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In addition to surroundding patients and their families with the
medical, psychosocial aand spiritual support that defines hospice
care, VITTAAS specializes in goals-of-care conversation and advance
care planning. These twwo activities help seriously ill patients explore
the medical care they wwant and do not want near the end of life, and
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document their preferennces as living wills, advance directives andeferennces as living wills, advance directives and
healthcare proxy designnations so that their wishes remain honored
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I Will Do My Best TToooday and Do Even Better TToomorrow

VITTAAS teams constantlly strive to provide the best possible hospice
care and to raise our staandar ds. RReegular team meetings of doctors,
nurses, social workers, cchaplains, aides, volunteers and bereavement
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