| 1983 |
1st Executive Director hired – Tim Fogerty |
| 1983 |
Move to 299 SE 17th St. |
| 1984 |
1st paid nurses hired – Mary Gilchrist and Jo Ponchos |
| 1985 |
Move to 3850 SE 58th Ave., Bldg B |
| 1985 |
1st Medical Director, Edwin Updike, MD |
| 1986 |
1st social worker hired – Peggy Soucy |
| 1986 |
Move to 1229 SE Ft. King St. |
| 1987 |
1st building purchased at 317 NE 36th Ave. |
| 1988 |
1st Memory Tree Ornament campaign |
| 1990 |
1st contracted medical directors; Mel Seek, MD and Greg Thompson, MD |
| 1990 |
1st Golf Tournament held at On Top of the World |
| 1991 |
1st groundbreaking for Hospice House on land donated by Roger Gribot |
| 1993 |
1st Annual Pro-Am Golf Tournament Benefit at Golden Hills Golf & Turf Club |
| 1993 |
1st outstanding volunteer award goes to Thomas Cartwright, MD |
| 1994 |
1st Thrift Store opens Belleview |
| 1994 |
1st Massage Therapist hired – also one of the first in the state |
| 1995 |
1st full time employed Medical Director hired – Beverly Everett, MD |
| 1995 |
1st recognition by Florida Hospice and Palliative care for Excellence |
| 1996 |
4 offices combine in new bldg – 3231 SW 34th Ave. |
| 1998 |
1st time to reach 250 volunteers and 125 employees |
| 2001 |
1st Butterfly Festival to benefit children’s bereavement program |
| 2002 |
1st LLC formed under Hospice umbrella – Florida Palliative Home Care |
| 2002 |
1st Camp Mariposa – Children’s Bereavement Program |
| 2003 |
1st recognition by Great Place to Work® as a Top 25 Company in the US |
| 2003 |
3rd LLC – Accent Medical began operations |
| 2004 |
1st Recognition as Top 25 Medium Sized Co-Great Place to Work® |
| 2006 |
1st recognition by AARP as a Top Employer for workers 50+ |
| 2006 |
Nonprofit of the Year—Ocala/Marion County Chamber of Commerce |
| 2007 |
1st Center for Comprehensive Palliative care under the direction of Dr. Picky Pares |
