Media Coverage

Florida leads nation in new AIDS cases

Florida is now leading in cases of HIV infections. Learn how EPIC is working to bring these rates down. Read article.

Suncoast Hospice Resale Shops Fashion Influencer Talks Summer Fashion Deals On Bloom TV

Local fashion influencer and stylist Nikki Platt from Style-Rehab.com shared with Bloom TV how you can score summer trends for less at our Resale Shops and upcoming Pop-Up Boutique on June 19. There’s still time to...

Clearing up COVID-19 vaccine misconceptions – The Weekly Challenger

With new things often comes uncertainty. The COVID-19 vaccine is no different. Currently, there is a lot of information and misinformation circulating about the vaccine. Picking facts from fiction can be overwhelming...

Woman who walked Suncoast Hospice Beach Stroll annually with husband now walks in his memory – ABC Action News

ABC Action News spoke with Brandy Penta on why she is walking in the upcoming 20th Annual Suncoast Hospice Beach Stroll. Read her story.

Suncoast Hospice VP Pruitt: Staff Shortage Is Providers’ Greatest Challenge – Hospice News

As vice president of Florida-based Suncoast Hospice, Marci Pruitt oversees 11 interdisciplinary patient care teams, three inpatient units, bereavement and integrated medicine services. Pruitt will soon retire after...

Cardiac Care amid COVID-19 – The Weekly Challenger

COVID-19 has significantly impacted Black communities. Director of Empath Health’s Cardiac Programs Janet Roman, DNP, RN, APRN, ACNP-BC, CHFN, ACHPN shares how her team has helped cardiac patients have an...

Pinellas teen volunteer keeps hospice resale shop alive, despite pandemic

Empath Health teen volunteer and this year’s Outstanding Young Leader Award recipient, Ian Polachy, was featured on News Channel 8’s Something Good segment to share why he continued to volunteer even during the...

Merged Florida-based health systems to be known as ‘Empath Health’

May 11,2021 — Empath Health and Stratum Health System announced today that their merged organizations will be known as Empath Health. The two not-for-profit care organizations have joined together in a merger of...

Empath Teens Program Creates Virtual Variety Show – WTSP

Empath Health’s Teen Volunteer Program asked teen volunteers to create videos with music from the 50s, 60s and 70s for a virtual variety show. The show was featured by WTSP reporter Bobby Lewis.

Dining Out for Life Tampa Bay marks 16th year – Watermark Online

Dining Out for Life (DOFL) Tampa Bay will hold its 16th annual fundraiser April 29, returning closer to form in a benefit for Empath Partners in Care’s fight against HIV/AIDS. Read more.

Empath Partners in Care announces new sexual health center – Watermark Online

Empath Partners in Care (EPIC) announced March 18 that the nonprofit will open a new sexual health center in early summer, a freestanding facility specializing in sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and...

Empath Partners in Care announces new sexual health center – Watermark