Plattsburgh, NY – On Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 7 pm candles will be lit locally and all across the globe in recognition of pregnancy loss, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and infant death. The Women and Children’s Center (WCC), part of Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital is hosting a Wave of Light Ceremony in support of families who have lost babies to miscarriage, stillbirth and infant death. The event begins at 5:30 pm in the hospital’s Auditorium A and includes music, fellowship, luminary bag decorating and reading of names. At 7 pm, participants will join others all over the world and light a candle to remember their loved one.

“The Wave of Light Ceremony offers families the opportunity to share and lean on each other for support in the wake of one of the most challenging times in their lives: the loss of a baby,” explained Nancy Boucher, MSN, RNC, of the WCC.

Boucher said it’s important to give families and those who have experienced an infant loss a place where they can be open and share their experiences with each other. “Having a safe place to come and see that they are not alone in what they have experienced and are going through can help,” she said.

Anyone interested in participating in the event can learn more or sign up by calling 518-562-7587.

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About Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital is a private, not-for profit hospital in Plattsburgh, NY. Established in 1967 with the merger of Champlain Valley and Physicians Hospitals, Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital joined Fletcher Allen Partners in 2012, which in 2014 became University of Vermont Health Network. Together with its partner hospitals, the UVM Medical Group and a home health agency, Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital provides high quality, cost effective care, close to home. Services include an award winning cardiac services program, accredited cancer center, freestanding ambulatory surgery center, comprehensive rehabilitation services and a 24-hour physician-staffed Emergency Department. Governed by a 15-member Board of Directors, Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission and licensed by New York State and Medicare/Medicaid Approved.

About University of Vermont Health Network
University of Vermont Health Network is an integrated system serving the residents of Vermont and northern New York with a shared mission: working together, we improve people’s lives.

Our 4,000 health care professionals are driven to provide high-quality, cost-efficient care as close to home as possible. Strengthened by our academic connection to the University of Vermont, each of our affiliates remains committed to its local community by providing compassionate, personal care shaped by the latest medical advances and delivered by highly skilled experts.