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Know Your Facts: VITAS

What makes a $1.5 billion hospice business tick? Here are some vital statistics and information about for-profit, privately held VITAS Healthcare Corp., based in Miami.

The company:

  • was founded in 1978 by a Methodist minister and a registered nurse who had developed a curriculum on death education at Miami-Dade Community College.

  • serves 7,900 patients daily with 5,700 employees.

  • has 25 programs in eight states (CA, FL, IL, NJ, OH, PA, TX and WI).

  • recorded $420 million in revenues for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, and expects $490 million for FY 2004.

  • has 17 inpatient units and serves 40 percent of its patients in nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

    Source: Roto-Rooter Inc. press release and VITAS Web site.