Myrtue Medical Center Hospice
Harlan, Iowa — Shelby County
Myrtue Medical Center Hospice is an established hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 38th percentile in Iowa. They perform particularly well in overall care quality indicators and family communication, meeting or exceeding state benchmarks in these areas. This is a smaller-census provider, which can mean more personalized care — ask how they manage staffing during weekends and holidays.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Above 38% of hospices in Iowa
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
State avg: 73.6
State avg: 95.2
State avg: 95.2
State avg: 95.2
State avg: 95.2
State avg: 95.2
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Iowa CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 95.2
State avg: 95.2
10
HCI Score
out of 10
38%
Percentile
in Iowa
#44
State Rank
in Iowa
State avg: 9.6
State avg: 95.2
About this provider
Myrtue Medical Center Hospice performs strongly in Comfort & Pain Management, placing them among the better providers in Iowa.
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
- 0.5
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 32.5
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 16.4
- Visits near death
- 95.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $12140
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 81.1
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 97.8
- Pain screening
- 88.9
- Pain assessment
- 89.7
- Dyspnea screening
- 98.9
- Dyspnea treatment
- 97.1
- Opioid bowel care
- 96.6
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 72.5%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 16.4
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $12140
- Avg daily census
- 19 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 25%
- Dementia
- 30%
- Heart disease
- 18%
- Respiratory
- 11%
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 161555
- CMS Region
- 7
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