VNA and Hospice of the Florida Keys Announces Plans to Affiliate with Haven Hospice

VNA and Hospice of the Florida Keys (VNAHFK) announced plans to affiliate with Haven Hospice, citing the opportunity to further strengthen the delivery of high quality home health and hospice services to patients and families throughout Monroe County. “The affiliation, with the resources, skills and expertise that Haven brings to our organization, is so exciting as it allows us to advance and expand on our storied mission” said Richard Grusin, chairman of VNAHFK’s board of directors.

Grusin stated that affiliations are a growing trend in healthcare, providing rural communities with access to talented management, as well as back office, administrative, legislative, regulatory and other necessary support services in a much more cost effective manner. “Healthcare operations have become so regulated, that organizations serving rural communities like ours across the nation are looking at affiliations with larger organizations as an effective solution assuring our ability to meet our mission of providing home health and hospice services for years to come.,” said Grusin.

Haven Hospice is one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit hospice and palliative care organizations, serving patients and their families at home, in nursing homes, in hospitals and in five freestanding inpatient hospice care centers. Located in Gainesville, Florida, Haven Hospice serves an 18-county area in north Florida, where it has been operating for 35 years. The organization has nurses and care givers available 24 hours a day, every day of the year to respond to patient and family needs, and has a strong record of providing quality care. Haven Hospice is an affiliate of SantaFe HealthCare, a nonprofit corporation that has a strong presence in south Florida, notably through its other affiliates, AvMed, a health plan based in Miami, and SantaFe Senior Living, which includes East Ridge Retirement Village in Cutler Bay.

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