2026-08-11 Ecns.cn Editor：Mo Honge
(ECNS) — The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, unveiled an Art and Humanities Healing Centre on Monday.
The centre integrates art, humanities, psychology, rehabilitation, nursing, nutrition and botanical science with clinical medicine, using visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile and gustatory approaches to support patient care.
In smart wards built on 5G technology, bedside systems deliver audio content matched to patients’ psychological screening results, using music and guided breathing exercises as professional tools to ease anxiety, accompany treatment and support recovery.
Nurses conduct nutrition education sessions using food models, translating complex dietary requirements into practical daily choices through individualized guidance.
“Medicine is shifting from a disease-centred approach to a health-centred one. In the AI era, humanistic care should run through the entire patient journey, from hospital admission to returning home,” said Wu Jinghong, Party secretary of the hospital and director of the healing centre.
The centre also plans to address the mental health needs of healthcare workers through art-based activities, psychological support and stress relief programmes.
“The centre identifies needs from real clinical scenarios and develops standardized service models and healing products,” Wu said. “Through proper documentation, evaluation and ongoing research, each therapeutic practice will have a clear medical foundation and sustainable development path.”
(By Tang Yuxian)
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 