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VITAS® Healthcare Now Accepting Hospice Referrals

at New Inpatient Unit in Kendall

The VITAS Healthcare Inpatient Hospice Unit at Kendall is The new VITAS IPU includes a A shared kitchen and family room offer
a home away from home for patients whose symptoms can- hydrotherapy room for patients. additional comforts of home.
not be managed in their preferred care setting.

VITAS Healthcare is now accepting accommodations for guests. Patients salutes and virtual-reality Honor Flight away from home for patients near the end
hospice-eligible patient referrals in Miami- receive high-acuity care, as needed for experiences. Each patient room features a of life when symptoms can no longer be
Dade County through its newly construct- their individualized care plan, including dedicated iPad and smart TV to connect managed in their preferred setting of care.
ed inpatient hospice unit (IPU) at medicine and nutrition, and modalities to virtually with local and out-of-town family Patients receive 24/7 care from an interdis-
MedSquare in Kendall. Located within ease pain and other symptoms. The IPU is members, live-stream photos and videos, ciplinary VITAS team comprising a physi-
walking distance of Baptist Health’s main expected to serve 750 patients annually. and access relaxation apps. Family mem- cian, nurse, social worker, chaplain, vol-
campus in Kendall, the VITAS IPU’s quiet, Patients can experience comfort via spe- bers and visitors can access the unit at any unteer and bereavement expert. Together,
homelike environment features 16 private cialized music therapy, Paw Pals® pet vis- time, in adherence with current COVID- the team attends to the medical, emotion-
rooms, a shared family room and kitchen, its and care specific to the needs of veter- 19 regulations. al, social and spiritual needs of patients
children’s activity area and overnight ans near the end of life, including bedside VITAS IPUs offer a temporary home and their families.

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