At the
conclusion of the first quarter of 2005, VITAS reported an average daily
census of 9,523.

About VistaCare
VistaCare is a leading provider of hospice services in the United States
with programs in 14 states.

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VITAS '
compassionate care focuses on the medical, social and spiritual needs of
patients and their families , from employing VITAS' own hospice-specific pain
formulary and protocols to manage pain.

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VITAS Innovative Hospice Care(R) of Volusia and Flagler Counties Opens as Seventh Florida Program

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VITAS' Volusia and Flagler program will provide responsive, round-the-
clock hospice care, and patients and families in the program area will be able
to access VITAS staff day or night through a 24-hour Telecare(R ) call center
staffed by VITAS triage nurses. The Company is scheduled to discuss
its business strategy and historical financial performance on Thursday,
January 12th, 2006 at 2:30pm Pacific Time .com

Media Contacts:
Steve DiMattia
EVC Group
415-896-6820
sdimattia@evcgroup.

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"More than twenty-five years ago, VITAS helped defined hospice care by
opening our first programs in Florida," said Deirdre Lawe, VITAS executive
vice president , development and public affairs. VistaCare will offer a
live audio webcast of its presentation which may be accessed at the Company's
website at http://www.

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Hospice is provided in the
home to better provide comfort, pain control and symptom management for a
patient at the end of life.

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Headquartered in Miami, Florida, VITAS (pronounced VEE-tahs) operates 36
hospice programs in 12 states (Arizona , California, Connecticut, Delaware,
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and
Wisconsin).

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VistaCare.

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, VITAS Innovative Hospice
Care(R), the nation's leading hospice provider , has received state authority
to open VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of Volusia and Flagler Counties and is
now serving patients. Families may call
800/93-VITAS for more information about hospice or to schedule a free
consultation. In fact, recent research published by the National
Hospice and Palliative Care Organization found that most Americans would
prefer to receive end-of-life care at home and think hospice professionals are
the most knowledgeable in helping them do so.
Attendance at the conference is by invitation only.

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The Volusia-Flagler hospice program is the newest of
seven VITAS hospice programs in Florida and the 35th VITAS program throughout
the country.

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Focus is on the care, comfort, and quality of life for children living with a life-threatening, life-limiting, or progressive illness.

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VITAS' Newest Hospice Program to Provide Compassionate,
Professional End-of-Life Care

ORMOND BEACH, Fla.
"Whenever VITAS has entered a new market, whether through expansion or
acquisition , the community has benefited from an across-the-board increase in
hospice care usage -- to the benefit of patients and families and all hospice
providers in that market," Lawe explained. VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of Volusia and Flagler Counties is
located at 533 North Nova Road, Ormond Beach, Florida .

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I'm proud to
announce that VITAS' compassionate, professional care is now available to
patients and families in Volusia and Flagler Counties. An archived replay of the presentation will be
available following the live presentation and will also be available at
http://www.

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, VistaCare, Inc.com.

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Since VITAS accepts Medicare and Medicaid
as 100% coverage for its hospice services, there are no out-of -pocket expenses
to patients or their loved ones for VITAS care.VistaCare.

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"Today, we recognize that
there are still many underserved communities in our state. Ensuring that this respected program would continue
to grow and to improve was the driving force behind VITAS' decision to merge.
VITAS hospice programs around the country are committed to continually
improving clinical care by using an interdisciplinary approach to providing
hospice care and caregiver education. Its proprietary information technology,
"Vx," was created to track the effectiveness of that care. For more
information , or to learn more about VistaCare, call 1-866-VISTACARE or visit
http://www.

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Company Contact: Investor Contacts:
Rick Slager Doug Sherk/Jennifer Beugelmans
Chief Executive Officer EVC Group
480-648-4545 415-896-6820
dsherk@evcgroup.

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"Florida's oldest not-for-profit
hospice, Hospice of Central Florida, for example , merged with VITAS Innovative
Hospice Care(R) in 1996.

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About Hospice
Because hospice is not a "place" as many believe, VITAS caregivers make
visits throughout the community to care for patients in their own home, in
nursing homes, and in assisted living communities. Francis Hotel in San Francisco.

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Through interdisciplinary teams of physicians,
nurses, home healthcare aides, social workers, spiritual and other counselors
and volunteers, VistaCare provides care primarily designed to reduce pain and
enhance the quality of life of patients facing life-limiting illness, most
commonly in the patient's home or other residence of choice.

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VITAS cares for all hospice-appropriate patients referred for care,
regardless of their ability to pay. VITAS employs 7,586 professionals who care for terminally ill
patients daily, primarily in the patients' homes, but also in the company's 24
inpatient hospice units as well as in hospitals, nursing homes and assisted
living facilities /residential care facilities for the elderly.

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Seven years after the merger, the number of patients receiving hospice care in
Greater Orlando had more than doubled, as did other key indicators," she
added. In addition, VITAS provides
more charity care than any other hospice operating in the United States.

(Nasdaq: VSTA) today announced that it has been invited to present at
JPMorgan 's 24th Annual Healthcare Conference, which will take place at the
Westin St.com.

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VistaCare to Present at the JPMorgan 24th Annual Healthcare Conference

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Volunteers are warmly encouraged to contact the program office at 386/677-
3392 for opportunities to participate in patient care.

About VITAS Innovative Hospice Care
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care(R), a pioneer and leader in the hospice
movement since 1978, is the nation's largest provider of end-of-life care.

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