Haven Hospice continues to provide compassionate hospice care during COVID-19, but volunteers are currently unable to visit patients in-person. To continue serving patients, families and Haven staff in an unusual time, Haven’s volunteers created a greeting card campaign. Cards are being delivered to all of Haven’s patients in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and memory [...]
A group of women in Mayo, Florida, are sewing and embroidering 2,000 face masks for Haven Hospice amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The face masks don the “HavenStrong” logo, one that represents connectedness and strength during a very challenging time for everyone, especially those working in healthcare. Haven’s associates and volunteers will receive half of the [...]
Haven Hospice hosted “A Roarin’ Good Time” at The Blanche on Saturday. The event, which had more than 180 attendees, benefited Haven’s patients and families. “A Roarin’ Good Time” was one of the first events held at The Blanche since its recent renovation. The Lake City community arrived in their glitziest 1920s attire for the [...]
Pauline Taylor, RN, MHA, was selected as Haven’s president, effective March 2, 2020. Pauline brings more than 20 years of hands-on experience as a hospice advocate and leader to her new role, with an extensive understanding of hospice operations, financial accountability, clinical operations, sales and marketing, business development, and community relations. Pauline comes to Haven [...]
Gainesville a cappella group Audacity visited Haven’s E.T. York Hospice Care Center on Sunday to perform for patients, their families and staff. The singing group, which originally formed 20 years ago, is an a capella ensemble whose current members include a professional entertainer, a medical virologist, a science librarian, a small business owner, a botanist, [...]
In order to better meet the needs of Palatka and the surrounding areas, Haven is investing resources to refurbish the Roberts Hospice Care Center. In choosing businesses to complete the refurbishment project, which is well underway, Haven sought out local businesses to work on the hospice care center. Many are personally connected to Haven in [...]
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 [...]