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Good Shepherd’s Soul Care Chaplains, 

Gail Cherry, Daren Strong, Kristi Atkins, 

Brian Yarbrough and Kirk Ruehl. Good 

Shepherd was originally formed by 

churches to “guide, nurture, and 

protect” the citizens of Umatilla and 

Morrow Counties in 1954. On September 

29, 2022, 60 area ministers gathered in 

Victory Square Park in Hermiston for our 

first ever “Soul Care Summit” to reaffirm 

that intention. Our chaplains serve the 

Soul Care Department with 24-hour  

on-call, critical incident peer support, 

and bereavement care for patients  

and families. 

Good Shepherd planted a pinwheel garden to bring awareness to National Child Abuse Prevention Month with help from 

our Children’s Center and staff.