Haven Hospice Volunteer Orientation Instructor, Dr. Scott Medley, recently led his 100th volunteer orientation. Dr. Medley began volunteering with Haven 11 years ago after a long career in medicine. After retiring from practicing in 2012, he joined the Haven team as a bedside volunteer in 2015 and, after serving patients and families at the bedside [...]
Haven’s Women of Philanthropy groups recently voted on how they would spend their respective dollars in support of Haven Hospice. The groups were presented with multiple different projects unique to each area on which to vote. “Haven Hospice is thankful for the Haven Women of Philanthropy—women who are dedicated to the Haven mission and commit [...]
Haven Hospice honored 102-year-old patient Laura Finck with a veteran recognition ceremony to thank her for her service in the United States Navy during World War II. She is pictured with her family and Haven Volunteer Coordinator Michael Maloney, who is also a veteran. Maloney wrote a heartfelt tribute for the recognition ceremony. We share [...]
Haven Hospice was named “Best Hospice” in the Gainesville Sun’s Community’s Choice Awards for the tenth year in a row. The Community’s Choice Awards celebrate the best businesses and organizations in the area. Winners are voted upon by the local community.
Barrett Edwin Carver’s life may have been short—but it was full of blessings. Diagnosed with a brain tumor at just six months old, Barrett experienced a life filled with sickness. Yet his mom, Amber Reddish, remembers him as “incredibly resilient” and “very articulate for his age.” He was cared for at home in Trenton, Florida, [...]
Francis “Frank” Hamill has “had a full, wonderful life,” according to his wife Shirley. The Haven team is proud to be able to care for him now at his home in Gainesville. In honor of National Purple Heart Day (August 7), we were able to sit down and learn more about Hamill's life, including the [...]
Haven helped celebrate Violet and Richard Timmons’ 70th wedding anniversary this month. The couple, both Haven patients, grew up in the same neighborhood and were childhood sweethearts. Haven celebrated two married patients’ 70th wedding anniversary. Richard and Violet Timmons are pictured seated in the photo above, along with Haven Chaplain Steve Severs, volunteer Judy [...]
Haven team members won three of nine awards given statewide for excellence in the delivery of hospice and palliative care. Winners Jennie Lyons, Sarah Murnahan and Nooriel Nolan were presented with their awards at the Florida Hospice and Palliative Care Association (FHPCA) awards at the 2024 FHPCA 39th Forum in Orlando, Florida. Haven team [...]
Patient Brandon Wagner came on to Haven’s services in March due to terminal colon cancer. Wagner lived every day to the fullest since his stage four diagnosis in 2019, spending every moment he could with his spouse Cristin and his three children Alan, Abbie and Mandy. He had one more goal, though: to make sure [...]
There was a patient at the Custead Hospice Care Center in Orange Park who was an avid astronomer. The patient had followed the April eclipse over the past year; his family said it was a passion of his. According to Haven Associate Medical Director Dr. Massey, his health was declining in the days leading up [...]