Introduction
The context for the writer is VITAS Healthcare in Palm Beach County. The Palm Beach Program is part of a national for profit Hospice. The Context provides medical, emotional, and spiritual care to individual sand their families at the end of life. This paper provided a brief historical description of VITAS, information about VITAS in Palm Beach County, and the description of Palm Beach County.
Historical Descriptions VITAS was founded in 1978 as Hospice Care Inc., a one of kind hospice program which is a pioneer in the nations’ hospice programs in Miami, FL. However, the story begins in 1976 with Hugh A. Westbrook, an ordained United Methodist minister, and Esther T. Colliflower, a registered nurse, saw a void in the …show more content…
The Palm Beach Garden Office is on the first level of Northcorp Office Building. There are 3 conference rooms, a supply room, a mail room, a kitchen, and multiple offices and cubicles. The Boynton Beach Office is on the 4th level of an office building with a similar setup however the office is at least twice the size of the Palm Beach Gardens Office. Additionally, a property of Vitas Palm Beach is the Education and Community Resource Building in West Palm Beach, FL. The Resources Building have education rooms, kitchen, offices, and a gathering room. The other two properties are the in-patient units which one is in the north part of the county and the other in the south.
Demographic Descriptions The estimated population for Palm Beach County is 1.4 million people and 51.6% is female and 75% is over the age of 18. The race breakdown is as following: 75% white, 17% African American, and 2% Hispanic. Over 80% of the population at the age of 25 or older has a high school diploma and 32% has graduated from colleague. Additionally, approximately 15% of the population lives in poverty and the median income is around
The context for the writer is VITAS Healthcare in Palm Beach County. The Palm Beach Program is part of a national for profit Hospice. The Context provides medical, emotional, and spiritual care to individual sand their families at the end of life. This paper provided a brief historical description of VITAS, information about VITAS in Palm Beach County, and the description of Palm Beach County.
Historical Descriptions VITAS was founded in 1978 as Hospice Care Inc., a one of kind hospice program which is a pioneer in the nations’ hospice programs in Miami, FL. However, the story begins in 1976 with Hugh A. Westbrook, an ordained United Methodist minister, and Esther T. Colliflower, a registered nurse, saw a void in the …show more content…
The Palm Beach Garden Office is on the first level of Northcorp Office Building. There are 3 conference rooms, a supply room, a mail room, a kitchen, and multiple offices and cubicles. The Boynton Beach Office is on the 4th level of an office building with a similar setup however the office is at least twice the size of the Palm Beach Gardens Office. Additionally, a property of Vitas Palm Beach is the Education and Community Resource Building in West Palm Beach, FL. The Resources Building have education rooms, kitchen, offices, and a gathering room. The other two properties are the in-patient units which one is in the north part of the county and the other in the south.
Demographic Descriptions The estimated population for Palm Beach County is 1.4 million people and 51.6% is female and 75% is over the age of 18. The race breakdown is as following: 75% white, 17% African American, and 2% Hispanic. Over 80% of the population at the age of 25 or older has a high school diploma and 32% has graduated from colleague. Additionally, approximately 15% of the population lives in poverty and the median income is around