Haven Hospice’s We Honor Heroes program honored Cliff Chapman, retired Alachua County Fire and Rescue Assistant Chief, at its E.T. York Hospice Care Center in Gainesville. A Keystone Heights resident, Mr. Chapman joined the United States Naval Air after graduation where he trained as an aviation machinist and received an honorable discharge, then spent his [...]
Jan M. Snyder, Ph.D. has a private psychology practice in southwest Gainesville. On the property, she also has 27 chickens, whose eggs she sells to generate donations for charitable organizations. When Dr. Snyder’s chickens began to consistently lay eggs, she decided to sell the eggs to colleagues and clients and donate the proceeds to a [...]
Central Florida Electric Cooperative (CFEC) and Drummond Community Bank recently donated the proceeds of their respective holiday bake sales to Haven Hospice. CFEC, which raised $3,735 for Haven this year, has been holding a cake auction at their annual “family fish fry” for 12 years. “Haven Hospice is a family-oriented and value-driven organization that benefits [...]
Haven celebrated its 40th anniversary this week with a visit and message from Florida State Senator Keith Perry. The celebration also included tours of Haven’s E.T. York Hospice Care Center in Gainesville. Haven associates in attendance were joined by healthcare partners and Haven Community Advisory Board members. Senator Perry started his message by speaking about [...]
Haven’s Tri-Counties Hospice Care Center in Chiefland will open for respite and general inpatient care beginning December 2, 2019. Haven’s respite care service allows caregivers to take a small break for up to five consecutive days, while general inpatient care is appropriate when a patient’s medical condition warrants an inpatient stay for symptom management or [...]
Palatka, FL, December 3, 2019 – In order to better meet the needs of Palatka and the surrounding areas, Haven will be investing the time and resources necessary to refurbish the Roberts Hospice Care Center in the coming months. The project is part of Haven’s maintenance plan, which ensures that each care center is a [...]
Haven celebrated National Hospice and Palliative Care Month at the Suwannee Valley Hospice Care Center in Lake City this week with an inspirational message from Representative Chuck Brannan from Florida’s House of Representatives. The celebration also included tours of Haven’s hospice care center. Haven associates in attendance were joined by healthcare partners and Haven Community [...]
Haven Women of Philanthropy voted on Monday to use their contributions to fund medical scribes at Haven, a decision that will help remove the burden of heavy documentation off of physicians and nurse practitioners. The philanthropic group, comprised of 27 women, began meeting in October 2018 to serve the community with a purpose. The Haven [...]
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, [...]