New Healing Hand Sculpture Unveiled at Wrexham Maelor Hospital

Award-winning artist Simon O’Rourke has gifted a meaningful redwood sculpture to Wrexham Maelor Hospital, featuring a weathered hand bearing the ancient medical symbol of a snake and staff. The artwork, carved from a felled Welshpool redwood tree, symbolises the connection between healthcare workers and patients, celebrating the importance of human touch in medicine and the hospital’s role in the community.

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