Medical Services of America Hospice - Coastal
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina — Horry County
Medical Services of America Hospice - Coastal is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 61st percentile in South Carolina. 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 61% of hospices in South Carolina
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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: 65.6
State avg: 94.4
State avg: 94.4
State avg: 94.4
State avg: 94.4
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the South Carolina CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 94.4
State avg: 94.4
10
HCI Score
out of 10
61%
Percentile
in South Carolina
#36
State Rank
in South Carolina
State avg: 9.1
State avg: 94.4
About this provider
Medical Services of America Hospice - Coastal performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in South Carolina.
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
- 0.1
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 78.7
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 11.3
- Visits near death
- 95.7
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $17258
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 89.9
- Treatment preferences
- 98.3
- Beliefs & values
- 96.6
- Pain screening
- 98.3
- Pain assessment
- 97.1
- Dyspnea screening
- 98.3
- Dyspnea treatment
- 96.1
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 71.1%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 11.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $17258
- Avg daily census
- 39 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 19%
- Dementia
- 35%
- Heart disease
- 12%
- Respiratory
- 8%
- Stroke
- 7%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 421547
- CMS Region
- 4
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