Sean C. Morgan
Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital unveiled the first full-size Japanese-style hospital healing garden in the state last week.
Samaritan officials and designer Hoichi Kurisu presented the garden to media on Oct. 19.
Since the mid-1980s, scientific research has confirmed what healers have long asserted, SLCH CEO Becky Pape said. A natural setting can promote healing, and this garden will be a healing force in the treatment of patients.
“Healing involves all aspects of…