Health care nonprofit CEO to retire

Rafael Sciullo will officially step down on Jan. 11 after being with Empath Health since 2013.

By Business Observer Staff
| 1:30 p.m. January 5, 2023
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Rafael Sciullo, left, has announced he will be retiring from Empath Health in just a few days. Also pictured is Jonathan Fleece, Empath Health president. (File photo)

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In just a few days, the Empath Health CEO will officially retire after more than 40 years in the health care industry.

Rafael Sciullo is set to retire Jan. 11. He began his career with Empath Health when it was just Suncoast Hospice in 2013. Empath Health, a Clearwater-based entity, is now the parent organization to 17 health care affiliates and two philanthropic foundations, all of which include Suncoast Hospice and Tidewell Hospice.

Upon arrival, Sciullo set out to accomplish a goal of creating an integrated network of care particularly for advanced chronic and terminal illness, as well as those dealing with grief. Under his leadership, Empath Health was created in 2014.