Centra Health, Hospice of the Hills
Lynchburg, Virginia — Lynchburg City County
Centra Health, Hospice of the Hills is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 90th percentile in Virginia. They perform particularly well in 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 90% of hospices in Virginia
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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
10
HCI Score
out of 10
90%
Percentile
in Virginia
#12
State Rank
in Virginia
State avg: 9.2
State avg: 95.8
About this provider
Centra Health, Hospice of the Hills performs strongly in Process Integrity, 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
- 10 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0.4
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 82.5
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 9.9
- Visits near death
- 87.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $17721
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 99.8
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.6
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 55%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 9.9
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $17721
- Avg daily census
- 167 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 29%
- Dementia
- 5%
- Heart disease
- 16%
- Respiratory
- 10%
- Stroke
- 24%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 491519
- CMS Region
- 3
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