WHAT:
Covenant Children’s employees and others who want to help, will be tying 1,033 blue ribbons on the wrought-iron fence in front of the hospital.
WHEN:
1 p.m. Wednesday (April 5)
WHERE:
Covenant Children’s main entrance, 4000 24th St. (corner of 24th Street and Nashville Avenue)
EVENT:
The Lubbock region ranks third out of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Service’s 11 regions in the state for the prevalence of child abuse – with a rate of 12.12 per 1,000 children – resulting in 1,033 cases of confirmed child abuse in the Lubbock region.
Join Covenant Children’s in tying 1,033 blue ribbons on the fence in front of the hospital to help increase awareness and prevention of child abuse and neglect.
About Covenant Health:
Covenant Health has served for almost 100 years as the only faith-based integrated health network in the West Texas, eastern New Mexico region providing a Christian healing ministry. Covenant’s network includes six hospitals, more than 1,000 licensed beds, more than 5,000 employees, 97 primary care providers, a medical staff of more than 600 physicians at its cornerstone facilities, and a regionally based health plan – FirstCare — offering high-quality affordable healthcare coverage. To learn more about Covenant Health, please visit covenanthealth.org.
(News release from Covenant Health System)
