VITAS® Healthcare is the nation’s leading hospice provider. We provide compassionate end-of-life care to almost 900 Brevard country patients and their families each day. Since 2002, VITAS has been providing high-quality hospice care to patients and families of Brevard County. Our interdisciplinary teams deliver personalized care, psychosocial support, and necessary equipment and supplies to patients in their homes, nursing homes, and assisted living communities. The VITAS Inpatient Hospice Center at Rockledge offers 24/7 state-of-the-art inpatient care in a homelike setting for those patients needing aggressive symptom management.
Products and Services
Provided on a Case by Case basis - IV therapy including pain management and PCA, Inotrope therapy for advanced cardiac disease, Hydration, and Antibiotics. Paracentesis and thoracentesis. Chest Tube/ PleurX Drain. High-Flow oxygen therapy. Palliative blood transfusions. BiPAP, CPAP, and Trilogy non-invasive ventilation. PEG-tube care and tube feedings. Mechanical ventilation discontinued at home. Nephrostomy tube management. Wound care. Palliative TPN. Palliative dialysis. Specialized HME. PT, OT, respiratory and speech therapy. Palliative oncologic therapies.
Member Since: 2005