Residents of South Florida’s City of Sunrise have increased access to high-quality hospice care through the VITAS Inpatient Hospice Unit (IPU) at Sunrise Health and Rehabilitation Center. The newly remodeled hospice wing is expected to care for more than 500 Broward County patients each year.    

“As the nation’s leading provider of end-of-life care, we are privileged to serve and support patients who require levels of care beyond routine hospice service,” says Kathleen Coronado, general manager for VITAS in Broward County. “The availability of this hospice unit helps ease the concerns of hospice patients and their families, relieving some of the burden on hospital staff and rooms, while providing the high level of compassionate care that VITAS is known for.” 

The VITAS IPU includes 16 private patient rooms with special amenities for families and visitors, private areas for quiet conversation and reflection and overnight accommodations for guests in adherence to current COVID-19 regulations. 

Patients receive high-acuity care as needed for their individualized care plan, including medicine and nutrition, and modalities to ease pain and other symptoms.