VITAS Healthcare

VITAS Healthcare is the nation’s leading provider of end-of-life care. For almost 50 years, VITAS (pronounced VEE-tahs) has delivered compassionate hospice and palliative care to seriously ill patients and their families. VITAS cares for more than 22,000 patients daily, primarily wherever they call home, as well as in its inpatient hospice settings and through partnerships with hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living communities. With nearly 12,000 employees, VITAS was named a 2025 Top Workplace in Healthcare. Visit www.vitas.com.


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3046 Corporate Way, Miramar, FL 33025
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877-848-2701

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VITAS® Healthcare, Leading Hospice Provider, Named a 2025 Top Workplace in Healthcare by Top Workplaces USA

11:48 ET VITAS® Healthcare, Leading Hospice Provider, Named a 2025 Top Workplace in Healthcare by Top Workplaces USA

VITAS Healthcare, the nation's leading provider of end-of-life care, has been named a 2025 Top Workplace in Healthcare by Top Workplaces USA, a...

Aug 08, 2023, 08:08 ET VITAS® Healthcare Promotes Joseph Brickner to Vice President of Hospice Operations in Texas and Kansas

Joseph Brickner, an accomplished hospice leader from San Antonio, has been promoted to vice president of hospice operations for VITAS Healthcare. In...

Jul 31, 2023, 09:19 ET VITAS® Healthcare Co-Leads "Value of Hospice" Panel Briefing for Congress

VITAS Healthcare's Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Joseph Shega, MD, along with Dianne Munevar, Vice President of Health Care...

Jun 26, 2023, 11:55 ET VITAS® Healthcare Unveils First-of-its-Kind Hospice House in Santa Ana, California

The nation's leading provider of end-of-life care proudly announces the grand opening of its first hospice house in California and currently Orange...

May 02, 2023, 07:42 ET VITAS® Healthcare Earns National Recognition for High-Quality Hospice Care

Six VITAS Healthcare hospice service areas have earned national recognition for their commitment to quality care through the National Hospice and...

Apr 12, 2023, 08:14 ET Americans Are Thinking About End-of-Life Care But Fall Short of Making Necessary Plans, Especially People of Color

In its annual survey of attitudes about end-of-life care and planning, VITAS® Healthcare found that Americans' words and actions are not aligned when ...

Mar 15, 2023, 07:07 ET Three VITAS® Healthcare Medical Directors Earn Fellow Status From AAHPM

Of the 67 new Fellows of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, or FAAHPM, VITAS Healthcare is proud to be the employer of three:...

Mar 08, 2023, 07:42 ET Alexander Fernandez Joins VITAS® Healthcare as Executive Vice President and CFO

VITAS Healthcare has appointed Alexander Fernandez to its leadership team as executive vice president (EVP) and chief financial officer (CFO). As CFO ...

Nov 30, 2022, 09:18 ET Jeff Weil Leads VITAS® Healthcare Hospice Operations in California

Jeff Weil is the new senior vice president of hospice operations for VITAS Healthcare in California. He brings more than 20 years of hospice and...

Nov 17, 2022, 07:42 ET VITAS® Healthcare Receives Inclusion and Diversity Excellence Award From American Association for Men in Nursing

The American Association for Men in Nursing (AAMN) honored VITAS Healthcare with the 2022 Inclusion & Diversity Excellence Award, presented at AAMN's ...
Video: How Veterans' Needs Are Changing Healthcare Today

Nov 08, 2022, 07:42 ET Video: How Veterans' Needs Are Changing Healthcare Today

Each day, US veterans from the Greatest Generation, those who battled in WWII, become a smaller subset of the living veteran population. Service...
VITAS® Healthcare Expands Access to Quality End-of-Life Care in Southwest Florida Counties: Glades, Hendry, Lee

Sep 26, 2022, 12:30 ET VITAS® Healthcare Expands Access to Quality End-of-Life Care in Southwest Florida Counties: Glades, Hendry, Lee

As Florida's aging population continues to grow, so does the need for easier access to end-of-life care services, especially in key areas such as the ...

