by Jenna Kominski | Jun 13, 2019 | Blog, careers, Community, Hospice Care, Nursing
We are excited to kick off Nursing Assistants Week spotlighting our Suncoast Hospice aides and their compassion, care and comfort for patients and families. Donna Williams grew up in Clearwater. Her family encouraged her to pursue health care and she became a home...
by Jenna Kominski | Jun 11, 2019 | Hospice Care, Palliative Care, Partnership
When you strip down palliative and hospice care to the basics, it’s about providing physical, emotional and spiritual comfort for patients and support for families. Suncoast Hospice, a member of Empath Health, is proud to continue our almost twenty-year partnership...
by Jenna Kominski | May 29, 2019 | Blog, Hospice Care, Integrative Medicine, Volunteers
Terry Pellegrino is a world traveler. She hiked in Switzerland, Germany and France, admired tulips and artwork in New Amsterdam and Holland, celebrated her 92nd birthday in Russia and Lithuania, and many other adventures. Today she spends three days a week...
by Jenna Kominski | May 21, 2019 | Advance Care Planning, Blog, Care Centers, careers, Hospice Care, Physicians
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 support and her fulfillment with the mission....
by Jenna Kominski | May 16, 2019 | Awards, Blog, Hospice Care, Integrative Medicine, PACE, Pet Therapy, Volunteers
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 and Bronze Teams, Companionship, Pet Visits and Reiki...
by Jenna Kominski | May 16, 2019 | Blog, Care Centers, careers, Hospice Care, Physicians
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 Hospice Care Centers provide short-term stays for...
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