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The Healing Gardens offer a serene, green experience to patients, visitors, and staff who can relax and soothe mind, body, and soul. Covering 82,500 square feet, the four gardens sit on what were two separate concrete decks atop the north and south
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A variety of fine art from local, national, and international artists makes up the Healing Arts collection. The art on display throughout the hospital is meant to provide a pleasing atmosphere for patients, visitors and employees.
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USC-VHH has conducted clinical art therapy pilot projects as an integrative approach to postoperative pain management, stress reduction and adjustment to hospitalization. Additionally, art therapy is used in our physical therapy department as a
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With the COVID-19 pandemic, patient visitation has become extremely limited. To assist our patients through this difficult and isolating time, the USC-VHH’s Healing Arts Exhibits have been mobilized through our Art Cart program and digitized through our
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Rotating and permanent exhibits by local artists throughout USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH), including patient treatment areas, are curated to create an uplifting and hopeful environment for our patients, their families, hospital staff, and the
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Certified Music Practitioners® provide therapeutic music in most patient units, intensive care units, neonatal units, and dialysis, burn/trauma, and pre-and post-surgery areas.
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Restorative gardens have had a presence in hospitals since the Middle Ages. Michigan Medicine is pleased to continue this tradition of hospitality with the FRIENDS Meditation Garden. This garden was specifically designed to provide an outdoor space within
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The Art Cart program is a lending library of framed poster art. Volunteers take colorful carts of framed posters to the patient floors in the University Hospital and offer patients a selection of artwork to display in their rooms. The simple choice of
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The Cincinnati Arts Association’s “Arts in Healing” Initiative integrates the performing and visual arts in medical and community healthcare settings and other non-traditional settings to promote community wellness and encourage our community to explore
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Artists who have been affected personally, through a family member or friend, or anyone whose art reflects recovery from mental illness or addiction are invited to participate. Artists display works ranging from painting and drawing to sculpture, mixed
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