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Mary Washington Hospice

A hospice in Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401

1340 Central Park Blvd., Suite 102, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401. (540) 741-3580.

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The short answer

Record last released by CMS on Oct 23, 2026.

The last 24 months 5 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. Every month

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What these words mean3
Star ratings
CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

5 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 13 hospices serving ZIP code 22401 had 6.

The last inspection on record was on Jun 6, 2025: an initial inspection by The Joint Commission.

Source:

CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.

CMS, Hospice ZIP Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.

When those deficiencies happened

5 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.

5 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

Each deficiency, as cited

Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.

Source:

CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.

Jun 6, 2025: initial inspection by The Joint Commission5 deficiencies

  • Content of plan of care (42 CFR 418.56(c))

    “Observed in Record Review. In 3 of 14 patient records reviewed, The surveyor noted that the plan of care (HOSHV#1, HOSNHV#2 and HOSNHV#8) that the plan of care did not reflect the patient’s stated pain goal. Examples: In all three records the Problem Statement read Pain/physical Discomfort with a corresponding goal statement Pain will be reduced to the level of the patients stated goal. The patients pain level goal was not documented. Reviewed with Hospice Director.”

    Rule L0545. Standard-level.

  • Coordination of services (42 CFR 418.56(e)(2))

    “Observed in Record Review. The surveyor noted in 1 out of 14 records (HOSNHV#3,) that the care was not provided in accordance to the plan of care. Example: the patient was evaluated on 5/15 for uncontrolled pain with a reported pain level of 7/10. The pain medication regimen was changed from morphine to methadone on 5/15. The patient was not re-assessed until 5/20; not in keeping with the two times per week ordered frequency. Reviewed with Hospice Director.”

    Rule L0555. Standard-level.

  • Counseling services (42 CFR 418.64(d)(3)(i))

    “Observed in Record Review. In 3 of 14 patient records reviewed, The surveyor noted that a complete initial spiritual assessment was not performed in 3 out of 14 (HOSHV#4, HOSNHV#4 and HOSNHV#10) record reviews. Reviewed with Clinical Manager for Spiritual Care.”

    Rule L0598. Standard-level.

  • Training (42 CFR 418.100(g)(3))

    “Observed in HR File Review. During a review of the human resource file for the volunteer coordinator, the hospice pharmacy surveyor noted that this individual did not have a written assessment of the skills and competence provided and then evaluated on hire. This omission was validated with human resources and hospice management at the time ofn the survey.”

    Rule L0663. Standard-level.

  • Content (42 CFR 418.104(a)(7))

    “Observed in Patient Home. In 1 of 4 home visits conducted, The surveyor noted during HOSHV#3 that the medication profile in the home and medication list in the medical record was not accurate. Examples: Two medications the Wellbutrin 300 mg once a day and Megace 400 mg twice a day were still listed as current and had not been administered for the past month. Reviewed with Hospice Director.”

    Rule L0678. Standard-level.

The one inspection in the last three years
Inspections on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jun 6, 2025Initial inspection by The Joint Commission5 deficiencies cited

Is it certified?

  • Medicare-certified hospice since Apr 6, 1994.
  • Ownership: non-profit.
  • No deficiency or on record in the last three years.
Source:

CMS, Hospice General Information. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.

CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.

Has anything been proven against it?

  • CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospices, so none are shown.
  • 0 deficiencies cited in the last three years came from inspections that included a complaint investigation.
Source:

CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.

Who does the caring?

  • From Medicare claims (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024): 13.5 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 8% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 92.2% of patients who died.
  • Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 61% at home, 26% in assisted living, 11% in a skilled nursing facility, 1% in a hospital.
Source:

CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.

Staffing measures
MeasureThis provider
Nurse care minutes per routine home care day13.5 min
Skilled nursing minutes at weekends8%
Visits near death92.2% of patients who died

Who owns it?

  • Medicorp Health System owns 100% directly since Apr 1, 2010.
  • Medicorp Health System runs it.
  • 9 owners or officers are people: Summer Hughes (corporate officer); Sarah Ogle (corporate officer); Jennifer Freeland (managing employee (on the payroll)); Bruce Davis (corporate director); Christopher D Newman (corporate officer); Lauren Blalock (corporate officer); Angela R Stiltner (managing employee (on the payroll)); Catherine Wack (corporate director); Thomas Mathews (corporate officer).
  • No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
  • No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
Source:

CMS, Hospice All Owners and Hospice Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated quarterly.

Organisations CMS lists
OrganisationRoleShareSince
Medicorp Health SystemOwns 5% or more directly100%Apr 1, 2010
Medicorp Health SystemRuns it (operational or managerial control)100%Apr 1, 2010

What do families say?

  • Family caregivers rate it 4 of 5 in CMS’s survey (Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025): 85% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 86% would definitely recommend it.
  • CMS’s Hospice Care Index: 10 of 10 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
  • 94% of patients were assessed on all seven of CMS’s measures at the start of care (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025); 41.4% had visits from a nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
Source:

CMS, CAHPS Hospice Survey and Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.

Ratings and measures, as published
MeasureRating
Family caregiver survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of patients’ family caregivers, 1 to 54 of 5
Hospice Care IndexCMS’s Hospice Care Index, 0 to 10 (higher is better): a point for each of ten measures from Medicare claims on which the hospice meets CMS’s threshold10 of 10

How does it compare nearby?

  • Of the 13 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 22401, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 5.
Source:

CMS, Hospice ZIP Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.

CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.

The 13 hospices CMS lists serving ZIP code 22401
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Mary Washington Hospice This hospice5
Medi Home Health & Hospice2
Gentiva I18
Athc-Hospice, LLC1
James River Home Health Care LLC (Fredericksburg)1
Hospice of the Piedmont Inc.18
Compassus - Reston0
Riverside Hospice6
Promedica Hospice (Fairfax)15
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Atlantic12
Amedisys Hospice of Richmond7
Legacy Hospice9

What the record doesn’t say

  • CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospices, so none are shown.
  • Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
  • CMS ended its Special Focus Program for hospices with serious problems on Feb 14, 2025, so no hospice is marked as one.
  • Hospice quality measures have a gap from October 2025: CMS replaced its patient assessment then, and public results from the new one (HOPE) are expected around November 2027.

Sources

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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Oct 27, 2026.

From the hospice

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Replies

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Paid listing

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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