Agency Details:

VITAS Innovative Hospice Care

VITAS Innovative Hospice Care® recognizes the importance of a strong and innovative program. Volunteers are an integral part of the hospice program, allowing VITAS to continue personalizing, enhancing and expanding services offered to patients and families. By exemplifying the VITAS Values, volunteers serve as patient and family advocates and are proactive in meeting the needs of patients and families. VITAS integrates volunteers into the hospice team by actively recruiting, training, supporting and creatively utilizing volunteers to meet patient and family needs. Volunteers and their contributions are respected and valued.

History:
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care was created in 1978 to provide compassionate end-of-life care. The East Bay program has been serving patients and families throughout the East Bay since 2004.

Contact people:

Becky Hamdy, Volunteer Manager, (phone), (email) Kathy Swann, Patient Care Administrator, (phone), (email) Bruce Davis, General Manager, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (925) 945-3850

Address:

365 Lennon Lane Suite 140 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.vitas.com

Last updated on September 29, 2009