Heartland Hospice (pittsburgh)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — Allegheny County
Heartland Hospice (pittsburgh) is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 75th percentile in Pennsylvania. 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. As a larger provider, they serve a high volume of patients — ask about nurse-to-patient ratios and how quickly they respond to after-hours calls.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Better than 75% of hospices in Pennsylvania
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
State avg: 61
State avg: 92.8
State avg: 92.8
State avg: 92.8
State avg: 92.8
State avg: 92.8
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Pennsylvania CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 92.8
State avg: 92.8
10
HCI Score
out of 10
75%
Percentile
in Pennsylvania
#47
State Rank
in Pennsylvania
State avg: 9
State avg: 92.8
About this provider
Heartland Hospice (pittsburgh) performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Pennsylvania.
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
- 60.7
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 12.5
- Visits near death
- 91.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $23022
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 97.6
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 99.8
- Pain screening
- 99.5
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.7
- Dyspnea treatment
- 97
- Opioid bowel care
- 98.3
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 64.6%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 12.5
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $23022
- Avg daily census
- 281 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 16%
- Dementia
- 18%
- Heart disease
- 20%
- Respiratory
- 8%
- Stroke
- 32%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 391610
- CMS Region
- 3
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