St Tammany Hospital Hospice
Madisonville , Louisiana — St. Tammany County
St Tammany Hospital Hospice is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 75th percentile in Louisiana. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, 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 75% of hospices in Louisiana
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
State avg: 56.5
State avg: 95.5
State avg: 95.5
State avg: 95.5
State avg: 95.5
State avg: 95.5
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Louisiana CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 95.5
State avg: 95.5
10
HCI Score
out of 10
75%
Percentile
in Louisiana
#31
State Rank
in Louisiana
State avg: 8.7
State avg: 95.5
About this provider
St Tammany Hospital Hospice performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Louisiana.
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
- 1.4
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 29
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 14.3
- Visits near death
- 96
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $8178
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 93.3
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 99.5
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 96.7
- Dyspnea screening
- 97.9
- Dyspnea treatment
- 97.9
- Opioid bowel care
- 99.3
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 60%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 14.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $8178
- Avg daily census
- 61 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 32%
- Dementia
- 11%
- Heart disease
- 24%
- Respiratory
- 11%
- Stroke
- 8%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 191516
- CMS Region
- 6
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