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NEWS FROM
CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE
July 30, 2009
Local Artwork Transforms Cambridge Health Alliance's Whidden Hospital Campus
Everett, MA…Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) has collaborated
with area nonprofit The Art Connection to beautify CHA's Whidden
Hospital campus and create a more welcoming environment for patients,
visitors, and staff. The Art Connection, an organization that connects
artists and donors with community service groups, facilitated the
donation of 19 original works of art by 12 artists for installation
at the Whidden campus.
A committee of CHA staff and local community supporters selected
the pieces, ranging from traditional landscapes to modern geometrics.
CHA also organized a flea market to raise money to frame the artwork,
which is displayed throughout the hospital.
"The response has been wonderful," said Deborah Murphy,
RN, site administrator of CHA's Whidden Hospital campus, located
at 103 Garland Street in Everett. "The works not only enhance
the hospital's physical space but stimulate social engagement in
an extremely positive manner."
The Art Connection builds connections between artists and their
communities by bringing art to community organizations - clinics,
youth and senior service programs, job training centers, shelters
and residential programs, and more. This simple but powerful idea
has resulted in hundreds of installations into scores of organizations,
giving those who often have the least access to art direct contact
in their own communities. For more information, visit www.theartconnection.org.
Cambridge Health Alliance is an innovative, award-winning
health system that provides high quality care in Cambridge, Somerville,
and Boston's metro-north communities. It includes three hospital
campuses, a network of primary care and specialty practices, the
Cambridge Public Health Dept., and the Network Health plan. CHA
is a Harvard Medical School teaching affiliate and is also affiliated
with Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard School of Dental Medicine,
and Tufts University School of Medicine. Visit us online at www.challiance.org.
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Media Contact
David Cecere
Media Relations Manager
Phone: 617-503-8428
Cell: 617-921-9613
Pager: 617-546-1879
dcecere@challiance.org
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