Vitas Healthcare Corporation Midwest
Fairview Heights, Illinois — St. Clair County
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Midwest is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 51st percentile in Illinois. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, clinical care practices, 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
Better than 51% of hospices in Illinois
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
State avg: 59.2
State avg: 91.8
State avg: 91.8
State avg: 91.8
State avg: 91.8
State avg: 91.8
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Illinois CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 91.8
State avg: 91.8
9
HCI Score
out of 10
51%
Percentile
in Illinois
#72
State Rank
in Illinois
State avg: 9.2
State avg: 91.8
About this provider
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Midwest performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Illinois.
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
- 9 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0.5
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 28.6
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 18.8
- Visits near death
- 96
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $16100
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 98.2
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 99.6
- Pain assessment
- 99.1
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.2
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.7
- Opioid bowel care
- 99.7
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 66.6%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 18.8
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $16100
- Avg daily census
- 223 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 16%
- Dementia
- 2%
- Heart disease
- 14%
- Respiratory
- 10%
- Stroke
- 44%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 141634
- CMS Region
- 5
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