Providence Hospital Sponsors 4th Annual Art Contest for Catholic School Students

March 1, 2012 Mobile, Alabama—Providence Hospital leaders today announced the hospital's fourth annual Catholic Schools Art Contest. Held in conjunction with the Festival of Flowers, scheduled for March 29 - April 1, judging for the contest will take place on March 7 and 8. Students from Catholic schools in Mobile and Baldwin counties are submitting artwork for this contest.

Winning entries will be displayed on NBC 15's web site, www.local 15tv.com, and viewers will be able to vote for a "People's Choice" overall winner. The winning entries will also be displayed at the Festival of Flowers. The artwork will then be permanently displayed at the Providence Hospital Cancer Center.

For more information about the Art Contest, please contact Pat Richey, Providence Hospital Marketing Department at (251) 633-1302 or prichey@providencehospital.org.

About Providence Hospital
Providence Hospital, a 349-bed facility and member of Ascension Health, cares for more than 14,000 inpatients and 160,000 outpatients each year. Providence Hospital is affiliated with M. D. Anderson Physicians Network®, a subsidiary of The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center recognized as the nation’s leader in cancer care. Other specialized services offered at Providence include open-heart surgery, obstetrics, a freestanding rehabilitation and wellness center and an Outpatient Center with dedicated outpatient diagnostic services and surgical suites. Providence has performed more open-heart surgeries than any other area hospital in five of the last seven years, and delivers more babies than any other private hospital in Mobile.
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Contact Providence Hospital

Michael D. King
Director,Planning and Marketing 251/633-1367
mking@providencehospital.org