Empath Health News and Blog
No Job Too Big or Too Small for Blue Butterfly Volunteer
Volunteers often come to Empath Health with the goal of giving back after experiencing the organization’s Full Life Care, either first-hand or through a loved one. Joan Timberlake, though, had no personal experience with loss at an early age before she volunteered...
Today is a New Day – Monday Message
Today is a new day. This is the beginning of a new week. There is something wonderful about a blank slate, a new beginning. Here is some wisdom about how to begin! One day at a time – this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past for it is gone; and do not...
Hospices Striking Back Against Cyberattacks – Hospice News
Cybercrime can have widespread implications, including violations of patients’ privacy and substantial financial losses for hospice providers. In this Hospice News article, Empath Health's Vice President of Information Technology Arthur Clark discusses the importance...
Empath Palliative Care a ‘Mysterious Gift’ to Family
Amy Klein described her mother, Linda Fine, as a perfectly healthy 74-year-old before a brain infection brought on a steep decline. Linda gradually got weaker and lost weight, shuttling back and forth between the hospital, a rehab center and her home. Klein and the...
Today is a Wonderful Adventure – Monday Message
The quality of our experience is often determined by how we engage the person or activity before us. When we start our day grudgingly putting one foot in front of the other in order to "just get through it" that can't help but impact how the day unfolds. Swiss author,...
Nonprofit Hospices See Rebound in Thrift Store, Resale Revenue – Hospice News
After taking hits during the pandemic, nonprofit hospices are seeing supplemental revenue from resale thrift stores rebound. Suncoast Hospice Foundation’s Chief Philanthropy Officer Kathy Rabon recently spoke with Hospice News on how the Suncoast Hospice Resale Shops...
Family expresses thanks for palliative care: ‘It felt hamish. It felt warm. It felt connected” – Jewish Press of Tampa
Amy Klein described her mother, Linda, as a perfectly healthy 74-year-old before a brain infection brought on a steep decline. Acting on advice from a friend, Klein called Empath Health. That began the family’s year-long relationship with Dr. Daniel Thorngren and the...
Former President Jimmy Carter Sparks Conversation About Hospice Care
Former President Jimmy Carter sparked a national conversation on Feb. 18 when his charity announced his decision to receive hospice care. The 98-year-old, who is the longest-living U.S. president but has endured several health scares in recent years, elected to spend...
Black Veterans Tell Their Stories During Empath Health’s Veterans History Project
Dave Mapp volunteered to join the U.S. Marine Corps as an 18-year-old just months after the end of the Vietnam War. Though he never saw combat during his two years of military service, he would later learn just what he sacrificed for his country. Mapp was stationed at...
Finding Opportunity – Monday Message
A friend once told me, “I’m not sure where it comes from, but somewhere within me there is this assumption that everything should go smoothly all the time. That I should be happy and content, and that nothing should ever go wrong. So, when something does go wrong, the...
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