Hospice Care

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Data are for the U.S.

Hospice care agencies
  • Number of hospice care agencies: 4,300 (2016)
  • Proportion of hospice care agencies with for-profit ownership: 63.0% (2016)

Source: Long-Term Care Providers and Services Users in the United States, 2015-2016, Appendix III. Detailed Tables, table V pdf icon[PDF – 5.6 MB]

Hospice patients
  • Number of patients: 1.4 million (2015)

Source: Long-Term Care Providers and Services Users in the United States, 2015-2016, Appendix III. Detailed Tables, table VIII pdf icon[PDF – 5.6 MB]

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Page last reviewed: February 6, 2015
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics