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Love, Kindness and Understanding – Holiday Message

This holiday season has felt different for many people with whom I have spoken. Monitoring the rise and fall of COVID infection rates, deciding whether to travel to see family, wondering about boosters and new...

Gardeners of the Mind – Monday Message

Attention functions in our minds like water and sunlight do for plants. Whatever we pay attention to – grows. If we pay attention to our worries, our anxiety grows. If we pay attention to our resentments, then they...

Patients and Families Find Comfort at Care Centers

Hospice care and hospice care centers are essential components of offering full-life health care, yet these aspects are often misunderstood. In honor of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, we sat down with...

With Every Breath – Monday Message

With every breath I take today I vow to be awake And every step I take I vow to take with a grateful heart So I may see with eyes of love Into the hearts of all I meet To ease their burden when I can And touch them...

Making an Impact On Care – Maggie Smith

Congratulations to our Impact Award winner, Maggie Smith, environmental services technician for the Suncoast Hospice Mid-Pinellas Care Center. Suncoast Hospice is a member of Empath Health. Smith has been with the...

Today Is Your Opportunity – Monday Message

Routines can help us accomplish mundane tasks, but life is meant to be lived! If we aren’t careful, we can find ourselves just going through the motions. So, take a different route to work. Go see some live music....

Making an Impact On Care – Ryan Rodriguez

Congratulations to our Impact Award winner, Ryan Rodriguez, PTA, physical therapist assistant for Suncoast Hospice, a member of Empath Health. Rodriguez has been with the organization for about a year. In his role he...

Courage and Healing – Monday Message

There is no one among us who has gone through their lives without experiencing pain, disappointment, disillusionment and trauma. The hard work we do to heal from and integrate those experiences has a far-reaching...

What Fills Your Cup – Monday Message

You are holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along and bumps into you or shakes your arm, making you spill your coffee everywhere. Why did you spill the coffee? “Well because someone bumped into me, of...