St. Mary’s Medical Center proudly announces the creation of its first ever Living Logo in honor of the hospital’s upcoming 75th Anniversary celebration.St. Mary’s logo is a fresh look, incorporating iconography as it points to the hospital’s rich heritage of compassion and legacy of excellent clinical care. The logo is a reminder of the medical cross and medical excellence that the hospital provides to our community, while it subtly hints at a religious cross, as St. Mary’s founding was by the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, New York. The dove carrying the olive branch is a symbol to remind people of the Holy Spirit bringing peace and healing to all patients who enter the hospital’s care. The blue and green are refreshing and calming hues that are meant to signify healing. In addition, the blue is the color associated with Mary, the mother of Jesus. The logo design is meant to connect St. Mary’s heritage to its bright future that lies ahead, as the hospital continues to provide the highest standard of medical care to our community.
In order to make the living logo come to life, over three hundred St. Mary’s employees, physicians, nurses, community members, volunteers and patients joined together to create the emblem entirely out of people. Each participant wore either a blue, green or white shirt, which are the colors of the hospital’s logo. Together, as one unit, participants stood on the St. Mary’s helipad and turned it into the hospital’s logo in human form.
St. Mary’s Living Logo is to honor the staff and community for the hospital’s success as a leader in excellent healthcare to the community it serves as it grows and changes. The living logo will be featured as a part of the celebration of St. Mary’s 75th Anniversary in April 2013.
