Mayo Clinic incorporating arts & humanities into patient care

Geoff Bennett, co-anchor and co-managing editor of PBS News Hour, introduced an interesting topic, “Improve and Dementia,” on August 27, 2026, about how the medical community is trying many approaches to help push back against the advance of Alzheimer’s and dementia. And special correspondent Megan Thompson, covering the intersection of health and arts for the PBS CANVAS series, gave us an inside look at how the Mayo Clinic incorporates the arts and humanities into patient care for those facing serious, life-altering health issues. And how staff members are supported too.

Here is a link to the 7-minute segment and written transcript: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-the-mayo-clinic-is-using-the-arts-to-improve-patient-care.

New Hour Epilogue: “ The Mayo Clinic cares for 1 million patients each year from all 50 states and roughly 140 countries.”