Volunteers are creating works of art to be displayed throughout hospitals within Florida's Lee Memorial Health System, according to an article in on the NBC-2 website.
A Global Alliance for Arts and Health report says almost half of the country's healthcare institutions have art programs. Displaying art is the most common type.
As patients wait for imaging and procedures, they can look up at the ceiling and see the art that volunteers have made for them, the article said.
Hospital officials said they wanted patients to feel like they're at Disney World. He hopes more people take part in this labor of love.
NBC-2.com WBBH News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral
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