Empath Health News and Blog
Empath Health Earned SAGECare Platinum Credential
July 2, 2020 - Empath Health has earned the SAGECare Platinum Credential through SAGE (Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders), a national advocacy and services organization providing training and consulting on LGBT aging issues in order to improve the lives of...
Care and Comfort with Community-Based Palliative Care
Bright. Vivacious. Compassionate. Sally is all of this and more. She also has rheumatoid arthritis, which has slowly been deteriorating her body. Since her diagnosis, Sally has needed numerous surgeries to replace joints, her shoulder and address back issues. The pain...
Unimaginably Great Things Are Possible
On June 3, 2017, Alex Honnold scaled the iconic nearly 3,000 foot granite wall known as El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without so much as a rope or carabineer or harness. For nearly four hours, he climbed knowing that one slightly misplace foothold would result...
The Space to Feel
Virtually any conversation these days leans inevitably towards all of the challenges we have faced so far in 2020 and all of the challenges that lie ahead of us. Many have voiced exhaustion and discouragement and an overarching feeling of disorientation. These are...
Finding the Facts on HIV
Within our community, HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to be areas of concern for public health. According to the Florida Department of Health, the state continues to report some of the highest rates of new infections in the country, with...
Making an Impact on Care – Courtney Gavin
Congratulations to our May Impact Award winner, Courtney Gavin, RN case manager for Suncoast Hospice, a member of Empath Health. Gavin joined the organization in 2007. In her role as a float RN, she visits patients in a variety of settings and takes phone calls in the...
Florida organizations, officials mark four years since Pulse
On June 12, EPIC joined organizations throughout Central Florida and Tampa Bay to honor the 49 victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting. The virtual memorial included a reading and ringing of bells to honor the beautiful lives that were cut short due to a senseless,...
Be Still Like a Tortoise
I was taking a walk in a deserted nature preserve not too long ago and came upon a really big tortoise. When I got close, the tortoise just disappeared into the shell. That image came to mind recently as I was reflecting on how sometimes all that’s going on gets to be...
Empath Health Execs: Hospice Hasn’t Skipped a Beat During COVID-19
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic hospices have had to redesign many of their processes from bereavement care to volunteer training and patient visits to incorporate video-conferencing technology. President and CEO Rafael Sciullo and VP of Suncoast Hospice Marci Pruitt...
Suncoast Hospice Keeps Family Connected
As an intake coordinator for Suncoast PACE, a member of Empath Health, Julie Hally has seen her share of isolation over the past month. When she parks her car in the lot that serves the Suncoast Hospice Care Center Mid-Pinellas, it’s not unusual to see family members...
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