ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Just outside the hospital doors at Providence Medical Center Alaska, tucked behind the building, you’ll find a garden, one meant to heal and bring peace.
“This is a place of healing and hope,” said Joel Alsworth, Chief Mission Officer. “This garden is and was to create a space … where our caregivers, where our patients, where our families could have a chance to get out of the hospital and be able to experience nature.”
“It feels magical,” added Julia Sadowski, a clinical nurse specialist. “It feels like you’ve just entered a really special place where there aren’t beeps, there aren’t drips. There’s natural lighting versus artificial lighting, and people are often looking contemplative here…