Prohealth Hospice
Gadsden, Alabama — Etowah County
Prohealth Hospice is a for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 20th percentile in Alabama. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence and family communication, meeting or exceeding state benchmarks in these areas. As a larger provider, they serve a high volume of patients — ask about nurse-to-patient ratios and how quickly they respond to after-hours calls.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
In the bottom 80% in Alabama
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
State avg: 71.2
State avg: 98
State avg: 98
State avg: 98
State avg: 98
State avg: 98
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Alabama CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 98
State avg: 98
9
HCI Score
out of 10
20%
Percentile
in Alabama
#68
State Rank
in Alabama
State avg: 9.3
State avg: 98
About this provider
Prohealth Hospice performs strongly in Comfort & Pain Management, placing them among the better providers in Alabama.
Ask about their on-call availability and how they support families between scheduled visits.
Based on federal CMS quality data, updated February 2026.
Hospice Care Index Components
- Overall HCI score
- 9 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0.2
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 38.5
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 11.6
- Visits near death
- 95.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $15109
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 92.6
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 97.7
- Pain screening
- 95.4
- Pain assessment
- 99.3
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.6
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.9
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 75.2%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 11.6
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $15109
- Avg daily census
- 217 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 20%
- Dementia
- 14%
- Heart disease
- 24%
- Respiratory
- 11%
- Stroke
- 15%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 011686
- CMS Region
- 4
All scores come directly from CMS. Providers cannot edit or influence their profile on this site.