Contributions will allow Southcoast Hospice and Palliative Care to continue to meet the needs of bereaved families in the Greater New Bedford and Wareham regions
| For Immediate Release | Contact: Joyce Brennan |
| November 20, 2008 | 508-961-5270 |
| brennanj@southcoast.org | |
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FAIRHAVEN, Mass. — Southcoast Hospice and Palliative Care Volunteer Program is presenting "A Season to Remember" tree that will be decorated with Gift of Memory ornaments and located in the lobby of St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford this holiday season.
A Season to Remember tree will be adorned with small gift box shaped ornaments wrapped in red ribbon with a bow. Inscribed on the gift tag is the name of the person being remembered or honored. All contributions will allow Southcoast Hospice and Palliative Care to continue to meet the needs of bereaved families in the Greater New Bedford and Wareham regions.
Gift of Memory ornaments are $5 each and can be purchased in the hospital lobby beginning December 1 through December 24 from noon to 8:30 p.m. or by calling 508-984-0277. Payments can also be mailed to: Jo-Ann Richard, Southcoast Hospice, 200 Mill Road, Suite 120, Fairhaven, MA 02719. Please remember to include the name of the person you are honoring, your name, address and phone.
About Southcoast
Southcoast Health System is a community based health delivery system with multiple access points, offering an integrated continuum of health services throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and East Bay, Rhode Island. It includes the three hospitals that make up Southcoast Hospitals Group — Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford and Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
Southcoast provides advanced clinical services, such as open heart surgery, angioplasty and heart rhythm services, neurosurgery, weight loss surgery, orthopedic surgery and advanced imaging services. Southcoast is a not-for-profit charitable organization that depends on the support of the community to provide services.
More information is available onlinwww.southcoast.org.
Media Contact
Joyce Faria Brennan
Public Information Officer
Phone: 508-961-5270
Pager: 508-387-9605
Fax: 508-961-5876
brennanj@southcoast.org
