The social hospital: how art creates connections, enhances diversity, and strengthens healthy communities

The beating heart of the hospital is its people, from the nurse and the doctor, to the  receptionist and the porter, with the patient at the centre. Yet, too often, our social values and connections are easily cast aside, deprioritised and buried under the ubiquity of  machines, data-driven demands, bureaucratic processes, and technical jargon. 

In this new 3-part webinar series, from 18-20 April, titled, ‘The social hospital: how art  creates connections, enhances diversity, and strengthens communities’, three expert panels  from across the interdisciplinary fields of medicine, architecture, art, design, and research  will discuss The ‘social hospital’ – what it is, why it matters, and how creativity and  innovation can shape a new and more inclusive and diverse healthcare environment. 

Organised by European Healthcare Design in collaboration with Art in Site and broadcast  ‘live’ on SALUS TV, each 90-minute episode will focus on a different impact of the social  hospital, featuring international case studies showcasing how art in combination with  technology can connect patients, staff and the wider community, enabling stories to be  shared and tales told that build empathy and connection to improve healing, recovery and  wellbeing. 

Our panels will describe and discuss interactive installations that bring people together in  the social hospital – to play, connect, and share meaningful moments together. And explore  creative solutions to breaking down silos within the hospital, demonstrating how art can  create a bridge beyond the walls of the hospital to create health in the wider community. 

Healthcare also much to learn from radical art and design in parallel sectors, such as education, civic space and transport, so our panels will also draw inspiration from how other sectors are using art to create health and social value. 

Register now for free: To book your place on these free-to-view live webinars, or to receive  links to the recordings, please register by clicking on the links below. We look forward to  your participation as we stimulate a new dialogue around the role of the arts in  shaping The Future of Health 2050. 

Webinar 1: Tues 18th April 17.00-18.30 BST 

The social hospital: Celebrating identity, expression and diversity 

How healthcare portraiture and self-expression can drive new conversations, attitudes, and  self-perception about the role of medicine – its ideals, its history, its responsibilities, and its  future. 

Webinar 2: Wed 19th April 17.00-18.30 BST 

The social hospital: Creating a culture of care

Using impactful, immersive visual art and music to broadcast an aspirational culture of care  – one that’s less clinical, kinder, inspirational, and playful. 

The social hospital: Anchoring healthy communities 

Using multi-spatial art & activity to make social connections, build bridges, and combat the  isolating effect of siloed communities.

Webinar 3: Wed 20th April 17.00-18.30 BST