VITAS Healthcare is first hospice organization to earn American Heart Association Heart Failure Certification across all 15 states and DC

VITAS Healthcare is first hospice organization to earn American Heart Association Heart Failure Certification across all 15 states and DC 
Florida News Guide, Miami, FL; Press Release; 3/18/25 
... VITAS has become the first nationwide hospice provider to earn the American Heart Association® Palliative/Hospice Heart Failure certification across all 15 states in which it operates. The certification applies to 56 unique VITAS service areas, including the District of Columbia. ... “Many patients with heart failure do not receive the hospice care that could significantly improve their final months of life,” said Joseph Shega, MD, executive vice president and chief medical officer at VITAS. “This certification affirms our commitment to providing evidence-based hospice care that helps patients and families navigate advanced heart disease with dignity, comfort and the right level of support.”