VITAS, Big Bend, Heart to Heart, Family Hospice Unveil New Locations

VITAS Launches New Florida Location VITAS Healthcare has opened a new location in Florida, expanding the hospice provider’s footprint in its home state. The Chemed Corp (NYSE: Chem) subsidiary recently announced the new office’s opening, located in Wesley Chapel, Florida. The location will serve as a hub for staff providing hospice services across Pasco County, […]

MD Home Health Begins Offering Hospice, Primary Care Clinic

Arizona-based MD Home Health has expanded its business lines to include in-clinic care, virtual care and a hospice program. Founded in 1985, the home health company will soon also offer a physician and nurse practitioner house call service and a new remote patient monitoring program. MD Home Health bills its recent service diversification as an […]

Heartlinks Expands Hospice, Palliative Programs with New Adult Family Home

Heartlinks is opening a de novo located in Sunnyside, Washington, with an aim of providing a range of services to seniors in the area. Hospice and palliative care will be a “strong focus” of services provided at the new senior living facility, Heartlinks Adult Family Home, said Shelby Moore, the organization’s executive director. Other services […]

BoldAge PACE Launches New Center to Address ‘Significant Gaps’ Among Underserved

The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) model is set up to support aging populations with diverse medical and nonmedical needs. This notion, in part, drove BoldAge PACE to unveil a new center in South Carolina. The company’s strategic growth decisions have largely focused on geographic regions where the greatest level of unmet […]

VITAS Expands in California with 2 De Novos

VITAS Healthcare,a subsidiary of Chemed Corp. (NYSE: CHE), has expanded in California with two new locations. The company opened de novos in the Bakersfield and Fresno communities. VITAS first moved into California in 1995. In addition to hospice and palliative care, the new offices will provide veterans services, music therapy, pet visits, memory bears and […]

Pediatric Hospice Abbey House Gaining Momentum in Texas

A new pediatric hospice and respite facility will soon launch in central Texas, among the first of its kind in the state. Dubbed Abbey House, the center will be located in Austin, Texas, and is supported by the Abigail E. Keller Foundation. Established in 2019, the foundation began in part with community donations and philanthropic […]

Heart to Heart Hospice Launches Services in Oklahoma

Plano, Texas-based Heart to Heart Hospice will soon add its first location in Oklahoma. The de novo will open this fall, located in Durant, Oklahoma, and serve hospice patients and their families across 11 surrounding counties. The new location will allow for expanded access to end-of-life care and caregiver support, according to Robert Watson, who […]

Two Midwest Hospices Expand to New Counties

Two hospices headquartered in the Midwest have stretched their footprints into additional counties. Illinois-based Transitions Care has expanded its service region to include the Rock Island community in its home state. The organization is a portfolio company of the Transitions Group, which also holds skilled nursing, home health, medical equipment and therapy assets. This expansion […]

Hospices Facilities Launch, Renovate With Growth in Mind

Julia Hospice & Palliative Refuels De Novo Plans Pennsylvania-based Julia Hospice & Palliative (JHPC) has reignited plans to launch a de novo after experiencing pandemic-related setbacks. Dubbed Julia House, the facility will provide inpatient hospice and serve as an outpatient palliative care clinic. It will be the first hospice center in Erie County, Pennsylvania, the […]

Bristol Hospice Opens 4 De Novos in 7 Days

Bristol Hospice has opened four new locations within a single week in three different states. Two of the de novos have launched in Texas in the Rio Grande Valley and Austin communities. The remaining two are in Bangor, Maine and Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.  Bristol Hospice, which is backed by the private equity firm Webster Equity […]