Cassy Midboe’s hire date at Haven was May 1990. She has been a social worker at Haven for 29+ years and has seen many changes, but one thing remains the same: the countless lives that hospice employees are able to touch. “You don’t know when you walk in the door what type of person a [...]
Thirteen-year-old Sam is ready to become an Eagle Scout. Currently a Boy Scout, Sam chose a project at Gainesville’s Haven Attic Resale Store to fulfill his Eagle Scout Service Project, which is a requirement for becoming an Eagle Scout. “Sam’s project is to organize three of our bays at the Gainesville store,” said Stormy Palmer-Porter, [...]
A Haven RN called a patient’s phone again and again, unable to get in touch with him. Knowing the patient was nearing end of life, the RN decided to drive out to the patient’s home, which was in a very rural area with no cell service. Haven associates learned that this patient and his wife [...]
William Jennings Hartman, Sr. recently received posthumous recognition from Haven’s We Honor Heroes program. Mr. Hartman— lovingly called “Jen” throughout his life— was a United States (U.S.) Navy veteran and spent a brief time at Haven’s Suwannee Valley Hospice Care Center in Lake City in November. His family participated in a veteran recognition ceremony on [...]
Haven recently dedicated an area in the E.T. York Hospice Care Center in Gainesville as a space to honor veterans and first responders. The "We Honor Heroes" space-- funded by the Thomas A. Plein Foundation-- includes a curio cabinet with memorabilia, an American flag, a writing desk and chair and a framed custom quilt created [...]
Kathy L. Fernandez, BSN, MHA, was selected as Haven’s interim president, effective June 17, 2019. After over 20 years as an executive leader of Chapters Health System in Tampa, Kathy retired from her position as president and chief executive officer. Under her visionary leadership, Chapters experienced a significant increase in the number of patients under [...]
Marie-Carmelle Elie, M.D. recently began her role as Haven’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO). A triple board-certified physician, Dr. Elie joins Haven’s executive leadership team with extensive experience in patient care, research and leadership. “I am eager to join the Haven team because Haven’s reputation precedes itself; countless numbers of my patients and families have found [...]
Officer Damon Cole, dressed as Spider-Man, recently traveled from Texas to Haven’s E.T. York Care Center in Gainesville to visit a young patient. Officer Cole’s goal is to visit any child battling illness that wants to see him. He comes dressed as their favorite superhero to inspire them to never give up, while also building [...]
Holly Kraig Helton was deeply touched by a hospice experience last year and decided she wanted to contribute to Haven. After experiencing a hospice’s “wonderful care” for her mother-in-law in Mississippi, Holly traveled back to Alachua County and thought of a meaningful way she could honor her mother-in-law and give back: creating and selling stuffed [...]
Chris Russell, Haven’s Hospice Director for the East Region, was awarded the Patriot Award by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense agency. The individual award is given to employers who are supportive of service members. An employee serving in the National Guard or Reserve can nominate his or [...]