Media Coverage

Dying With Dignity: A Look at the Advantages of the Medicare Hospice Benefit – Medpage Today

MedPage Today published an Op-Ed under the co-byline of Jonathan Fleece, President & CEO of Empath Health, and Nick Westfall, President & CEO of VITAS Healthcare, examining the advantages of the...

D-Day Veteran Honored on June 7, 2023 – Suncoast News Network (SNN)

Yesterday on the 79th anniversary of D-Day, Tidewell Hospice patient George Fotovich, a WWII Army veteran who served as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division, was honored with a special pinning ceremony. Family...

Tidewell Hospice Patient and D-Day Veteran Received Honors – WFLA News Channel 8

This WFLA News Channel 8 segment features a special pinning ceremony for 99-year-old Tidewell Hospice patient and World War ll Army veteran George Fotovich. Our Tidewell Hospice colleagues organized the ceremony to...

3 Nonprofit Hospice Providers to Watch in 2023 – Hospice News

We are proud to be listed by Hospice News as a hospice provider to watch this year. This list includes organizations that are not only growing, but experimenting with new reimbursement and care models and...

Misconceptions Regarding Hospice Care – WTSP 10 Tampa Bay

Empath Health’s President and CEO Jonathan Fleece discusses hospice care on 10 Tampa Bay’s 6 am and 6:30 am news hour.

Tidewell Hospice Develops Simulation Lab for Clinical Training – Hospice News

In Hospice News, Empath Health Director of Clinical Education Anita Hill discusses how the Tidewell Hospice simulation lab is designed to give new hospice clinicians hands-on experience before they engage directly...

Blue Butterfly Summer Camp for Grieving Manatee County Youth – ABC Action News

In this ABC Action News story, Wendy Ryan tours the Blue Butterfly Family Grief Center to learn about the program’s impact on the community and the upcoming summer camp offered to Manatee County youth ages 4-18...

Helping Patients and Loved Ones During Hospice – Bloom TV

Empath Health Volunteer Coordinator Nancy Hollingshead joined Gayle Guyardo on Bloom to share the many ways volunteers help support our patients and their families.

Daily Inspiration: Meet Danielle Visone – VoyageTampa

Blue Butterfly’s Danielle Visone shares what fuels her professional passion in this VoyageTampa article! Read her inspirational story here.

Labor of Love Through Sewing – Great Day Live

Empath Health Community volunteer group Labor of Love visited Great Day Live to talk about the ways they’ve been giving back to the community for more than 30 years. For the past twenty years, they have donated...

Jimmy Carter’s Hospice Care Is Not Unusually Long, Expert Says: ‘Average Is 60-70 Days’ – PEOPLE Magazine

PEOPLE Magazine featured a story about misconceptions around hospice care featuring Empath Health’s President and CEO Jonathan Fleece. Read Article

STDs On The Rise – 10 Tampa Bay WTSP

In this 10 Tampa Bay segment, Empath Partners in Care Executive Director, Joy Winheim, discusses the increasing prevalence of STDs and the importance of testing and treatment.