Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
La Crosse, Wisconsin — La Crosse County
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center is an established hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 62nd percentile in Wisconsin. 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 62% of hospices in Wisconsin
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State avg: 76
State avg: 95
State avg: 95
State avg: 95
State avg: 95
State avg: 95
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Wisconsin CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 95
State avg: 95
10
HCI Score
out of 10
62%
Percentile
in Wisconsin
#32
State Rank
in Wisconsin
State avg: 9.5
State avg: 95
About this provider
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Wisconsin.
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
- 0.5
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 54
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 16.1
- Visits near death
- 95.4
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $11416
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 95.5
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 96.5
- Pain assessment
- 98.8
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.8
- Dyspnea treatment
- 100
- Opioid bowel care
- 98.2
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 76.1%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 16.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $11416
- Avg daily census
- 73 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 31%
- Dementia
- 8%
- Heart disease
- 21%
- Respiratory
- 5%
- Stroke
- 21%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 521572
- CMS Region
- 5
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