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Butterfly Print Brings Suncoast Hospice Family Full Circle

Butterfly Print Brings Suncoast Hospice Family Full Circle

“Mom is incredible.” Dianne Perry, 79, worked hard to provide for her two children and they wanted to make sure she had a peaceful ending to her life as so much of it wasn’t. Siblings Denise Thomson and Rich Perry... Continue Reading

Extraordinary Stories of Empath Health: Pharmacy Tech Counts Blessings During 30-Year Career

Extraordinary Stories of Empath Health: Pharmacy Tech Counts Blessings During 30-Year Career

Welcome to Extraordinary Stories of Empath Health. In this space we highlight our fantastic colleagues and the extraordinary work they do to make Empath Health’s Full Life Care a daily reality for the patients and... Continue Reading

Suncoast PACE Aide Has ‘Passion to Help People’ Live Independently

Suncoast PACE Aide Has ‘Passion to Help People’ Live Independently

Suncoast PACE aide Irina Glavnik sometimes answers to different names when visiting program participants. At one house, she’s Angela. The participant who lives there thinks Glavnik is her granddaughter. Such is the... Continue Reading

Empath Tribute Program Honors First Responders

Empath Tribute Program Honors First Responders

Empath Health has long recognized the service of military veterans, expressing a grateful nation’s appreciation for a job well done and a life well lived. But there is a group of public servants also deserving of... Continue Reading

Empath Health Puts Detailed Emergency Operations Plan into Action for Hurricane Idalia

Empath Health Puts Detailed Emergency Operations Plan into Action for Hurricane Idalia

Like most residents and organizations along Florida’s Gulf Coast, Empath Health is busy today making final preparations for Hurricane Idalia, expected to make landfall early Wednesday. Fortunately, emergency... Continue Reading

Extraordinary Stories of Empath Health – Patient’s Poem Pays Tribute to Massage Therapist’s Strong, Gentle Touch

Extraordinary Stories of Empath Health – Patient’s Poem Pays Tribute to Massage Therapist’s Strong, Gentle Touch

Welcome to Extraordinary Stories of Empath Health. In this space we highlight our fantastic colleagues and the extraordinary work they do to make Empath Health’s Full Life Care a daily reality for the patients and... Continue Reading

Extraordinary Stories of Empath Health – Suncoast Hospice Teams Collaborate to Make Final Wish Come True

Extraordinary Stories of Empath Health – Suncoast Hospice Teams Collaborate to Make Final Wish Come True

Welcome to Extraordinary Stories of Empath Health. In this space we highlight our fantastic colleagues and the extraordinary work they do to make Empath Health’s Full Life Care a daily reality for the patients and... Continue Reading

Volunteer Up Before the Sun to Help at Suncoast Hospice Care Center

Volunteer Up Before the Sun to Help at Suncoast Hospice Care Center

When Lin Rolfe first expressed interest in volunteering at a Suncoast Hospice Care Center, her volunteer coordinator informed her about a brand new early-morning shift. “But you probably wouldn’t be interested in... Continue Reading

Suncoast PACE Volunteer Brightens Day for Participants with Energy, Enthusiasm

Suncoast PACE Volunteer Brightens Day for Participants with Energy, Enthusiasm

The best place to set up camp during a bingo game at the Suncoast PACE Day Center is at volunteer Savanna Ramsey’s table. There you have two chances to win: your card and hers. “I do let them win,” Ramsey admitted... Continue Reading

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