Milwaukee, Wisconsin · CCN 521553 · Phone: (414) 257-2600 ·
Vitas Healthcare Corp Midwest is a Medicare-certified hospice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, operating under CMS Certification Number (CCN) 521553. Ownership type not reported. Average daily census: 132 patients. The hospice is required to comply with the Hospice Conditions of Participation at 42 CFR Part 418.
Vitas Healthcare Corp Midwest provides: Levels of care not reported by CMS. CMS requires hospices to be capable of providing all four levels of care (routine home, continuous home, general inpatient, and respite) either directly or through written contractual arrangements.
Reported patient diagnostic mix: Cancer 22%, Dementia 5%, Circulatory/heart 22%, Respiratory 7%, Stroke 34%, Other 13%. Diagnostic mix is one of the indicators OIG and CMS look at when evaluating whether a hospice's patient population matches its claimed certification volume.
Hospice Care Index (HCI) score: 2.6/10 (95th percentile nationally). The HCI is a 10-indicator composite measure CMS publishes for hospices, covering items like live-discharge rate, gaps in skilled nursing visits, and burdensome care transitions. A score below the 25th percentile is one of the screening factors CMS uses to flag hospices for additional quality oversight.
FileFlo's compliance indicator for Vitas Healthcare Corp Midwest is 49/100 (High Risk). The score is derived from the Hospice Care Index, complaint survey history, and Conditions of Participation deficiencies. It is not a CMS rating. The full survey-readiness audit (Conditions of Participation review, Comprehensive Assessment timing, IDG composition, plan-of-care updates) is at /tools/cms-survey-readiness-score.
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Data sourced from CMS Care Compare (publish 2026-02-01). Information may not reflect the hospice's current status. Resync occurs monthly. Dispute this record · Claim this profile