Empath Health News and Blog

Suncoast Hospice volunteer brought hospice patients comfort and joy with caroling. Because of the pandemic they were not allowed to stroll the hallways as past years but they brought their songs to windows and entryways.

Suncoast Hospice volunteers caroled at the Mid-Pinellas Care Center bringing comfort and joy to patients and families. Normally they would stroll the hallways but because of the pandemic they sang at the building's doorways and outside windows.

Suncoast Hospice volunteers spent Monday morning at our Mid-Pinellas Care Center caroling to the 27-patients in the facility. This year because of COVID-19, instead of going room to room, the carolers gathered at the end of the hallways and stood outside windows while...

Rafael Sciullo, President & CEO, Empath Health, and Jonathan Fleece, President and CEO, Stratum Health, spoke to Hospice News about change in the industry. Read the full story. 

Great Day Tampa Bay spoke with Richard Gardiner inside the 'Man Cave' at our Suncoast Hospice Resale Shop in St. Petersburg. Richard is one of our volunteers responsible for checking and fixing donated items.

Post-acute care providers Empath Health and Stratum Health have received approval to merge from their boards of directors, clearing the way for the deal to close. “It’s absolutely critical for hospices and palliative care organizations to really re-examine their...

Dwight Douglass, LCSW, psychosocial team leader for Suncoast Hospice, a member of Empath Health, offers strategies for honoring the holiday season, even if you don’t feel celebratory. Read the full story.

For the fifth year in a row, Suncoast Hospice staff members earned accreditation through the National Institute of Jewish Hospice (NIJH). Read the full story.