Presenting a check for $1,465 are, from left, Red Bluff High School
students and basketball athletes Maka Hoffer, Katelyn Foushee, Jordan
Cooper, Sarah Brown, Jessica MacDonald, Kelly Cave, Julia Bellon and
Alex Dahnke. Adults on either side are Todd Smith (left), St. Elizabeth
Community Hospital Chief Operating Officer; and Lori Raglin, RT (right),
St. Elizabeth Imaging Center Coordinator.
Clockwise from
upper left: A
fountain at
St. Elizabeth
Community
Hospital, a waterfall
at Mercy Medical
Center Redding
and the Nepenthe
Walking Trail at
Mercy Medical
Center Mt. Shasta.
Healing the spirit
The journey to healing after an illness or accident often involves more
than just medicine—it involves a person’s mind, body and spirit. The
Dignity Health North State hospitals have created tranquil places for
patients and visitors to relax their minds and renew their spirits.
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta created the Nepenthe Walking
Trail. Nepenthe—pronounced
ne-pen-thay
—
is a Greek word that
generally means anything that makes someone forget their sadness.
The wheelchair-accessible trail winds through the hospital grounds
and features streams, ponds, picnic tables and benches. The trail
provides a scenic pathway for those seeking thoughtful reflection
and serenity.
The Healing Garden at Mercy Medical Center Redding was designed
to align with Mercy’s mission to provide holistic patient care that
addresses physical, emotional and spiritual healing. In 2002, Sister
Brenda O’Keeffe, Vice President of Mission Integration, identified an
inner court of the hospital as a place for quiet reflection for patients,
families, employees and physicians. The garden consists of many
themed “rooms,” such as the Heritage and Zen Rooms.
At St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff, a serene, circular
garden has been planted, where patients and visitors can sit among lovely
rosebushes. The hospital is committed to enhancing the environment of
spirituality for all who visit.
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Dignity Health North State
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta is
honored to partner with Cross Petroleum
and C&K Market, Inc., in raising funds to
fight cancer.
For more information, call
Alisa Johnson, Mercy Foundation North
development officer, at
530.926.9318
.
Mercy Medical Center Redding has
helped the community of Redding in
its efforts to support breast cancer
awareness.
Learn more about the Shasta
County NorCal Think Pink campaign
at
www.norcalthinkpink.org
a
nd the
So
rop
timists of Redding lunc
heon at
www.soroptimistredding.c
om
.
In addition, Relay For Life is a strong
presence in the Nor
th State.
Learn more at
www.relayforlife.org
.