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HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE IN SOUTH FLORIDA

VITAS® HEALTHCARE IN BROWARD COUNTY VITAS® HEALTHCARE IN MIAMI

Kathleen Thomas Edna Quiros
Coronado McLeod
Since 2005, Rev.
Kathleen Coronado Thom McLeod Edna Quiros has
is a patient care admin- joined VITAS Health - served as a chaplain
istrator and leads care in 1995 as a chap- for VITAS® Health -
VITAS® Healthcare’s lain and held the posi- care, guiding patients
home care, assisted liv- tion for 10 years before and families on their
ing facility and nursing leaving to serve as pas- spiritual and emo-
home teams in tor at two Methodist tional journey at the
Miramar. While Kath - churches. However, end of life. With a
leen’s role focuses on Thom’s journey show- master’s of divinity
leadership and ensur- cases that, like pastor- degree from New
ing quality of life for ship, hospice is more York Theological
patients at the end of calling than career. Sem inary, Edna helps
life from the top down, “The need to provide people through their
she has plenty of personal experience providing hands-on support to folks at the end of life had a strong pull,” he most spiritually challenging moments. Today, she teach-
care. says. “I wanted to be a part of providing that sort of sup- es other chaplains through online classes, yet she still
“Nursing is in my blood,” Kathleen says, pointing out port to people in ways that you couldn’t as a church pas- finds herself learning lessons from the diverse array of
that both of her parents are RNs. She joined VITAS as a tor.” individuals under her guidance.
home care nurse in 2006 after working in ICU and ED In 2014, Thom rejoined VITAS to lead a hospice team “Patients and families go through all kinds of situa-
settings. In 2010, she was promoted to PCA, a position in Broward County that cares for VITAS patients in their tions,” Edna says. “They’ve taught me how to live life to
that gave her responsibility over operations of all IPUs in homes, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospitals the fullest because we don’t know what’s going to happen
VITAS’ Broward County program. and inpatient settings. “The best thing about VITAS is tomorrow.”
“I aim every day to be all that I can be, both at work and providing choices to people—choices at the end of life, Edna is also a caregiver to her aging mother, giving her
at home, where I am a wife to an amazing husband and a choices at the time when they’re most vulnerable—and unique perspective into the hands-on aspects of hospice.
mother to three beautiful girls.” helping them experience the end of their life as a positive She enjoys spending time with her husband and daugh-
Outside of work, Kathleen supports local charity rather than a negative and frightening thing.” ter, and leads bereavement groups for children and
fundraising efforts such as the 5-O Fighters, a nonprofit Hispanic and Latino adults. On top of it all, she’s pursu-
that helps breast cancer patients at home during treat- ing her doctorate of ministry.
ment and recovery. “It’s beautiful work and you learn so much. My whole
life has changed through working with hospice.”

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Healthy Agging Forum

How innovationn is

revolutionizing healthy aging

Health Foundation of South Florida (HFSF) and
its affiliate Florida Health Networks, in partner-
ship with Provider Network Solutions, recently
convened health leaders and policy makers from
across the United States. Their goal: empowering
health care pro viders in affffeecting lasting, healthy 1 1 2
behavioral changes and improving the quality
of liffee of their patients. Based on the positive
response from guests at the sold-out event the
response from guests at the sold out event, the
goal was exceeded.
If you missed the Healthy Aging Forum, which
’s 25th
commemorated Health Foundation’s
y, you can still hear integrated systems
anniversary
success stories; learn implementation best
practice guidelines; discover quantifiable results
and outcomes and learn how healthy aging is
changing today’s
’s communities by contacting
Florida Health Networks Director 3 3 4 5
Carol N. Montoya, M.D. at 305.952.4266 or
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