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Sunshine Health Offers Aid in Wake of Hurricane Idalia

Date: 09/18/23

Tallahassee, Florida

As Hurricane Idalia approached the state of Florida, Sunshine Health immediately began pre-storm outreach and support to Sunshine Health members to ensure their safety and well-being.

In the wake of the storm, not only did Sunshine Health follow up with members where the storm made landfall, but employees and volunteers from around the state quickly mobilized to purchase, transport and distribute food and supplies the day after the storm hit, on August 31.

In addition, Sunshine Health collaborated with other managed care and community organizations to coordinate donation drops to assisted living facilities and foster care families and the organizations who support them.

“In times like this, it’s wonderful to see everyone come together to support our neighbors in need,” said Sunshine Health CEO Nathan Landsbaum. “We received so much help and support from our community and healthcare partners, like Farm Share, Palms Medical Group, Healthy Start, Complete Network Solutions and Liberty Dental. It was truly a team effort as immediate recovery efforts got underway.”

Leveraging its community Welcome Rooms across the state as drop sites, Sunshine Health teams were able to get needed supplies, such as water, shelf-stable food, cleaning supplies, diapers and hygiene products to Trenton, Live Oak, Madison, Mayo, Perry, Horseshoe Beach and Suwannee.

Working closely with the Agency for Health Care Administration and Department of Children and Families, Sunshine Health employees distributed supplies, canvassed neighborhoods and cleaned up storm debris in impacted areas. Sunshine Health and its parent company through the Centene Charitable Foundation also contributed a combined $750,000 to the Volunteer Florida Foundation.

“Sunshine Health is committed to stepping up when others are in need, and our organization will continue to aid in the recovery effort, as Floridians continue to recover from the devastating effects of Hurricane Idalia,” concluded Landsbaum.