Jennifer Malko has been named Vice President of Business Development at Haven, North Central Florida’s legacy mission-driven provider of hospice and palliative care. With a background in healthcare business development, sales, and administration and operations, Malko brings years of relevant experience to Haven. As Vice President of Business Development, Malko will be responsible for a [...]
Haven is proud to provide compassionate care to patients and their families in our 18-county service area. Read more about Haven in this edition of our In Touch magazine!
Haven has named Claudia Beureuse, BSN, RN, CHP, Director of Access for North Central Florida’s legacy, mission-driven hospice and palliative care provider. Beureuse will lead a team of hospice advocates who respond to the community, patients, family and physicians, hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living communities by handling hospice referrals 24 hours a day, 7 [...]
Rick and Mary Ann Hammond The Hammond’s story begins with loss, but ends with love. When Rick and Mary Ann Hammond met a few years ago during a real estate exchange, they didn’t know how many similarities their futures would hold; they both cared for spouses with cancer, had stepchildren but no biological [...]
David Richards was faced with a traumatic injury— severe burns covering 80 percent of his body—and wanted to be discharged from the hospital to a care center that would not only care for his wounds but for his spirit as well. He found what he needed— what he and his family wanted—at [...]
Haven Women of Philanthropy recently used funds to purchase a bladder scanner to be used at Haven’s E.T. York Hospice Care Center in Gainesville. Each year the Haven Women of Philanthropy are presented with multiple projects, of which they vote on one to fund. This year’s winning presentation was for the purchase of a Biocon [...]
Haven received a $40,000 grant with the support of The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida’s Respond/Adapt/Recover Fund, which offers assistance to local nonprofit organizations experiencing economic hardships related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida’s fund assists eligible nonprofit organizations with reimbursement for reopening costs and/or expenses associated with safely maintaining operations [...]
Drummond Community Bank recently donated the proceeds of their Thanksgiving bake sale to Haven Hospice. Drummond Community Bank, which raised $500 for Haven this year, has hosted an annual bank sale for 16 years. The sale is always held the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Drummond Community Bank Vice President Ben Lott said the bank is proud [...]
Lowe’s Home Improvement donated personal protective equipment (PPE) to Haven to support the local hospice during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are so happy to be able to help,” said Brian Rau, the store manager of Lowe’s in Palatka. “Lowe's has been on a personal mission to help service our communities that we operate in through [...]
Healthcare facilities continue to face personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Haven included. Gainesville’s Queen of Peace Catholic Church learned of a gown shortage and donated a large quantity of used sheets through a recent outreach event. The sheets would later be converted into gowns for Haven’s clinical staff and visiting family [...]