New hospice locations have opened up across the country amid program closures. VITAS Widens Footprint in Texas Florida-based VITAS Healthcare is opening two new administrative offices in central Texas in response to rising demand for hospice care. Set to open in late June, the Chemed Corp. (NYSE: CHE) subsidiary’s new offices are located in Kyle […]
Staffing issues have increasingly been at the root of leading causes behind shuttered hospice programs nationwide. Demographics are pushing up demand for end-of-life care amid long-standing staffing shortages in hospice. Some hospices have been unable to sufficiently fill their ranks to keep up with that demand for care, resulting in them either temporarily limiting new […]
Pennsylvania-based Crozer Health has temporarily halted inpatient hospice services at its unit in Taylor Hospital, citing declining admissions and staffing shortages as leading factors. The move sparked community outcries amid rising demand for end-of-life care. Crozer Health is part of Kroeger Health Systems and is owned by Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc., which acquired […]
