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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

Angela Spevak has had a busy few days. There is furniture to move, a room to prepare. All before her parents, Sylvia and William, return home at the end of the week. The couple has been at the Suncoast Hospice Care... Read More

It’s not often in life that someone finds their true calling, but when they do the result is usually something special. Of those special few is Lore Newton, CNA. A certified nursing assistant (CNA) for the past 23... Read More

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... Read More

It’s World Gratitude Day on September 21. What a glorious occasion to be thankful for everything meaningful in our lives and community. In June 2018 Judy Tenison lost her mom, Lois Steinwinter. Tenison is forever... Read More

  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... Read More

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... Read More

Here is part two of our Q&A with Mary Waechter, MD, a Suncoast Hospice physician at our Care Center Mid-Pinellas. She discusses care options, decisions and goals of patients and families, the comfort of volunteer... Read More

Hospice care revolves around meeting the choices, goals and comfort of patients and their families. That means soothing physical pain, listening to concerns and calming minds, hearts and spirits. Our three Suncoast... Read More

The Buddhists and people of Tibet have long believed that the power of prayer set forth in nature brings good to all. Our Suncoast Hospice Care Center Mid-Pinellas is honored to take part in an ancient and sacred... Read More