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Sanford Health hosts infant committal and remembrance service

(Bismarck, N.D.)—Sanford Health will host a service Monday, Oct. 15, dedicated to all babies who died before or shortly after birth, or children of any age who have died. Those whose lives have been touched by one of these little ones are encouraged to attend.

The committal and remembrance service will be held 6 p.m. at the Garden of Peace in Fairview Cemetery, 2929 E. Century Ave., Bismarck. The Garden of Peace is in the southwest corner of the cemetery. In case of inclement weather, the service will be in the chapel at Sanford Medical Center.

Registration is recommended. To register, please contact Chaplain Burnie Kunz, Sanford pastoral care coordinator, at 323-6086. To find out more about the Garden of Peace, visit bismarck.sanfordhealth.org/gardenofpeace.

Oct. 15 is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.

About Sanford Health
Sanford Health is an integrated health system headquartered in the Dakotas and is now the largest, rural, not-for-profit health care system in the nation with locations in 126 communities in eight states. In addition, Sanford Health is in the process of developing international clinics in Ghana, Israel and Mexico.

Sanford Health includes 35 hospitals, 140 clinic locations and 1,360 physicians in 81 specialty areas of medicine. With more than 26,000 employees, Sanford Health is the largest employer in North and South Dakota. The system is experiencing dynamic growth and development in conjunction with Denny Sanford's nearly $700 million in gifts, the largest ever to a health care organization in America. These gifts are making possible the implementation of several initiatives including global children's clinics, multiple research centers and finding cures for type 1 diabetes and breast cancer. For more information, please visit sanfordhealth.org.