The St. Joseph Medical Center Commitment to the Art of Healing

The environment in which a patient heals has a quiet, yet often profound, effect on the success of treatment. Numerous studies have demonstrated a connection between the attractiveness and comfort of hospital surroundings and the rate and vitality with which patients recover from surgery or illness.

Carefully chosen artwork engages and calms, allowing patients to relax, rest and find themselves in the best frame of mind for their bodies to heal.

In accord with the welcoming and comforting design of the Medical Center’s appealing new entrance, Heart Institute and Spiritual Center, St. Joseph has commissioned and installed several pieces of original artwork, each with a unique purpose. Beautiful meditative gardens are spaces for rest and contemplation, directly accessible to patients and visitors and also visible from indoors.

As the hospital continually upgrades medical technology, attracts supremely talented personnel, and utilizes impressive contemporary techniques, the emphasis on healing the whole person is evident in the attention to matters of the spirit and the psyche.