Tidewell Hospice's mission is helping people live well by providing care, comfort and compassion. Tidewell achieves their mission by providing the highest quality of care to patients and families living with advanced illness. Its primary goal is to honor patient and family choices by providing a full range of programs that patients may access during their last year of life. Services are provided to all those in need - regardless of their ability to pay.

Impact Summary from the Nonprofit Top Accomplishments for the Last Year Received deemed CHAP statusAchieved a five-star ratingOpened an inpatient unit at Lakewood Ranch Medical CenterAdmitted more patients than the previous year Rolled out the Allscripts EMRHonors program named a Level-4 partner in the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization's (NHPCO) ""We Honor Veterans"" program - the highest status achievable. Only 48 hospices in the U.S. are currently recognized as Level-4 partners, and Tidewell is one of just four in Florida to achieve the status. Goals: Goal: Refine the service delivery system -implement technology based referral program -refine admissions intake process from first point of contact through transition to clinical care Goal: Achieve and maintain a five-star rating -continue to implement, use and monitor Assessment Intervention and measurement (AIM) indicators Goal: Ensure that Tidewell is financially sound -proactively adjust expenditures to offset expected decrease in reimbursement to maintain consistency of service, quality and profitability. Goal: develop academic culture at tidewell through creation of an 'Institute' to house research and educational activities Goal: Achieve incremental growth and maximize market penetration