Honoring care for the soul during Pastoral Care Month
As we celebrate Pastoral Care Month, we offer heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the many churches and spiritual leaders Suncoast Hospice partners with. We also want to recognize the work of spiritual care professionals such as Ricardo Bain, D. Min, BCC., Suncoast...
Connecting Caregivers Radio Highlights Suncoast PACE
Sheri Gruden, Suncoast PACE Center Intake and Enrollment Manager, joined Connecting Caregivers Radio show to discuss the Suncoast PACE program.
Hero’s Dream Flight – Bay News 9
Suncoast Hospice patient Gerry Attanasio, a WWII Navy veteran, received a surprise adventure in the sky for his birthday. Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring the service and sacrifice of America's senior veterans, treated Gerry to a flight in a WWII-era...
National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day: Understanding the Impact – Greatist.com
National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) occurs every fall on October 15 in an effort to promote information about and access to HIV testing and treatment focused on the Hispanic and Latinx communities, who are disproportionately impacted by HIV. Tammy Ayala,...
An EPIC new place for sexual health care – The Weekly Challenger
Imagine a place where anyone could find the answers they need about their sexual health, free of judgment. Fortunately for the St. Petersburg community, the new Empath Partners in Care (EPIC) Sexual Health Center combines inclusive, safe sex education with treatment...
IMA Pastors Walk for HIV – The Weekly Challenger
Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of St. Pete pastors and clergy walk and test to raise HIV awareness.
HIV in St. Pete: What you need to know now – The Weekly Challenger
As Florida battles COVID-19, Pinellas County is also suffering from another health crisis: the HIV epidemic in St. Petersburg. Read more.
Empath Health’s Lynne Craver: Benefits of Hospice Tech Limited Only by Imagination – Hospice News
The technical landscape of hospice could be a key factor in delivering effective and quality clinical care. Empath Health’s Chief Mission Implementation Officer, Lynne Craver, recently sat down with Hospice News to discuss the future of hospice in an increasingly...
Empath Health VP Davis-Pritchett: Community Engagement Key to Hospice Equity, Inclusion – Hospice News
More than 80% of Medicare hospice patients in 2018 were Caucasian, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Organization (NHPCO), while African American, Asian, Hispanic and Hispanic patients made up less than 20% of the remaining beneficiaries that year....
‘Girls in Pearls’ is a happy hour for senior women looking to craft and connect – WFTS
Suncoast Pace, a member of Empath Health, wants isolated seniors to socialize. Once a week a group of women, all seniors, join forces to craft and chat and maybe even share a cat picture or two. The crafts are engaging and cool, and the girls-only rule allows for the...
