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hallways, cafés and lobbies. In
addition, volunteer musicians
are invited to play live
music in common areas
for patients, families and
visitors to enjoy.
If you are a local artist
or musician and you are
interested in getting involved
with the art initiatives at
CMH, please call Stephanie
Brenden at
503-338-7573
or email
sbrenden@columbiamemorial
.org.
ARTS
and healing have long
been closely intertwined. In the
years before Hippocrates, the
healing temples of ancient Greece
surrounded patients with paintings,
sculpture, gardens, fountains,
music, poetry and storytelling. An
environment rich with art was seen
as therapeutic, providing a means
to alleviate physical discomfort and
emotional distress.
Florence Nightingale, in her
book
Notes on Nursing
, described
the patient’s need for beauty, even
to look out a window or gaze at
a vase of flowers: “People say the
effect is only on the mind. It is no
such thing. The effect is on the
body, too.”
Planetree hospitals like
Columbia Memorial
Hospital (CMH) are
finding ways to
bring the arts back
into the health
care environment
to enhance
patient-centered
care and promote
healing. One way to
accomplish this goal
is to invite local artists to donate
artwork for display or exhibit art
for sale in common areas, such as
The arts
and healing
Are you having problems getting from
room to room or completing daily tasks
within your home? If so, insurance has a
wheelchair benefit that may assist you.
At Pacific Coast Medical Supply, we have
a large selection of manual wheelchairs,
power wheelchairs or scooters that can
assist you within your home.
To start the process, all you need to do
is make an appointment with your doctor
to discuss the specific reasons you need a
wheelchair to help you move around your
residence. After the appointment, one
of our trained wheelchair specialists will
come to your home to evaluate your spe-
cific needs to help get you a wheelchair
that is best for you.
If you have any questions or
would like more information,
please visit Pacific Coast Medical
Supply, your local source for
wheelchair mobility, at
1210 Marine Drive, Astoria, or call
us at
503-338-0349.
Pacific Coast Medical Supply
CMH HEALTH COMPASS is published as a community
service by COLUMBIAMEMORIAL HOSPITAL, a Lutheran-
affi l iated health care faci l ity. 2111 Exchange St. ,
Astoria, OR 97103, telephone 503-325-4321, website
www.columbiamemorial.org
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or questions about specific content that may affect your
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Erik Thorsen
Chief Executive Officer
Guy Rivers
Chief Financial Officer
Randy Stemper
President, Board of Trustees
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