Month: June 2023
Nature calls: How the desire to climb the highest mountains inspired perseverance and healing
A Profile in Giving: Gurbani Singh For many, playing sports in our youth offers some of our first and fondest memories of the outdoors. And then there are others, who though they participated in athletics, find their path to nature later in life. Born and raised in Baltimore, Gurbani Singh enjoyed recreational sports until her…
What happens inside Sacred Places in hospitals?
Hospital Sacred Places come in all shapes and sizes — from pocket parks to rooftop gardens to sprawling labyrinths, health care Sacred Places are bringing the healing power of nature to doctors, nurses, staff, patients and visitors across the country. Each day, from Portland, OR to Piedmont, AL to Washington, D.C, hundreds of folks in…
Garden of Little Angels inspires new Sacred Place at Medstar Franklin Square
Discreetly tucked behind the Women’s Pavilion of the Franklin Square Hospital is a Memorial Loss Garden, the “Garden of Little Angels.” This garden serves as a place of solace and peace for patients and hospital staff as well as for parents, friends and family members who wish to honor the loss of a baby through…
