Media Coverage
Mid-Pinellas Care Center Featured on WFLA News Channel 8
Our Mid-Pinellas Care Center was featured on WFLA News Channel 8 for caring for a displaced patient following the closure of a local nursing home. Our staff is honored to provide compassionate, expert care for our...
Fat Friday Staff Appreciation Day Gets News Channel 8’s Something Good Spotlight
Suncoast Hospice’s leadership team held a “drive-up” Fat Friday celebration at our three community service centers on Friday. The event honors our clinical staff for their dedication every day but especially...
Fox 13 Tampa Bay Highlights Fat Friday Staff Appreciation Day
Suncoast Hospice’s leadership team held a “drive-up” Fat Friday celebration at our three community service centers on Friday. The event honors our clinical staff for their dedication every day but especially...
Always on the front lines, Tampa Bay chaplains find new ways to connect
During these chaotic times, our spiritual care coordinators are finding creative ways to connect with patients. Recently Jim Andrews, Director of Spiritual Care and Terri Peterson a spiritual care provider spoke with...
Empath Health’s Needs Grow During COVID-19
In a recent Tampa Bay Times article Kathy Rabon, Vice President for Philanthropy, discusses how Empath Health is trying to meet the growing needs of our patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full article.
PACE’s Carla Creegan Appears on WFLA Something Good to Talk About Socialization Kits for Seniors
Carla Creegan, Suncoast PACE Center Manager on WFLA Something Good discusses the effects of social isolation on our senior community and the steps PACE is taking to help participants while they are at home and unable...
Pinellas churches rising to the challenge for Easter
With Easter Sunday services around the corner church leaders are finding new ways to reach their congregations during these challenging times. Rev. Lissa Bradford of Church on the Bayou and a Suncoast Hospice...
Hospices Strategize to Assure Patients that Care Is Safe During Pandemic
As hospice providers meet patient care needs during the COVID-19 outbreak, an added challenge is alleviating patient concerns about staff coming into the home. Recently our Vice President of Strategy and Business...
Hospices Struggle to Reach Patients in Nursing Homes Amid Pandemic
To address pandemic spread concerns, the U.S. Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced critical measures last week to keep nursing home residents safe from exposure to COVID-19. Recently our Vice...
Reducing the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes – The Weekly Challenger
Today, more than 30 million people in the United States have diabetes. To help address the issue in Pinellas County, Suncoast PACE began offering the National Diabetes Prevention Program. Read how participants...
St. Pete nursing home Menorah Manor offers Neshama suite as special place to die
Suncoast Hospice recently collaborated with Menorah Manor in the creation of their new Nashama suite. The suite has been specifically designed to be a soothing space for patients at the end of life. Empath Health...
Empath Health’s Dr. Lawrence Kay Appears on WFLA News Channel 8 to Discuss Covid 19 Preparedness
Dr. Lawrence Kay, Chief Medical Officer, discusses Empath Health’s response and preparedness around Covid 19 on WFLA News Channel 8.