Lutheran Health Care and children help ring in Lunar New Year
Children, lions and food helped ring in the New Year in style.
Lutheran Medical Center played host to its annual Lunar New Year celebration. The hospital commemorated the Year of the Goat with a variety of traditional festivities such as the lion dance which is said to chase away evil spirits and a performance by children from the Brooklyn Chinese American Association. Chinese food was also provided for Lutheran employees.
“It’s always good to come together and celebrate,” said President and CEO of Lutheran Health Care (LHC), Wendy Goldstein. “I think there’s enough pain and difficulty in everybody’s life that when we have something wonderful to celebrate, we should come together and do that. We try to do that at Lutheran all the time. We also want the community to know that we are part of it. They come here and make us better, stronger and more able to take care of patients.”