Bringing peace and beauty to the sick: Kohala Hospital adds art display to emergency waiting room

Patients and families find comfort from the peaceful paintings while they wait. (COURTESY PHOTO/KHCF)

Artist Patrick Chang stands with KHCF members in front of one of his murals that now adorns the waiting room walls. (COURTESY PHOTOs/KHCF)

Ching adds red birds to the mural next to the exit sign for people walking out of the emergency room to enjoy the dance of red and green colors.

NORTH KOHALA — Thanks to recently completed murals by artist Patrick Ching, Kohala Hospital’s new emergency waiting room is an oasis of beauty and calm.