Haven associate Edward Spencer poses proudly with patient JoAnn Willis and a puzzle they completed together. Patient JoAnn Willis arrived at Haven an emotionally distressed cancer patient, having recently had a difficult time at the hospital. She was agitated, refusing care and distrustful of everyone around her. A few Haven staff members approached [...]
Haven Hospice held Camp Safe Haven, a program for children and teens who have experienced loss. Youth suffering a loss can often benefit from the development of coping skills to handle their emotions. As such, campers participated in group icebreakers, crafts to facilitate reflection, group discussion, a nature walk, therapeutic drumming circle and a memorial [...]
Shirley Codada, MD, FAAHPM, Chief Medical Officer of Haven, North Central Florida’s legacy mission-driven provider of hospice and palliative care, will lead an expanded community-based palliative care initiative across Haven’s 18-county service area, announced Haven President and Chief Operating Officer Pauline Taylor, RN, MHA. “The pandemic has fundamentally changed how and where seriously ill patients [...]
Pictured: Katherine Quinn Flood Leibfried Chairman of the First Federal Bank Board and longtime Lake City resident and businessman, Keith Leibfried, recently announced that First Federal Foundation has established a $50,000 endowment for Palliative Care in Columbia County. Keith Leibfried and First Federal Bank have been supporters of Haven since 1994, donating more [...]
Long-time business leader and Palatka resident, Dan Martinez recently established a $300,000 Endowment to create the Dan & Katie Martinez Endowment for Palliative Care in Putnam County. Dan and Katie Martinez The endowment, which consists of a $300,000 charitable donation from Martinez and a $250,000 donation from an anonymous donor, totaling $550,000, is [...]
Volunteer Carol Sheridan was nominated by Haven for the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization's "Volunteers are the Foundation of Hospice" awards for deeply impacting the lives of patients, families and the communities she serves. Haven volunteer Carol Sheridan, who supports the Haven organization in a myriad of ways, was nominated for a national [...]
Avow, Haven, St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care, and Treasure Coast Hospice announced today the creation of Synthase Collaborative, a not-for-profit corporation that will enable the mission-driven hospice and palliative care providers to enhance access to quality post-acute care and services throughout communities in Florida. As the U.S. Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) moves [...]
In 2021, Haven Hospice’s combined five Attic Resale Stores had the best year in store history making more than $3 million in gross sales. The stores, located in Gainesville, Chiefland, Lake City, Orange Park and St. Augustine, experienced a “see-saw year,” according to Haven Manager of Retail Business Stormy Palmer-Porter. Palmer-Porter said that even though [...]
Haven Hospice held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new DeLand office, located in the Oakbrook Professional Center. Haven’s Community Advisory Board members, as well we the DeLand community, showed support by attending the December ribbon-cutting. Organizations present included Concierge Care, Comfort Keepers, Visiting Angels, Brookdale Senior Living Facility, Savannah Court, Brooks Home Health, Woodland Towers, [...]
The Greater Gainesville Chamber of Commerce named Haven large nonprofit of the year in its 2021 business awards. Finalists were chosen after a panel of impartial judges from throughout the community carefully reviewed and scored each application in the category. According to the chamber of commerce, there was a record number of applications submitted this [...]