Sanford Health hosts Christmas Remembrance Service
Sanford Health Newsroom
Nov. 26, 2012
Contact:
Kim Singer
Sanford Media – Bismarck Region
(701) 323-6312 / ksi...@mohs.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sanford Health hosts Christmas Remembrance Service
(Bismarck, N.D.) – Sanford’s Birth Center and Pastoral Care departments will host a Christmas Remembrance Service 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in the skywalk between the second floors of the hospital and the Seventh & Rosser Clinic, 414 N. Seventh St., Bismarck. The memorial service is dedicated to all babies who have died before or shortly after birth and to all children of any age who have died.
During the day on Dec. 6, people are invited to leave a white flower at the base of the Angel of Hope statue at Fairview Cemetery, 2929 E. Century Avenue. Throughout the United States, memorial services are being held at this time and date wherever there is an Angel of Hope statue.
Ornaments in memory of babies and children will be placed on a Christmas tree displayed during the service. To register for the service and/or have an ornament inscribed with a baby or child’s name, call 323-6086 or visit bismarck.sanfordhealth.org/gardenofpeace.
About Sanford Health
Sanford Health is an integrated health system headquartered in the Dakotas and is now the largest, rural, not-for-profit health care system in the nation with locations in 126 communities in seven states. In addition, Sanford Health is in the process of developing international clinics in Ireland, Ghana, Israel and Mexico.
Sanford Health includes 35 hospitals, 140 clinic locations and nearly 1,200 physicians in 70 specialty areas of medicine. With more than 25,000 employees, Sanford Health is the largest employer in North and South Dakota. The system is experiencing dynamic growth and development in conjunction with Denny Sanford's nearly $700 million in gifts, the largest ever to a health care organization in America. These gifts are making possible the implementation of several initiatives including global children's clinics, multiple research centers and finding cures for type 1 diabetes and breast cancer. For more information, please visit bismarck.sanfordhealth.org.
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