Vitas Innovative Hospice Care

If you or a loved one is facing a life-limiting illness, VITAS Healthcare can help. We focus on you, not your disease, to ensure comfort and dignity near the end of life. VITAS provides you and your family with a team of hospice professionalsphysician, nurse, hospice aide, social worker, chaplain, volunteerto meet physical, emotional and spiritual needs. We care for you wherever you call homea private residence, assisted living community or nursing home. If symptoms become severe, we have Intensive Comfort Care, shifts of 24-hour continuous care until symptoms are under control. For those symptoms that cannot be managed at home, VITAS also provides inpatient hospice beds and units in local hospitals. With VITAS youre never alone. Were available 24/7/365, with support available even on holidays and weekends. In the transition from hospital to home, from curative to palliative care, from chronic to end-stage disease, VITAS is with you every step of the way.

VITAS Healthcare is a pioneer in hospice and palliative care, providing compassionate support to patients and families since 1978. With a dedicated interdisciplinary care team of over 12,000 professionals, VITAS offers tailored care plans that are responsive to the evolving needs of patients facing advanced illnesses. Operating across 15 states and the District of Columbia, VITAS ensures that hospice services are accessible in various settings, including patients' homes, inpatient facilities, and more. The organization is recognized for its commitment to high-quality care, evidenced by its recent Heart Failure Certification from the American Heart Association. Generated from the website

If hospice patients need care beyond what can be provided at home, the VITAS inpatient hospice unit is designed to provide necessary and appropriate care. The staff—physician, registered nurse, social worker, chaplain, volunteer, bereavement specialist, team manager—focus on bringing your symptom...