ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Nov. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- More Florida residents can now choose VITAS Healthcare, the nation's leading provider of end-of-life care, for their hospice and palliative care ...

All hospices are reimbursed in the same way, so they do not compete on cost. It is the quality of service and variety of choices that differentiate one hospice from another. Hospice care is paid for ...

People think that doctors who make house calls went the way of the horse-drawn carriage. But hospice patients and their families open their doors to dedicated hospice physicians for whom house calls ...

Many Floridians with serious illnesses struggle to access quality hospice care. Hospice care provides crucial support for patients and families facing serious illness, including pain relief, emotional ...

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Central Florida program of VITAS Innovative Hospice Care(R) has achieved accreditation with deemed status from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare ...

Florida's growing senior population needs increased access to quality care, including memory care and end-of-life services. The author advocates for expanding access to care services that prioritize ...

Florida's prescription drug database is known E-FORCSE: Electronic-Florida Online Reporting of Controlled Substance Evaluation Program. It was created by the Legislature to help cut down on the abuse ...

Aspen resident Sherry Tomb died Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., after battling a rare form of Lou Gehrig’s disease. She was 57.Tomb’s husband, Billy, and friends and relatives were at her bedside in ...