About: Empath Health is an integrated network of care providing care and support for those dealing with chronic or advanced illnesses, making health care decisions or dealing with grief. Through the Empath Honors Program we resolve to take care of our Veterans as they have taken care of us through their service. We recognize that Veterans have unique medical, social, spiritual and emotional needs and our specially-trained staff work to understand each Veterans goals. Families/caregivers of veterans also receive support and connections to resources.
Empath Honors services include:
- Trained veteran volunteers: Trained veteran volunteers bring their military experiences to their hospice work. Through a shared common language and cultural bond, veteran volunteers provide a great deal of support to veteran patients and their families.
- Military service recognition ceremonies
- We Honor Veterans program: 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 are able to provide many specialized programs and services that honor and support veterans.
- Veterans History Project: We help collect first-hand accounts of combat veterans’ military experience for future generations. Specially trained Suncoast Hospice volunteers interview our veterans to create a video or audio recording,
which is then submitted and archived in the Library of Congress. Participants receive a copy of their interview, certificate of participation and record of where their stories are archived.
- Honor Flight®: Transports combat era veterans to their memorials in Washington, D.C. free of charge. Top priority is given to senior veterans and those under hospice care. Suncoast Hospice is able to facilitate the application process and assist in coordinating the flight.
Empath member programs offer: hospice, home health, community-based palliative care, all-inclusive care for the elderly, crisis and traumatic counseling, pharmacy services, HIV services and support and more.
Website/Link:
www.empathhealth.org/
Geographic Reach: Countywide
States: FL
Counties: CHARLOTTE, COLLIER, DE SOTO, HARDEE, HENDRY, HIGHLANDS, HILLSBOROUGH, LEE, MANATEE, PASCO, PINELLAS, SARASOTA
Contact Name: Trudy Beeler
Contact Number: 727-467-7423
Contact Email: [email protected]
