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Ascension Providence plants trees to honor healthcare workers
Tree planting and prayer service held in multiple Central Texas locations to honor healthcare workers and those lost during the pandemic
Ascension Providence held a Living Tribute tree planting and prayer service to honor healthcare workers and those lost during the pandemic. Attended by hospital administrators and staff, the service included a chaplain-led prayer and the unveiling of a new plaque next to the tree, serving as both a memorial and a living representation of the lives touched by COVID-19. Trees will also be planted at Ascension Texas hospitals across Central Texas to mark the occasion, as well as plaques and gardens dedicated at hospital sites.
“Planting trees in the communities we are privileged to serve is both a living remembrance of those who were lost and a symbol of hope and renewal for the healthcare workers who continue to serve on the front lines of this pandemic,” said Philip Patterson, President of Ascension Providence. “We also believe planting trees throughout the entire Ascension system has an enormous potential to positively impact both our community spaces and global environment.”
About Ascension Texas
In Texas, Ascension operates Ascension Providence in Waco and Ascension Seton, which includes Dell Children’s Medical Center, the region’s only comprehensive children’s hospital and pediatric Level I trauma center, and Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas, the region’s only Level I trauma center for adults. Ascension Seton partners with Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin and shares a common vision of transforming healthcare through a focus on quality and value. Serving Texas for more than 119 years, Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. Ascension is one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the U.S., operating 2,600 sites of care – including 145 hospitals and more than 40 senior living facilities – in 19 states and the District of Columbia. Visit www.ascension.org and www.dellchildrens.net.