Summit Hospice
Phoenix, Arizona — Maricopa County
Summit Hospice is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 87th percentile in Arizona. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, clinical care practices, overall care quality indicators, and family communication, meeting or exceeding state benchmarks in these areas. When speaking with them, ask about their approach to after-hours care, how they communicate changes in a patient's condition, and what support they offer to caregivers.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Better than 87% of hospices in Arizona
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
1 measure not reported
State avg: 59.1
State avg: 89.1
State avg: 89.1
State avg: 89.1
State avg: 89.1
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Arizona CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 89.1
State avg: 89.1
10
HCI Score
out of 10
87%
Percentile
in Arizona
#32
State Rank
in Arizona
State avg: 8.8
State avg: 89.1
About this provider
Summit Hospice performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Arizona.
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
- 10 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 48.7
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 13.2
- Visits near death
- 99.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $23603
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 97.7
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 99.2
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.2
- Dyspnea treatment
- 98.6
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 90.3%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 13.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $23603
- Avg daily census
- 57 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 14%
- Dementia
- 34%
- Heart disease
- 20%
- Respiratory
- 15%
- Stroke
- 6%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 031600
- CMS Region
- 9
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