Hospice Veterans Program
Support, recognition and community for veterans and their families
Hospice Veterans Care
Bill and Anne's journey is one of love, courage, and connection. As a proud veteran, Bill has faced life's challenges with quiet strength and gratitude — and through every step, Anne has been by his side with unwavering devotion.
Together, they've found comfort, understanding, and peace through the care and support of Empath Health. Their story reflects what it means to honor each moment, to embrace help when it's needed, and to discover that compassion can truly transform life's hardest chapters.
Serving Those Who Served Us
Few people know service and sacrifice quite like a veteran. As resolutely as veterans have cared for us, Empath Health believes in caring for them through our hospice Veterans program.
Veterans may have unique medical, social, spiritual and emotional needs. Our interdisciplinary teams work to understand each veteran's personal goals and, through our veterans program, help them reach those goals. Families of veterans receive support and connections to helpful resources too, because they have also sacrificed.
Our veterans program focuses on training for our staff on Veterans benefits and culture, as well as providing military service recognition for our veteran patients.
Veterans Program Offerings
Veterans Serving Veterans
Trained veteran volunteers bring their military experience to their hospice work. Through a shared language and cultural bond, they offer meaningful support to veteran patients and their families. Learn more about volunteer opportunities.
We Honor Veterans Program
Empath Health's hospice programs are proud partners of the We Honor Veterans program, an initiative of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), now the Alliance for Care at Home, in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Suncoast Hospice, Tidewell Hospice, Trustbridge Hospice and Hospice of Marion County are Gold Level Partners, the highest designation. Suncoast Hospice of Hillsborough and Empath Hospice are Bronze level partners.
We are committed to the program's mission of respectful inquiry, compassionate listening and grateful acknowledgment of the veterans we serve. Working with the VA, veteran service organizations and community partners, we provide specialized support that honors veterans.
Veterans Program Frequently Asked Questions
What is the We Honor Veterans program?
Empath Health's hospice programs are proud partners of the We Honor Veterans (WHV) program. We Honor Veterans is an initiative of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), now the Alliance for Care at Home. We are committed to WHV's mission of respectful inquiry, compassionate listening and grateful acknowledgment of the veterans we serve. Working with the VA, veteran service organizations and other community partners, we can provide many specialized programs and services that honor and support veterans.
How does Honor Flight work?
The Honor Flight Network transports American war-era veterans to their memorials in Washington, D.C. free of charge. Top priority goes to veterans in hospice care and veterans of the World War II period, and we help with applications and coordination of flights for veterans in our care.
