Allegheny Health Network

10/21/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/21/2024 09:22

Community Tour of AHN’s ‘Art of Caring’ Display Makes Final Stops at Jefferson and Canonsburg Hospitals

Monday, October 21, 2024

Community Tour of AHN's 'Art of Caring' Display Makes Final Stops at Jefferson and Canonsburg Hospitals

Art display featuring medical scrubs donated by dozens of AHN caregivers whose stories define the 'art of caring' will be stationed at Jefferson Hospital Oct. 21 through Nov. 18 and at Canonsburg Hospital Nov. 18 through Dec. 16

PITTSBURGH - Allegheny Health Network's (AHN)'Art of Caring' exhibit will make its final stops at AHN Jefferson and Canonsburg Hospitals beginning today through Dec.16th. The art display, which features medical scrubs donated by dozens of network clinicians and staff members, has already made stops at six AHN hospitals as part of a year-long campaign to bring the exhibit to all communities served by AHN.

Designed and built by local Pittsburgh artists, the artwork serves as a visual representation of the AHN caregivers who exemplify the 'art of caring' every day across AHN hospitals and outpatient facilities. The donated medical scrubs are attached to a hand-built, 5'x10' wooden stand and frame that weighs more than 550 pounds. The stand was made using a Japanese woodworking technique known as 'sashimono' which entails the assembly of wooden items without the use of nails.

The unique display is an extension of AHN's 'We See You' campaign which showcases the many ways that AHN and its caregivers serve, support and "see" people throughout their lives. The campaign also recognizes and celebrates AHN's caregivers - seeing them at the start of their shift and at the end of a long day, and through the joys and sorrows of caring for patients.

Accompanying the artwork is a video featuring various AHN clinicians and staff members who respond to the question, "If your scrubs could talk, what would they say?"

WHERE/WHEN:

AHN Jefferson Hospital

565 Coal Valley Road, Jefferson Hills, PA 15025

Oct. 21st - Nov. 18th, 2024

AHN Canonsburg Hospital

100 Medical Boulevard, Canonsburg, PA 15317

Nov. 18th - Dec. 16th, 2024

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