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Therapy cats provide comfort at Providence ElderPlace

Therapy cats provide comfort at Providence ElderPlace

Published Date March 2, 2018

therapy-cat The power of touch, therapy cats provide relaxing, healing comfort for ElderPlace residents.

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Queen of the Valley Caregiver Volunteers in Guatemala

Marta Flores, a Registered Nurse at St. Joseph Health, Queen of the Valley, has been selected as one of 49 Providence St. Joseph Health caregivers to volunteer in Guatemala with Global Partnerships an

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