EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Texas hosted its inaugural Christmas tree lighting on Thursday.

The event featured a tree lighting at 6 p.m., with appearances by Santa Claus and the Grinch, offering families an opportunity to take photos with Santa.

Attendees enjoyed a toy drive, food trucks, hot chocolate, free haircuts, and music from a local DJ.

Doctors Daniel Varela and Hector Lopez also provided free blood pressure and A1C checks, along with flu vaccines.

Speaking to KFOX14/CBS4 on Thursday, Justin Guajardo, CEO of PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of El Paso, said, “It’s really just something that the coalition thought would be a good idea to promote PAM, our brand, what we do here at the hospital. But seeing the turnout, it really motivates me to get more reasons to put people together and do more events like this in the future, because that’s what we want, especially with the turnout like this.”

According to PAM, the tree lighting, which was free and open to the public, was made possible by the support of local sponsors, many of whom are healthcare organizations.

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