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St Catherine Hospice

Medicare-certified hospice in Garden City, KS

Medicare-certified86% would definitely recommend

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Public-record details

Address
602 N 6th Street, Garden City, KS 67846
Phone
(620) 272-2519
Listed under
Offers higher levels of care, Serves nursing home residents
Medicare CCN
171530
Ownership
For-profit
Medicare-certified since
Dec 20, 1995
Families who would definitely recommend
86%
Families rating the hospice 9 or 10
82%
Hospice Care Index
8 of 10
Average patients per day
8
Levels of care
Routine home care and at least one higher level (continuous home care, inpatient or respite)
County
Finney

CMS certification number 171530. Source: CMS Hospice General Information, Provider Data and CAHPS Hospice Survey (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

What families said

From the CAHPS Hospice Survey, sent by CMS-approved vendors to family caregivers after a patient's death (Oct 2023–Sep 2025). Share of families answering the most positive way:

Communicated well with the family82%
Provided timely help81%
Treated the patient with respect92%
Gave the right emotional and spiritual support95%
Helped with pain and symptoms75%
Would definitely recommend (family)86%
Rated the hospice 9 or 10 out of 1082%

Quality measures

Hospice Care Index (0–10, higher is better)8 of 10
Patients who got all 7 recommended care processes at admission (comprehensive assessment)89.56%
Patients visited by a registered nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days of life23.2%
Medicare spending per patient$4,169

From Medicare claims and assessment data CMS collects under the Hospice Quality Reporting Program; Hospice Care Index Jan 2023–Dec 2024; assessment measures Oct 2024–Sep 2025.

Who this hospice serves

Where care was provided (share of care days)

Private homes54%
Assisted living2%
Nursing facilities24%
Skilled nursing facilities20%

Patients' main diagnoses

Cancer38%
Heart and circulatory disease17%
Other conditions35%
Family survey scores cover families of patients who died under this hospice's care, collected by CMS-approved survey vendors. A missing score usually means the hospice is new or small, not that it is poor. You can switch hospices once per benefit period — see Medicare.gov.