North Mississippi Medical Ctr
Tupelo, Mississippi — Lee County
North Mississippi Medical Ctr is an established hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 76th percentile in Mississippi. 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 76% of hospices in Mississippi
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CompareQuality breakdown
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State avg: 64
State avg: 96.5
State avg: 96.5
State avg: 96.5
State avg: 96.5
State avg: 96.5
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Mississippi CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 96.5
State avg: 96.5
10
HCI Score
out of 10
76%
Percentile
in Mississippi
#21
State Rank
in Mississippi
State avg: 8.6
State avg: 96.5
About this provider
North Mississippi Medical Ctr performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Mississippi.
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
- 6.9
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 37.7
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 25
- Visits near death
- 97.4
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $7128
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 91.6
- Treatment preferences
- 99.9
- Beliefs & values
- 99.2
- Pain screening
- 99
- Pain assessment
- 90.5
- Dyspnea screening
- 98.8
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.5
- Opioid bowel care
- 96.4
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 77%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 25
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $7128
- Avg daily census
- 57 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 23%
- Dementia
- 12%
- Heart disease
- 13%
- Respiratory
- 24%
- Stroke
- 12%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 251501
- CMS Region
- 4
All scores come directly from CMS. Providers cannot edit or influence their profile on this site.