Awards

Congratulations to our December Impact award winner, Tony Tace, a maintenance technician. Tace joined the organization in 2015 and has spent the last three and a half years providing service to the Suncoast Hospice... Continue Reading

The early December morning last week brought a refreshing briskness to the day outside, while stories of compassion filled hearts with warmth and energized spirits inside at the 2019 Empath Health Catalyst Awards... Continue Reading

Congratulations to our October Impact Award winner, JillAnne Fowler, teen volunteer coordinator serving central Pinellas County. Fowler joined Empath Health in 2007 and has helped shaped the lives of close to 1,500... Continue Reading

Congratulations to our September Impact Award winner, Viola Reece, a licensed practical nurse (LPN) on Suncoast Hospice’s crisis care team. Reece joined Suncoast Hospice in 2008. Her care brings support and peace... Continue Reading

Congratulations to our August Impact Award winner, Danielle Wieder, RN, senior staff nurse (SSN) for the Suncoast Hospice Bronze Team. Wieder joined Suncoast Hospice in 2015. She started as Bronze Team’s primary... Continue Reading

Congratulations to our July Impact Award winner, Dawn Melvin, LCSW, a bereavement counselor for Suncoast Hospice. Melvin joined Suncoast Hospice in 2004. She helps bring hope and healing for families whose loved ones... Continue Reading

Congratulations to our June Impact Award winner, Kathy Diangikes, RN, an admissions nurse on the Empath Health care navigation team. Diangikes joined in 2017. She goes out to homes and in hospitals doing admissions... Continue Reading

The Empath Health Women’s Giving Network (WGN) recently joined together for its third annual luncheon meeting to award micro-grants for Empath Health programs and services. The network of now 26 members awarded... Continue Reading

Congratulations to our May Impact Award winner, Galo Cruz, a medical case manager for EPIC (Empath Partners in Care). Cruz has been working with the Hispanic community for many years and dedicated his Master’s... Continue Reading

As we celebrate National Volunteer Month in April, read about our final two 2019 Volunteer of the Year Award winners and their extraordinary service. Irma Porterfield – Specialized Volunteer Service Award Lavender... Continue Reading

In Part 2 of National Volunteer Week, learn about two more of our 2019 Volunteer of the Year Award winners and their extraordinary service. Carol Hallstein – Organizational Support Volunteer Award Bereavement and... Continue Reading

Congratulations to our April Impact Award winner, Chris Messersmith, MSW, LCSW, social worker supervisor at Suncoast PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly). Messersmith started in social work in 2010.... Continue Reading