Media Coverage
National HIV testing day brings attention back to AIDS epidemic – WTSP 10 Tampa Bay
Sunday is National HIV testing day. In 1981, the first cases of what would become known as AIDS were reported in the US. Today more than 1.2 million people in this country are living with HIV, with more than 35... Continue Reading
Florida leads nation in new AIDS cases – Bay News 9
Florida reported the most new HIV diagnoses of any state in 2019, according to the CDC’s latest HIV Surveillance Report. In this interview EPIC’s Executive Director Joy Winheim shares with Bay News 9 some of the... Continue Reading
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. Continue Reading
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... Continue Reading
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... Continue Reading
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. Continue Reading
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... Continue Reading
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 improved... Continue Reading
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... Continue Reading
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... Continue Reading
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. Continue Reading
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. Continue Reading