- Long recogized as a leader in the hospice
movement
- The nation's largest provider of end-of-life care
- Respected innovator in pioneering hospice care for
non-cancer diagnoses and in non-traditional settings
- VITAS continues to grow and expand, bringing
new
hospice care to even greater numbers of patients
and their families
2005 : GROWTH AND SUCCESS
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| Patients served |
59,697 |
| Average daily census |
10,030
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| Employees |
8,334 |
| Active volunteers |
2,500 |
| Charity care (annual average) |
$8,859,341 |
| Locations |
39 programs/15 states
(AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, KS, MO, NJ, OH, PA, TX, VA, WI)
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| Inpatient units |
24 |
Giving Back
- Founder, Hospice Foundation of America
- Founder, Foundation for End-of-Life Care
- Founding Benefactor, Duke Institute on Care at the
End of Life
- Co-Underwriter, Hospice Care: A Celebration,
published in 2002 by the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
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Co-Founders
of VITAS Healthcare Corporation
Hugh Westbrook, M. Div.,
Chairman and CEO
Esther Colliflower, R.N., Vice Chairperson |
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Our
managment team is experienced,
compassionate and dedicated to furthering the VITAS mission
to meet the needs of growing numbers of terminally ill patients
and their families. Our success is based on our employees'
and volunteers' commitment to living our VITAS values every
day, as they make a difference in the lives of the patients
and families we serve.
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