101, CO
Phone Number: (719)-5896639

Alamosa County Public Health Department Certifications

  1. Nursing Care Services
  2. Physical Therapy Services
  3. Occupational Therapy Services
  4. Speech Pathology Services
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  6. Home Health Aide Services

Alamosa County Public Health Department Quality of Care Percentage Measures

  • How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner (89%)
  • How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs (81%)
  • How often the home health team checked patients' risk of falling (98%)
  • How often the home health team checked patients for depression (98%)
  • How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season (70%)
  • How often the home health team determined whether their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (66%)
  • With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care (91%)
  • How often the home health team checked patients for pain (95%)
  • How often the home health team treated their patients' pain (99%)
  • How often the home health team treated heart failure (weakening of the heart) patients' symptoms (n/a%)
  • How often the home health team took doctor-ordered action to prevent pressure sores (86%)
  • How often the home health team included treatments to prevent pressure sores (bed sores) in the plan of care (95%)
  • How often the home health team checked patients for the risk of developing pressure sores (96%)
  • How often patients got better at walking or moving around (50%)
  • How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed (60%)
  • How often patients got better at bathing (62%)
  • How often patients had less pain when moving around (64%)
  • How often patients' breathing improved (64%)
  • How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation (80%)
  • How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth (40%)
  • How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted (13%)
  • How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital (12%)


n/a = This measure currently does not have data or has less than 6 months of data, or the number of patient on this measure is too small to report.

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