Bringingartintohospitals
Themedicalworldisgraduallyrealizingthatthequalityoftheenvironmentinhospitalsmayplayasignificantroleinhelpingpatientstogetbetter.
AspartofanationwideeffortinBritaintobringartoutofthemuseumsandintopublicplacessomeofthecountry'sbestartistshavebeencalledintochangeolderhospitalsandtosoftenthehardedgesofmodernbuildings.Ofthe2500nationalhealthservicehospitalsinBritainalmost100nowhaveveryvaluablecollectionsofpresentartinpassageswaitingareasandtreatmentrooms.
TheserecentmovementsfirststartedbyoneartistPeterSeniorwhosetuphisstudioataManchesterhospitalinnortheasternEnglandduringtheearly1970s.Hefelttheartisthadlosthisplaceinmodernsocietyandthatartshouldbeenjoyedbyawideraudience(观众).
Acommonhospitalwaitingroommighthaveasmanyas500visitorseachweek.Whatabetterplacetoholdregularexhibitionsofart?Seniorheldthefirstexhibitionofhisownpaintingsintheout-patientswaitingareaoftheManchesterRoyalHospitalin1975.BelievedtobeBritain'sfirsthospitalartistSeniorwassomuchindemandthathewassoonjoinedbyateamofsixyoungartschoolgraduates.
Theeffectisstriking.Nowinthecorridorsandwaitingroomsthevisitorexperiencesafullviewoffreshcolorsplayfulimages(形象)andrestfulcourtyards.
Thequalityoftheenvironmentmayreducetheneedforexpensivedrugswhenapatientisrecoveringfromanillness.Astudyhasshownthatpatientswhohadaviewontogardensneededhalfthenumberofstrongpainkillerscomparedwithpatientswhohadnoviewatalloronlyabrickwalltolookat.
1.SomebestartistsofBritainhavebeencalledinto________
A.setupnewhospitals
B.makethecornersofthehospitalcollectpaintings
C.Bringartintohospitals
D.helppatientsrecoverformseriousillnesses
2.Aftertheimprovementofthehospitalenvironment_________
A.patientsnolongertakedrugstokilltheirpains
B.patientsdon’thavetostaylonginhospital
C.patientsneedfewerpainkillerswhentheysufferfromanillness
D.patientsfeelhappyinhospital
3.Itcanbe