Aug 18, 2022, 09:18 ET VITAS® Healthcare Names Laury Bliss as Vice President of Operations in Southern California

Laury Bliss, a seasoned healthcare business leader with decades of hospice and home health experience, has returned to VITAS Healthcare as vice...

May 24, 2022, 07:42 ET VITAS® Healthcare Is Recognized as "Hospice Honors Elite" in Fairview Heights

As a 2022 "Hospice Honors Elite" recipient, the Fairview Heights service area of VITAS Healthcare is among the best hospice programs in the nation....
On National Healthcare Decisions Day, Americans' Momentum for End-of-Life Planning Slows As Pandemic Wanes

Apr 12, 2022, 07:42 ET On National Healthcare Decisions Day, Americans' Momentum for End-of-Life Planning Slows As Pandemic Wanes

Although more Americans are reporting that they have documented their wishes and values for end-of-life care, there are signals that this upward...

Feb 23, 2022, 07:42 ET VITAS® Healthcare Promotes Smith and Cozine to Vice Presidents of Hospice Operations

The nation's leading hospice provider promoted two employees to serve as vice presidents of hospice operations. Michael W. Smith now leads VITAS...
VITAS® Healthcare Inpatient Hospice Unit Opens at Sunrise Health and Rehabilitation Center

Feb 10, 2022, 09:49 ET VITAS® Healthcare Inpatient Hospice Unit Opens at Sunrise Health and Rehabilitation Center

Residents of South Florida's City of Sunrise now have increased access to high-quality hospice care through the VITAS Inpatient Hospice Unit (IPU) at ...

Feb 09, 2022, 10:33 ET VITAS® Healthcare Announces Inpatient Hospice Unit at Broward Health Medical Center

VITAS Healthcare is proud to announce its third inpatient unit (IPU) with Broward Health. Located on the second floor of Broward Health Medical...
Improving Hospice and Palliative Care for Patients, VITAS® Healthcare Launches Opioid Dosage Conversion Tool

Nov 09, 2021, 07:42 ET Improving Hospice and Palliative Care for Patients, VITAS® Healthcare Launches Opioid Dosage Conversion Tool

Today, VITAS Healthcare, the nation's leading provider of end-of-life care, launched the industry's first comprehensive opioid conversion tool....
VITAS® Healthcare Opens New Inpatient Hospice Unit in Lake Wales

Jul 15, 2021, 09:18 ET VITAS® Healthcare Opens New Inpatient Hospice Unit in Lake Wales

Hospice patients and their families in Florida's Polk County can find extra layers of clinical support and high-acuity, comfort-focused care at the...
VITAS® Healthcare Brings Compassionate Hospice Care to Community Health and Rehabilitation Center in Panama City

Jun 21, 2021, 12:47 ET VITAS® Healthcare Brings Compassionate Hospice Care to Community Health and Rehabilitation Center in Panama City

Hospice patients and their families throughout a six-county area of Northern Florida can now experience high-acuity, inpatient hospice care at the...

May 04, 2021, 09:37 ET VITAS® Healthcare Names Debbie Jackson as Vice President of Operations in Ohio and Western Pennsylvania

Debbie Jackson, an experienced healthcare director and clinician, has returned to VITAS Healthcare as vice president of operations for the hospice...

Apr 26, 2021, 11:11 ET VITAS® Healthcare Invites Daughters And Sons To Celebrate Memories At A National Mother's Day Bereavement Event

Mother's Day is an opportunity to celebrate motherhood and honor the mothers and mother figures in our lives. Daughters and sons who are missing...
Pandemic Has More Americans Open To Planning For End-Of-Life Care

Apr 05, 2021, 12:52 ET Pandemic Has More Americans Open To Planning For End-Of-Life Care

A new nationwide study reveals that the COVID-19 pandemic has made many Americans – especially younger Americans – more open to talking about their...

Jan 28, 2021, 09:18 ET VITAS® Healthcare Receives More Than 50,000 Healthcare Supplies From AT&T®

Nearly 12,000 VITAS Healthcare professionals will benefit from a significant amount of supplies, including reusable face coverings and hand...

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