Empath Health News and Blog
Grief, A Year Later
Tina remembers her son, Chris, as bright and extremely intelligent. A strong person. Her hero. His path in life was filled with challenges and as a result Tina is no stranger to grief. At age 17, Chris was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, a combination of...
Where We Find Our Meaning
It is easy to become so caught up in how people respond to the things we do that we are robbed of the fulfillment that came from doing them. Mother Theresa knew a little something about that. She gives us this advice: People are often unreasonable and self-centered....
Suncoast Hospice Resale Shops Celebrate With Week-long National Thrift Shop Day Sale
In these challenging times the Suncoast Hospice Resale Shops looked for a way to offer the community a safe way to shop and save. Check out the amazing finds and deals in this ABC Action News clip. Watch video.
Making an Impact on Care – Carla Creegan
Congratulations to our July Impact Award winner, Carla Creegan, manager of the Suncoast PACE Day Center, a member of Empath Health. Creegan joined the organization in 2010 and has been in the role of center manager for almost five years. During that time she has built...
Empath Health Receives Grant to Support Grieving Seniors Impacted by COVID-19
Stacy Orloff, VP of Innovation and Community Health talks to AM TampaBay about a grant we recently received from the @PinellasCF Senior Citizens Services to provide free grief counseling to Pinellas residents age 55+ affected by COVID-19. Listen to the interview
A New Way to Celebrate with Suncoast PACE
Empath Health volunteer Bob Estes has a special delivery to make. With a cake in one hand and a bag of goodies in the other, he makes his way to the front door of Barbara Rose’s home. The reason for the special delivery: it’s her birthday. Standing on her front porch,...
Monday Morning Gratitude
The daily practice of gratitude involves a conscious choice to swim against the current of our natural human tendency to take things for granted. To walk by natural beauty without so much as a pause of appreciation. To fail to realize every day the inestimable value...
Telehealth for Hospice Care Patients
In the world of hospice, care often can’t wait. Visits can’t be postponed and many times there is a sense of urgency. When a nurse at the bedside needs to consult with a physician or a visual is needed to triage a patient, telehealth can provide an instant connection....
Mental Health Care at Home
Complex medical conditions often call for specialized care providers. This is true for not only physical illnesses, but mental health disorders as well. Home-bound patients have an added layer of complexity in these situations. For comprehensive and streamlined care,...
Hope on the Horizon
What a wonderful and powerful thing hope is. Undeterred by those forces which seek to thwart the upward rise of the soul, it forges forward with the vision firmly in view of what could be, what should be. May we find the embers of hope within our own hearts and fan...
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