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MEMORIAL
THOMPSON HEALTH ART GALLERY
• The new and expanded Sands-Constellation • The Path to Paradise, the first retrospective of the work of
Intensive Care Unit enables an additional 300+ contemporary glass artist Judith Schaechter, was organized by
critically ill patients annually to receive exceptional curator in charge/curator of American Art Jessica Marten, who
care close to home. This fully community-funded also wrote the catalog for this major traveling show. In a long
$11.9M project enables a more robust team to care appreciation of the exhibition, Hyperallergic magazine wrote,
for patients with life-threatening illnesses or “Schaechter emerges as a powerful feminist voice as she teases
surgical needs. out the female figure in art history and re-presents her as
radically complex.”
• Funding supported tripling the size of Thompson’s
Pulmonary Medicine Clinic, which allows for a • MAG provided docent-led tours for 5,095 students and
larger team of pulmonologists and respiratory educators in 31 school districts and 81 public/private/pre-K
therapists to accommodate and monitor more schools and home-school groups. Each student received a free
patients, minimizing wait times and reducing pass for a return family visit. Following the COVID-19
emergency care and hospitalization. shutdown, staff also quickly accommodated requests for virtual
class visits, as well as launched a new Remote Learning &
• A new and modern angiography suite features Homeschooling page.
higher quality imaging and lower doses of
radiation. New intra-vascular ultrasound • MAG continued to offer free museum admission for up to
equipment will also aid in the image-guided four people presenting a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
removal of blood clots. Program (SNAP) Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card.
And MAGconnect continued to offer free transportation,
• Thompson is among the first in the region to offer complimentary admission, an engaging tour, and a one-year
Savi Scout® radar localization technology to treat MAG membership to community residents of limited
women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. financial means.
Savi Scout® technology allows surgeons to
pinpoint tumors before surgery, without wires and • Through new art acquisitions, MAG continued its focused
with less discomfort. Its level of precision program to strengthen modern and contemporary art holdings,
contributes to more exacting surgeries. extend historical and aesthetic narratives in the collection, and
enhance the representation of women and minority artists.
