Grant supports new Arts in Healthcare initiative
The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo has been awarded a grant by the John R. Oishei Foundation to bring the performing arts into health-care settings to enhance the healing environment for patients and caregivers. The center’s innovative Arts in Healthcare initiative is the first of its kind in Western New York and is being established in collaboration with Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. Studies have shown that integrating the arts in health-care settings helps to cultivate a healing environment, supports the mental and emotional recovery of patients, improves communication, and fosters positive working conditions for caregivers. Read more.
