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VITAS Innovative Hospice Care is a national leader in hospice and palliative care, providing compassionate support to patients and their families since 1978. With a team of over 12,000 professionals, VITAS specializes in personalized care plans tailored to meet the unique needs of individuals facing advanced illnesses. Offering a variety of care options, including routine home care, inpatient facilities, and respite care, VITAS ensures that patients receive the highest level of support, regardless of their location. The organization is renowned for its dedication to excellence, having pioneered the Medicare Hospice Benefit and earned numerous certifications, including the American Heart Association's Heart Failure certification. Generated from the website

Located in Kansas City, Mo., Crossroads Hospice is a hospice care organization that serves terminally ill patients. Its registered nurses provide symptom management and pain control management services. The organization offers 24-hour nursing and respite care and bereavement services to the patients' families. It also provides short-term inpatient care for acute symptom management. The organization s staff includes physicians, nurses, home help aides, chaplains, social workers and volunteers. It additionally offers speech, occupational and physical therapies. Crossroads Hospice provides medical equipment and supplies. It runs a charitable foundation to promote and support end-of-life care and services to patients and their caregivers through community education and awareness. The foundation offers various programs, including the gift of blessings and gratitude, gift of a day and grief recovery programs.