Vitas Healthcare of Texas L P
Houston, Texas — Harris County
Vitas Healthcare of Texas L P is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 89th percentile in Texas. 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 89% of hospices in Texas
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CompareQuality breakdown
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State avg: 55.3
State avg: 92.7
State avg: 92.7
State avg: 92.7
State avg: 92.7
State avg: 92.7
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Texas CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 92.7
State avg: 92.7
10
HCI Score
out of 10
89%
Percentile
in Texas
#124
State Rank
in Texas
State avg: 8.5
State avg: 92.7
About this provider
Vitas Healthcare of Texas L P performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Texas.
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
- 3.6
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 60.6
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 14.2
- Visits near death
- 97.4
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $15263
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 96.9
- Treatment preferences
- 99.5
- Beliefs & values
- 99.5
- Pain screening
- 99.7
- Pain assessment
- 98.5
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.8
- Dyspnea treatment
- 98.7
- Opioid bowel care
- 98
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 73%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 14.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $15263
- Avg daily census
- 130 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 29%
- Dementia
- 13%
- Heart disease
- 12%
- Respiratory
- 11%
- Stroke
- 12%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 451536
- CMS Region
- 6
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