Sanford Health
Sanford Health
07/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/08/2024 20:50
Sanford Children’s announces Panda Cares Center of Hope
Sanford Children's announces Panda Cares Center of Hope
Aug. 7, 2024
Contact:
Nathan Aamodt
Sanford Health Media Relations
(701) 200-6080/[email protected]
FARGO, N.D. - Sanford Children's is proud to announce the opening of the Panda Cares® Center of Hope, made possible by Panda Express® associates and guests, whose generosity help change kids' health, change the future.
The Panda Cares Center of Hope inspires hope and promotes healing by providing specially curated programs that address each child's entire well-being, including their mental, emotional, physical and spiritual needs. Programs offered at the Sanford Children's Panda Cares Center of Hope include therapeutic play, art therapy, meditation and counseling services, designed to give children the courage and strength to thrive.
The Panda Cares Center of Hope is located within the Sanford Traumatic Stress Treatment Center, 100 4th St. S., Fargo. The Sanford Traumatic Stress Treatment Center is the only comprehensive medical and behavioral health treatment center for traumatize children and families in North Dakota. This specialty clinic provided evidence-based trauma services for children, adults and families.
Panda Cares® Centers of Hope across the country are made possible by donations from Panda Express® associates and guests. Funds raised in-store and online at Panda Express benefit each store's local community. Following a multi-million dollar commitment to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals to fund Panda Cares® Centers of Hope, Panda and CMN Hospitals have debuted Center of Hope locations at several hospitals in the United States, from California and Texas to Hawaii and Washington D.C.
Since 2007, Panda Express and Children's Miracle Network Hospitals have partnered together to change kids' health and change the future. To date, Panda has raised more than $150 million for hospitals affiliated with CMN Hospitals, including Sanford Children's Hospital. Panda Express guests and their associates in North Dakota have raised over $200,000 for Sanford Children's Hospital since 2015.
About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America's heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization serves 1.4 million patients and nearly 200,000 health plan members across 250,000 square miles. The integrated health system has 45 hospitals, 211 clinic locations, more than 160 Good Samaritan Society senior living centers, 2,900 Sanford physicians and advanced practice providers, 540 active clinical trials, and nine world clinic locations around the globe. Learn more about Sanford Health's commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.
About Panda Express
On a mission to inspire better lives, Panda Express® is the largest Asian dining concept in the US. Family-owned and operated since 1983 by Co-Founders and Co-CEOs Andrew and Peggy Cherng, Panda Express is best known as a trailblazer for creating a wide variety of industry-first recipes, including its best seller the Original Orange Chicken® and award-winning Honey Walnut Shrimp, which have defined the category of authentic American Chinese cuisine. Each dish at Panda Express is thoughtfully crafted with quality ingredients and inspired by bold Chinese flavors and culinary principles. The restaurant brand has more than 2,500 locations and has introduced American Chinese cuisine to 11 international countries.
Powered by a global family of associates, Panda Cares®, Panda's philanthropic arm, has raised more than $375 million and has dedicated countless volunteer hours in bettering the health and education for over 15 million youth, as well as supporting communities in need since 1999. In 2021, Panda Express established the Panda CommUnity Fund - a five-year, $10 million community investment and response program that supports immediate and sustainable solutions from national and local organizations to uplift diverse groups, including people of color and other marginalized communities. For more information about Panda, visit pandaexpress.com, or find us on Facebook, Instagram, X and Tik Tok.