Arts in Hospital

Room With a View (2002 to date)

Phase 1 of the Room With a View project provides a live view from a camera on the roof of Kingston Maurward House, approximately three kilometres outside Dorchester.

This view of the lake and grounds is transmitted to large LCD screens in two isolation rooms at Dorset County Hospital. These rooms are used for immuno-compromised patients with Leukaemia and other blood cancers, who may have to remain in them for several weeks. The idea for this project is based on medical evidence, which shows that a view of nature can improve recovery rates and reduce stress.

In Phase 2 we have placed a camera on the roof of Brownsea Castle with a view of Poole Harbour. The project is also available in Royal United Hospital Bath’s Cancer Unit and has expanded to a new Cancer Ward in Dorset County Hospital. 

Photo credit: Bournemouth News Agency

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