Veteran Volunteer Program Featured on Fox 13
Suncoast Hospice Veterans Serving Veterans Volunteer Michael Couper honors fellow brother and sister veterans at the end of their lives. FOX Serves honored...
Teen Volunteers Rock!
August 12 is International Youth Day with a focus on education. A big shout-out to our Empath Health teen volunteers who learn, grow and make a difference serving our community. This year marks 25 years of our...
Meet Dr. Janet Roman: New Director of Cardiac Programs
We are excited to announce the appointment of our new Empath Health Director of Cardiac Programs Janet Roman, DNP, RN, APRN, ACNP-BC, CHFN, ACHPN. Dr. Roman will oversee the development and implementation of our new...
Teen Volunteers Rule!
International Youth Day just passed, but let’s give another big shout-out to our Empath Health teen volunteers supporting our mission of care. More than 365 high school teens volunteer throughout the Empath...
Making an Impact on Care
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...
Comforts at Care Centers
Caring for our Suncoast Hospice patients and families takes tender touch and comfort. When our patients are in the state of severe pain and stress, they may come to our Care Centers for short-term stays, skilled...
Making an Impact in Care
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...
Women’s Giving Network Grows and Grants New Funding
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...
Empath Health Honors Veterans Recording Their War-Time Stories
Israel “Butch” Miller joined the Navy with his sight set on going to Vietnam. Instead he landed in California at Naval Hospital Oakland. He served as a lieutenant and one of the first commissioned male nurses in...