News and Press Releases
Suncoast Hospice Receives Grant to Increase Access to Available End-of-Life Services for Pinellas County Residents
Clearwater – Suncoast Hospice, a member of Empath Health, has created a program with Diagnostic Clinic Medical Group (DCMG) designed to help physicians and patients engage in important end-of-life conversations so that patients and caregivers can establish a plan for...
East Meets West at 14th Annual Suncoast Hospice Ball – Fire of the Dragon
Clearwater – Mysteries of the Far East will unfold at the 14th Annual Suncoast Hospice Ball February 28, 2015 at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort and Golf Club in St. Petersburg. This event supports Empath Health and its integrated network of care. Attendees of Fire of...
Santa Speedo Run Tampa Bay & Introducing Mrs. Claus In Bras
Tampa – The Tampa Bay community is invited to strip down and speedo up and bra on Dec. 14 for AIDS Service Association of Pinellas, Inc.’s (ASAP) 5th annual Santa Speedo Run Tampa Bay with new Mrs. Claus in Bras at Centennial Park in Ybor City, 1800 E 8th Ave., Tampa....
We grieve because we have loved
I have been to a lot of Suncoast Hospice Community Memorial Services, but every time I leave feeling profoundly impacted and grateful. To see busy hospice professionals taking time out of their day to come and pitch in with taking down names or directing traffic or...
What Others Can Teach Us About Ourselves
For any of you who have taken the Myers Briggs Type Indicator at one point or another, it is based on the work of a brilliant psychoanalyst by the name of Carl Gustav Jung. He wrote, “ Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to a deeper understanding...
Q&A: RN’s Compassionate Care at End of Life
Drawn to helping the elderly in her youth, Marilyn Moore, RN chose a career in nursing. Next month she’ll celebrate her 18th year working on the same Suncoast Hospice care team. In her compassionate care and support to patients and families, she gives much comfort and...
Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary
One of G. K. Chesterton’s most beloved books is a collection of essays entitled, “Tremendous Trifles.” In these essays, he explores a variety of ordinary things and invites us to see how truly extraordinary they are. They illustrate to us how the common things add...
Palliative Home Health Care For The Homebound
When an advanced illness strikes, a person's quality of life may suddenly diminish. For many, their pain and symptoms can severely limit activities such as walking or leaving home. Added to that, families unexpectedly enter into a world of caregiving. Skilled...
Finding Gratitude
We were talking about human nature when a good friend once jokingly told me that, “our default mode, as human beings, is complaining.” He went on to comment, “ when you get on an elevator with someone you know or have a chat in the hallway, it is usually centered...
The Importance of BOTH Physical and Spiritual Exercise
My father used to have a saying, “I don’t like sitting still for too long. At my age, I’m afraid I’ll rust in place!” And he lived up to that sentiment, remaining very active until he died. Another common phrase expressing this idea is, “Use it or lose it!” ...