Vitas Healthcare Corporation Atlantic
Fairfax, Virginia — Fairfax City County
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Atlantic is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 31st percentile in Virginia. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence 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
Above 31% of hospices in Virginia
Independent & data-driven — no paid listings
CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
State avg: 60
State avg: 95.8
State avg: 95.8
State avg: 95.8
State avg: 95.8
State avg: 95.8
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Virginia CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 95.8
State avg: 95.8
9
HCI Score
out of 10
31%
Percentile
in Virginia
#78
State Rank
in Virginia
State avg: 9.2
State avg: 95.8
About this provider
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Atlantic performs strongly in Comfort & Pain Management, placing them among the better providers in Virginia.
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
- 9 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0.8
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 68.4
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 17.8
- Visits near death
- 95.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $15116
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 93.4
- Treatment preferences
- 99.6
- Beliefs & values
- 99
- Pain screening
- 96.4
- Pain assessment
- 97.3
- Dyspnea screening
- 95.7
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.4
- Opioid bowel care
- 98.5
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 64.9%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 17.8
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $15116
- Avg daily census
- 237 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 20%
- Dementia
- 9%
- Heart disease
- 17%
- Respiratory
- 13%
- Stroke
- 28%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 491581
- CMS Region
- 3
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