United Hospice & Palliative Care of Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona — Maricopa County
United Hospice & Palliative Care of Arizona is a hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 71st percentile in Arizona. They perform particularly well in overall care quality indicators and family communication, meeting or exceeding state benchmarks in these areas. Worth noting: their rate of visits in a patient's final days is below the state average. 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
Better than 71% of hospices in Arizona
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
State avg: 59.1
State avg: 89.1
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
71%
Percentile
in Arizona
#72
State Rank
in Arizona
State avg: 8.8
State avg: 89.1
About this provider
United Hospice & Palliative Care of Arizona performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Arizona.
Ask about their staffing approach for end-of-life visits — their current rate is below the state benchmark.
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
- 65.4
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 9.3
- Visits near death
- 92.9
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $28306
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 78.6
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 99.5
- Pain screening
- 82.6
- Pain assessment
- 97.2
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 92.3
- Opioid bowel care
- 97
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 48.6%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 9.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $28306
- Avg daily census
- 210 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 7%
- Dementia
- 42%
- Heart disease
- 30%
- Respiratory
- 6%
- Stroke
- 11%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 031709
- CMS Region
- 9
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