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VITAS Healthcare has seerved seriously ill South Floorida patients and their famiilies for 40
years by providing comfoort and preserving dignity inn the face of life-limiting illnness. Our
focus is on pain and sympptom management as well aas psychological and spiritua al support to focus is on pain and sympptom management as well a as psychological and spirituaal support to
help ease the burdens on patients and families. Our h highest-caliber interdisciplin nary team of
SINCE 1980 healthcare professionals pprovides quality, compassionnate care in the continuum oof care.

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Forr information or to maake a hospice referral: 800.93.VITAS • VITAS.ccom

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