From mosaics to music, NYC’s public hospitals use art to heal, uplift, and unite patients, staff, and communities. Discover how creativity transforms care.
What happens when art, healing, and public health come together?
In this episode of The Remedy, Dr. Michael Shen sits down with Larissa Trinder, Assistant Vice President of NYC Health + Hospitals Arts in Medicine, and renowned Brooklyn-based artist Mickalene Thomas, to explore the powerful intersection of creativity and patient care.
Dive into the origins of one of the nation’s largest non-museum public art collections, discover how murals and mosaics shape the patient, staff, and family experience across NYC’s public hospitals, and learn why art is more than decoration: it’s essential to comfort staff and improve patient care.
From the healing intention behind the new Brooklyn mosaic dedicated to Ruth Bader Ginsburg to global research with the WHO, learn how art boosts trust, equity, belonging—and even combats healthcare worker burnout. This episode highlights ongoing collaborations with local cultural leaders, how arts access is being reimagined, and what it means when art is cared for, protected, and embedded in every corner of a health system.
Tune in for an inspiring look at how NYC Health + Hospitals is bridging cultural and clinical worlds—making care more holistic, joyous, and truly for all.
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