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Close Window Dr. Khilola Alimova, Chief of Pediatric Service at the National Medical Emergency Central Hospital in Tashkent, talks with Ambassador Norland while Edith Gidley, head of the Medical Unit at the U.S. Embassy, assembles the artwork donated to the hospital
Dr. Khilola Alimova, Chief of Pediatric Service at the National Medical Emergency Central Hospital in Tashkent, talks with Ambassador Norland while Edith Gidley, head of the Medical Unit at the U.S. Embassy, assembles the artwork donated to the hospital
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Dr. Khilola Alimova, Chief of Pediatric Service at the National Medical Emergency Central Hospital in Tashkent, talks with Ambassador Norland while Edith Gidley, head of the Medical Unit at the U.S. Embassy, assembles the artwork donated to the hospital
Dr. Khilola Alimova, Chief of Pediatric Service at the National Medical Emergency Central Hospital in Tashkent, talks with Ambassador Norland while Edith Gidley, head of the Medical Unit at the U.S. Embassy, assembles the artwork donated to the hospital

U.S. Embassy Donates Artwork to Tashkent Hospital (05/26/2009)

A brightly-colored painting of a parrot perched in a field of wildflowers will grace a wall of the National Medical Emergency Central Hospital in Tashkent, thanks to the work of a non-profit organization in the United States that provides artwork to hospitals.

The Foundation for Hospital Art organizes volunteers to paint murals and large canvas pieces of art, which are then donated to hospitals. The Foundation has donated artwork to more than 2,000 hospitals in 188 countries.

The National Medical Emergency Central Hospital, formerly known as Tashkent City Hospital No. 16, has been a long-time partner of the U.S. Embassy, said Dr. Rustam Gubaydulin, the health care advisor at the Embassy. He and other Embassy staff helped set up the donation, the Foundation of Hospital Art’s first donation in Uzbekistan, he said.

On May 26, U.S. Ambassador Richard Norland met with Dr. Khilola Alimova, Chief of Pediatric Service at the hospital, and presented the painting. She gave the Ambassador a tour of the facility and pointed out the spot in a public area where her staff plans to hang the 1.5-meter high painting.