Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) have come together as CommonSpirit Health, creating a new nonprofit Catholic health system focused on advancing health for all people and serving communities in 21 states.
CHI St. Joseph’s Health, Park Rapids, MN, will team with Essentia Health to host a Wave of Light Ceremony to support people in the community who have experienced pregnancy and infant loss. The Wave of Light Remembrance is observed annually in the U.S. on Oct. 15, National Pregnancy Loss and Infant Loss Awareness Day. It’s a day of remembrance that gives families who have lost a child and the community a way to acknowledge and remember these deeply loved and missed family members.
The ceremony in Park Rapids will be on Oct. 15 at a community park. The remembrance will feature a memorial service with music, readings, candle lighting and refreshments.
Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) have come together as CommonSpirit Health, creating a new nonprofit Catholic health system focused on advancing health for all people and serving communities in 21 states.
The foundations for three CHI Saint Joseph hospitals – Flaget Memorial Hospital Foundation, Bardstown, KY; Saint Joseph Berea Foundation, Berea, KY; and Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Foundation, Mount Sterling, KY – were granted a total of $26,778 from the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP). Each foundation received $8,926, and the funds
The Mercy Foundation, Roseburg, OR, received a generous grant of $150,000 from The Ford Family Foundation for the Healthy Kids Outreach Program (HKOP). The funds will support continued dental hygiene and dental education for students in Douglas County. Grant objectives include reducing the number of youths who require additional treatment and provi
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