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| Mercy News Mercy to offer Service of Remembrance for Parents who have Experienced Pregnancy or Infant Loss |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2007
CONTACT:
Cindy Hickey,
Public Relations
330-489-1212
cindy.hickey@csauh.com
Mercy to offer Service of Remembrance for Parents who have Experienced Pregnancy or Infant Loss
Canton, Ohio: The loss of a child during pregnancy, at birth or infancy is a parent’s most painful bereavement experience. Research has shown that memories are key to the healing process.
Mercy Medical Center’s Grief Support Services is offering a Service of Remembrance of Pregnancy and Infant Loss on Sun., Oct. 21, at 3 p.m. at St. Pauls Episcopal Church, located at 415 Cleveland Avenue SW in Canton. Refreshments will follow. For more information or to make reservations, please call 330-489-1334.
Mercy Medical Center, a nonprofit corporation the Sisters of Charity Health System and University Hospitals Health System, operates a 476-bed hospital serving Stark, Carroll, Wayne, Holmes and Tuscarawas Counties and parts of Southeastern Ohio. It has 550 physicians on its Medical Staff and employs 2,500 people. Mercy operates outpatient health centers in Carrollton, Jackson Township, Lake Township, Louisville and North Canton. A Catholic hospital, Mercy Medical Center upholds the mission and philosophy of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine and continues to be responsive to the needs of the community, including the provision of care to all, regardless of their ability to pay. For more information, see www.cantonmercy.com.