Media Coverage

Honoring care for the soul during Pastoral Care Month

As we celebrate Pastoral Care Month, we offer heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the many churches and spiritual leaders Suncoast Hospice partners with. We also want to recognize the work of spiritual care...

Connecting Caregivers Radio Highlights Suncoast PACE

Sheri Gruden, Suncoast PACE Center Intake and Enrollment Manager, joined Connecting Caregivers Radio show to discuss the Suncoast PACE program.

Hero’s Dream Flight – Bay News 9

Suncoast Hospice patient Gerry Attanasio, a WWII Navy veteran, received a surprise adventure in the sky for his birthday. Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring the service and sacrifice of America’s...

National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day: Understanding the Impact – Greatist.com

National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) occurs every fall on October 15 in an effort to promote information about resources for HIV testing and treatment focused on the Hispanic and Latinx communities, who are...

An EPIC new place for sexual health care – The Weekly Challenger

Imagine a place where anyone could find the answers they need about their sexual health, free of judgment. Fortunately for the St. Petersburg community, the new Empath Partners in Care (EPIC) Sexual Health Center...

IMA Pastors Walk for HIV – The Weekly Challenger

Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of St. Pete pastors and clergy walk and test to raise HIV awareness.

HIV in St. Pete: What you need to know now – The Weekly Challenger

As Florida battles COVID-19, Pinellas County is also suffering from another health crisis: the HIV epidemic in St. Petersburg. Read more.

Empath Health’s Lynne Craver: Benefits of Hospice Tech Limited Only by Imagination – Hospice News

The technical landscape of hospice could be a key factor in delivering effective and quality clinical care. Empath Health’s Chief Mission Implementation Officer, Lynne Craver, recently sat down with Hospice News to...

‘Girls in Pearls’ is a happy hour for senior women looking to craft and connect – WFTS

Suncoast Pace, a member of Empath Health, wants isolated seniors to socialize. Once a week a group of women, all seniors, join forces to craft and chat and maybe even share a cat picture or two. The crafts are...

Empath Health Announces Colleague Vaccine Policy

Clearwater & Sarasota – Empath Health has announced a policy that requires colleagues, volunteers and vendors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The full life care provider serving Tampa Bay and southwest...

Empath Health Announces New Mission-Focused Senior Leaders

Clearwater & Sarasota – Empath Health is pleased to announce its senior-level chief positions serving the newly merged not-for-profit created by the merger of Empath Health and Stratum Health System. The full...

EPIC Fulfills Socials Needs for LGBTQ Elders – The Weekly Challenger

Social isolation affects one in five elder adults, and LGBTQ elders are twice as likely not to be partnered or married and living alone. An alarming 76 percent worry about what will happen to them when they are ready...