Second Year Success for Samaritan Health Services, OR

After taking a short break, Samaritan Health Services in Oregon rejoined the National Arts Program® with great success! For the second year, the NAP exhibition has showcased artwork from both the Valley and Coast locations which encompasses six total hospitals separated by hundreds of miles. The show displayed a total of 200 pieces of artwork, spread across the six different sites. The artwork from each location was hung at the corresponding hospital so that the employees would have a chance to see the talent of their own co-workers and their family members. To connect the six locations, a PowerPoint presentation featuring artwork from all six sites was on display during the duration of the exhibition.

In addition, each site hosted their own awards reception for participants and their families where the CEO of each hospital was on hand to help present the awards. This year, Coordinator Jeanette Partl utilized some of the Non-Matching Scholarship money to present a Best of Show award at each location, adding five additional awards to the list.

The exhibition’s return was surrounded by positive feedback from both participants and their families. Jeanette commented that, “I am always amazed by the talent our employees and their families demonstrate. Their passion for the arts helps us create a culture of healing at Samaritan and caring within our communities.” We couldn’t have said it better ourselves! The NAP is excited to welcome Samaritan Health Systems back and can’t wait to see what the future holds!

Samaritan Employees at one of the Coast locations take a break from their day to admire the artwork on display.