About Hospice

The professional care team at The Hospice of Volusia/Flagler has been committed to providing comfort, dignity and quality of life to patients with life-limiting illnesses and their loved ones since 1979. This mission continues today enabling 600 patients each day to live every moment to its fullest. The Hospice of Volusia/Flagler has touched the lives of over 46,000 individuals and is the established not-for-profit leader in providing hospice services in Volusia and Flagler counties.

Because most prefer to spend their last days in comfort and peace surrounded by those they love, this often means staying at home where memories were made and relationships deepened. For others, staying at home during life’s final stage is not always possible.

The Hospice of Volusia/Flagler Care Centers in Port Orange and Orange City, and the Hospice House in New Smyrna Beach are warm and peaceful places for patients who require higher levels of care than is possible in their homes. Although all are distinctly different in their décor, they all combine the compassionate care Hospice is known for with a unique, homelike environment designed to meet the special needs of terminally-ill patients and their families.

Both Hospice Care Centers and the Hospice House are serene and cheerful where privacy and human dignity are honored and where a loved one’s final days can be lived in the warm embrace of family and friends. Family members stay overnight in the patient’s room whenever they like, and pet visitations are encouraged by the staff.

In 2009 a third Care Center in Edgewater will open to serve the population in Southeast Volusia County.

The Hospice of Volusia/Flagler patients and families are cared for by a uniquely specialized interdisciplinary team of registered nurses, licensed social workers, spiritual care counselors, home health aides, complementary therapists, and volunteers who visit regularly and are on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Hospice of Volusia/Flagler is the only hospice program in its service area and one of the few in the nation to employ two full-time medical directors who are Board Certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Raul Zimmerman, MD, in East Volusia County, and Lyle Wadsworth, MD, in West Volusia County.

The special hospice model of caring emphasizes that the dying process is a spiritual journey, helping the patient and family address not only physical symptoms, but psychological and spiritual needs as well which can help to bring meaning to life at an often difficult time.

The Hospice of Volusia/Flagler has been licensed since 1979. Halifax Hospice, Inc., d/b/a Hospice of Volusia/Flagler is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) I.R.C. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Our tax ID number is 59-2661284.  “A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE WITHIN THE STATE 800-435-7352 OR CALLING OUTSIDE THE STATE 850-488-2221. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.