Bitterroot Health - Hospice
Hamilton, Montana — Ravalli County
Bitterroot Health - Hospice is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 58th percentile in Montana. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, clinical care practices, 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 58% of hospices in Montana
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
1 measure not reported
State avg: 58.4
State avg: 90.5
State avg: 90.5
State avg: 90.5
State avg: 90.5
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Montana CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 90.5
State avg: 90.5
9
HCI Score
out of 10
58%
Percentile
in Montana
#14
State Rank
in Montana
State avg: 8.9
State avg: 90.5
About this provider
Bitterroot Health - Hospice performs strongly in Comfort & Pain Management, placing them among the better providers in Montana.
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
- 9 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 9.8
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 11.9
- Visits near death
- 98.5
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $8215
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 97
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 98.8
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 98.8
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.1
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 72.9%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 11.9
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $8215
- Avg daily census
- 21 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 31%
- Dementia
- 17%
- Heart disease
- 20%
- Respiratory
- 13%
- Stroke
- 7%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 271508
- CMS Region
- 8
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