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Empath Health is one of the largest not-for-profit healthcare organizations in the nation. We provide care at every stage of life, from hospice to home health to the everyday support that helps people stay independent.

Empath Health formed in 2021, when Suncoast Hospice merged with Stratum Health System, the parent organization of Tidewell Hospice. Today, that combined organization offers what it calls Full Life Care, hospice plus a wider range of services, including:

• Home health
• Palliative care, medical care focused on comfort for people with a serious illness
• PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly)
• Adult day centers
• Grief support
• HIV and sexual health services
• Veterans services
• I-SNP (Institutional Special Needs Plan), a Medicare Advantage plan for people who need a nursing-home level of care

Empath Health provides not-for-profit hospice care through seven hospice programs across Florida:

• Suncoast Hospice, serving Pinellas County
• Suncoast Hospice of Hillsborough, expanding access in Hillsborough County
• Tidewell Hospice, serving patients and families in Southwest Florida
• Empath Hospice, serving Polk, Hardee and Highlands counties
• Hospice of Marion County, a trusted leader in Ocala
• Trustbridge Hospice, providing care in Palm Beach and Broward counties in Southeast Florida

Each hospice keeps its own name and local team. What they share is a not-for-profit commitment to patient choice and to providing care beyond what insurance covers, funded by community support.

As Empath Health grows, our goal stays the same, making sure more people across Florida can get high-quality, person-centered care, no matter where they are in their health journey.