Willamette Vital Health
Salem, Oregon — Polk County
Willamette Vital Health is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 80th percentile in Oregon. 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 80% of hospices in Oregon
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CompareQuality breakdown
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State avg: 51
State avg: 95.1
State avg: 95.1
State avg: 95.1
State avg: 95.1
State avg: 95.1
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Oregon CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 95.1
State avg: 95.1
10
HCI Score
out of 10
80%
Percentile
in Oregon
#14
State Rank
in Oregon
State avg: 9.1
State avg: 95.1
About this provider
Willamette Vital Health performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Oregon.
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
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 72.6
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 11.7
- Visits near death
- 91.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $14527
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 99.3
- Treatment preferences
- 99.9
- Beliefs & values
- 99.7
- Pain screening
- 99.6
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.9
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.6
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 51.9%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 11.7
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $14527
- Avg daily census
- 135 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 31%
- Dementia
- 12%
- Heart disease
- 15%
- Respiratory
- 8%
- Stroke
- 24%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 381516
- CMS Region
- 10
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