 This year, ALMH will begin hosting a Service of Remembrance for
those who have died at the hospital in the last year. The pastoral
care department will have a brief, comforting ceremony with
readings, music, prayers, tributes and a butterfly release.
The Service of Remembrance, which will be an annual ceremony, is
made possible through Healing Life Society memberships, which are
sold by the foundation for $100 annually or $1,000 for a lifetime
membership.
Besides supporting this special event, the Healing Life Society
provides for some of the upkeep of gardens around ALMH and new
plantings. The Service of Remembrance will include the planting of a
new bush or tree each year.
The Healing Life Society Garden Party, an annual event for
members, will be on Sept. 18 at ALMH. The ALMH Auxiliary is a
sponsor of this year’s event. Commemorative bricks from the old
hospital may be purchased during the party.
The new hospital, situated on 60 acres just west of Lincoln
Parkway, is surrounded by landscaping, perennials, annuals,
evergreen shrubs, grasses and trees. There are many benches,
walkways and patios for patients to retreat to for reflection in
moments of pain, stress or sadness.
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The Healing Life Society promotes wellness and helps ALMH live
its mission to improve the health of the people and communities it
serves.
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital is a community-based
critical-access hospital serving the people of Logan and eastern
Mason County. The Abraham Lincoln Healthcare Foundation was formed
in 1986 to support ALMH. To purchase a Healing Life Society
membership or learn more about other foundation programs, call
605-5006 or visit www.almh.org.
[Text from file received
from Abraham Lincoln Memorial
Hospital]
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