VITAS Healthcare

VITAS Healthcare
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry
Founded1978; 46 years ago (1978)
FoundersHugh Westbrook, Esther Colliflower, Don Gaetz
Headquarters,
Key people
Number of employees
11,000
ParentChemed Corporation

VITAS® Healthcare is a provider[1] of end-of-life care in the United States. Operating 53 hospice programs in 15 states and the District of Columbia,[2] VITAS employs 11,000 professionals and serves an average daily census of more than 21,000 patients, according to the company's website.[3]

VITAS is a subsidiary of publicly traded Chemed Corporation, which also owns plumbing company Roto-Rooter.[4]

  1. ^ Solutions, LexisNexis Risk. "LexisNexis Risk Solutions Ranks Top Home Health and Hospice Providers". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "VITAS Locations". VITAS Healthcare. July 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Fast Facts". VITAS Healthcare. July 22, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Profile: Chemed Corp (CHE)". Reuters. Retrieved January 27, 2015.