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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
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IOS TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hospice patients and their families in the Florida Panhandle and areas in Southern Alabama can now access quality end-of-life services with VITAS Healthcare. Starting today, the nation’s largest and leading provider of end-of-life care begins accepting referrals and admitting seriously ill patients throughout Tallahassee in Florida and Daphne-Mobile and Dothan in Alabama.
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- TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hospice patients and their families in the Florida Panhandle and areas in Southern Alabama can now access quality end-of-life services with VITAS Healthcare.
- When patients in the Panhandle region need care beyond what can be managed at home, VITAS offers inpatient hospice care.
- In March 2024, VITAS entered into an agreement to acquire all hospice operations and an assisted living facility from Covenant Care.
- Healthcare professionals can make seamless and secure one-touch referrals through the VITAS Healthcare mobile app .
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Nursing This announcement follows several other recent strategic promotions as the hospice company adjusts to continued growth in high-quality patient care throughout the US.
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- This announcement follows several other recent strategic promotions as the hospice company adjusts to continued growth in high-quality patient care throughout the US.
- VITAS continues to lead the hospice community as one of the largest end-of-life care providers in the country.
- Wherley has been an integral part of VITAS since 2016 when he joined the organization as senior vice president of operations.
- Wysong's promotion to EVP of operations underscores his contributions to the organization's success and his commitment to operational excellence.
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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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Nursing MIAMI, Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Professional growth continues to transpire at VITAS Healthcare as four tenured leaders ascend to vice president roles.
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- MIAMI, Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Professional growth continues to transpire at VITAS Healthcare as four tenured leaders ascend to vice president roles.
- Kathleen Coronado, Anthony Cosma, Mario De La Rosa and Angela Hamrick join the executive management team with more than 50 years of combined experience in hospice and palliative care at the nation’s leading provider.
- In this new role, effective April 2024, she will provide expanded leadership for multiple VITAS service areas and special projects.
- Following two decades at VITAS, De La Rosa now leads the Home Medical Equipment (HME) division for the national hospice provider.
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Monday, December 18, 2023
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Management MIAMI, Dec. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VITAS Healthcare is once again setting the standard for employer excellence within the healthcare and hospice community. The nation’s leading provider of end-of-life care for 45 years achieved the Best-in-Class Award in the category of employee experience in healthcare for North America, presented at the 2023 HRO Today Association Conference on December 1, 2023.
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- MIAMI, Dec. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VITAS Healthcare is once again setting the standard for employer excellence within the healthcare and hospice community.
- The nation’s leading provider of end-of-life care for 45 years achieved the Best-in-Class Award in the category of employee experience in healthcare for North America, presented at the 2023 HRO Today Association Conference on December 1, 2023.
- Additionally, she was recognized as a Leader of Distinction and a finalist for the esteemed CHRO of the Year Award.
- To learn more about career opportunities and join the award-winning employee experience at VITAS, visit www.vitas.com/careers .
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Central Florida Patty Husted, Jennifer Nygaard and Mark Hayes are tenured VITAS Healthcare employees who have demonstrated excellence in their leadership roles and will continue to strengthen the company through further development.
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- Patty Husted, Jennifer Nygaard and Mark Hayes are tenured VITAS Healthcare employees who have demonstrated excellence in their leadership roles and will continue to strengthen the company through further development.
- A 10-year VITAS veteran, Hayes has been promoted to senior vice president of operations for the Southern region of Florida.
- Joining the company in 2013, Hayes served as general manager in Jacksonville and Atlanta before his promotion to vice president of operations in 2017.
- He is a graduate of the University of Phoenix and holds a bachelor’s in business management and a Master of Business Administration in healthcare.
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Brickner SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Joseph Brickner, an accomplished hospice leader from San Antonio, has been promoted to vice president of hospice operations for VITAS Healthcare.
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- SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Joseph Brickner, an accomplished hospice leader from San Antonio, has been promoted to vice president of hospice operations for VITAS Healthcare.
- His key priorities include developing and nurturing strong leaders, driving business growth and ensuring a high level of patient satisfaction.
- "Joe's relentless commitment to quality care, compliance and patient satisfaction has been evident throughout his tenure," said Craig Tidwell, VITAS senior vice president of operations.
- Brickner earned a diploma in nursing from the University of Maryland and is a veteran of the United States Army.
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MD WASHINGTON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- VITAS Healthcare's Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Joseph Shega, MD, along with Dianne Munevar, Vice President of Health Care Strategy at NORC at the University of Chicago (NORC), and Susan Lloyd, MSN, RN, Chief Executive Officer of Delaware Hospice, participated in a Capitol Hill briefing on Thursday, July 27, to educate Congress about a recent study by NORC that illustrates the value of hospice in Medicare. Specifically, the panelists highlighted how the research demonstrates that earlier referral to hospice benefits patients and families while simultaneously delivering more cost savings to Medicare.
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- Specifically, the panelists highlighted how the research demonstrates that earlier referral to hospice benefits patients and families while simultaneously delivering more cost savings to Medicare.
- One opportunity brought to light by the NORC study is the need for a community-based palliative care benefit.
- Investing in serious illness care increases the quality of end-of-life care for millions of patients, families and caregivers across the country.
- "Former President Jimmy Carter's hospice journey is a testament to the value of longer hospice stays," says Dr. Shega.
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Residential care SANTA ANA, Calif., June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 County's only freestanding inpatient hospice facility. The VITAS Healthcare Hospice House of Orange County, located in North Tustin, provides a comfort-focused care option for high-acuity patients nearing the end of life.
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- SANTA ANA, Calif., June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 County's only freestanding inpatient hospice facility.
- The VITAS Healthcare Hospice House of Orange County , located in North Tustin, provides a comfort-focused care option for high-acuity patients nearing the end of life.
- The VITAS Hospice House began accepting referrals in June 2023 and is expected to serve 300+ patients each year.
- The state-of-the-art hospice house, which began accepting referrals on Monday, June 26, is expected to serve more than 300 seriously ill patients annually.
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Nursing Quality Connections is the only national program designed to support providers with a framework for ongoing quality assessment, education and performance improvement initiatives.
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- Quality Connections is the only national program designed to support providers with a framework for ongoing quality assessment, education and performance improvement initiatives.
- Completion of all four rings indicates that the hospice provider has demonstrated a commitment to quality care that is up to date on the newest and best practices in advanced illness and end-of-life care.
- "NHPCO is committed to helping hospice and palliative care providers deliver the best care possible to patients and their loved ones.
- Hospice care has been proven to enhance the quality of life for individuals across a multitude of serious illnesses.
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Asian Americans MIAMI, April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 it comes to advance care planning. Although more than half of Americans say they know the type of medical treatment they want to receive at their end of life, only about one in four (22%) have formally documented their wishes. These discrepancies, which are even more stark for people of color, highlight a gap in American awareness and education on advance care planning.
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- MIAMI, April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 it comes to advance care planning.
- These discrepancies, which are even more stark for people of color, highlight a gap in American awareness and education on advance care planning.
- The VITAS Advance Care Planning Report highlights the survey's key findings on differences in advance care planning by race.
- Clinicians play an important role in advance care planning , especially for communities of color.
