Local hospice provider receives award

Hospice of the Midwest is proud to announce that its Guthrie Center location has been awarded the 2025 Quality Award for Small Branches. This recognition highlights the company’s continued commitment to providing exceptional, personalized end of life care to Iowa families.

Guthrie Center Hospice of the Midwest serves Adair, Guthrie, Cass, Audubon, Carroll, Greene and Dallas counties.

“We are extremely proud of our staff for their unwavering dedication to providing patients and families with high quality, compassionate and supportive care during the end stages of one’s life,” said Lynnea Andersen, regional administrator at Hospice of the Midwest IA. “This award is well-deserved, demonstrating our commitment to exceeding industry standards and ensuring that our patients and families receive the best possible hospice care and comfort.”

Hospice of the Midwest-Guthrie Center has demonstrated outstanding results across several key performance metrics:

Hospice Quality Scorecard – Exceeded the target of 12 on the 2024 quality scorecard with a final score of 13.1.

Live Discharges: Earned an impressive live discharge rate of 8.5%, significantly lower than the goal of 20%.

Visits Near Death: Outperformed the national average on the Hospice Care Index (HCI) Visits Near Death, with a remarkable score of 98.17%.

Hospice Visits Last Days of Life (HVLDL): Scored 30% higher than the national average, with a cumulative score of 78.3%, compared to the national average of 47.9%.

CMS Hospice Care Index: Earned a perfect score of 10 on the publicly reported CMS Hospice Care Index, which captures care processes throughout the hospice stay, between admission and discharge.

Hospice of the Midwest-Guthrie Center received the 2025 Quality Award for Small Branches during their parent company’s annual awards program, which celebrates the outstanding achievements of its branches and team members, highlighting excellence in patient care, growth and leadership.