Posted at 11:08 a.m., Thursday, November 29, 2007
Queen's Medical wins national landscaping award
Advertiser Staff
The landscaping at Queen's Medical Center has received national recognition.The Professional Grounds Management Society gave the hospital the Grand Award in its 2007 Green Star Awards competition. The award was given in the "Hospital or Institution" category for exceptional grounds maintenance.
"This facility is a slice of paradise, providing patients, visitors and personnel alike a walled-in secret garden filled with dark foliage plants, a native Hawaiian plant area interpreted with signage emphasizing the medical use of the plants," the Society said in a news release.
Mark Gwinner, Queen's landscape developer, said, "This is a great honor to receive. It not only recognizes the efforts put in by m y staff, but also the Queen's Medical Center's commitment towards enriching its patients' lives through green spaces."
