VITAS Healthcare, Lathrop Office
Cause Area
- Community
- Crisis Support
- Health & Medicine
- Seniors
- Veterans & Military Families
Location
16956 Harlan Road, Suite 2FLathrop, CA 95330 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
VITAS Healthcare provides end-of-life care to individuals and their families, recognizing 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.
Description
Volunteers are the heart of VITAS Innovative Hospice Care, providing friendly, non-medical patient and family care and offering support services in the office, using their cars and from their own homes.