Vns and Hospice of Suffolk, Inc.
East Northport, New York — Suffolk County
Vns and Hospice of Suffolk, Inc. is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 85th percentile in New York. 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 85% of hospices in New York
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
State avg: 50.8
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 New York 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
85%
Percentile
in New York
#7
State Rank
in New York
State avg: 9.2
State avg: 95.5
About this provider
Vns and Hospice of Suffolk, Inc. performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in New York.
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
- 5.1
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 64.7
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 13.2
- Visits near death
- 95.7
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $11493
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 98.8
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 99.6
- Pain screening
- 99.6
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.3
- Opioid bowel care
- 99.3
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 54.9%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 13.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $11493
- Avg daily census
- 83 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 31%
- Dementia
- 21%
- Heart disease
- 17%
- Respiratory
- 10%
- Stroke
- 7%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 331535
- CMS Region
- 2
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