Who we serve / Healthcare
Calm, dignity and a sense of place.
Art in healthcare is environment, wayfinding and wellbeing, not decoration. SOV coordinates creatives, facilities requirements, community considerations and approvals through one managed process.
What's on your plate
The work has to be safe before it can be beautiful.
Every piece passes through infection prevention, facilities, patient experience and procurement. Most creatives have never navigated that.
Work that unsettles a patient population, or misses the people it is for.
Porous materials, hard-to-clean surfaces or an install that breaks containment.
Work environmental services can't clean, or that wears badly in a high-traffic corridor.
A project that stalls because patients, staff or leadership were not part of it.
Credentialing, insurance and paperwork that arrive incomplete.
A community that doesn't see itself in the spaces where it receives care.
“SOV coordinates creatives, facilities requirements, community considerations and project approvals through one managed process.”
What you get
One managed process, start to sign-off.
Positive distraction, calm and orientation, guided by evidence on art in care settings.
Materials, finishes and mounting chosen with infection prevention at the table.
Work placed and mounted for clearances, sightlines and every visitor.
Local creatives and input from the people who use the space.
Vendor setup, credentialing and documentation handled for you.
Installs planned around patient flow and containment requirements.
How it runs for you
From first call to closeout.
One SOV project lead the whole way, and one project room where every approval, file and payment lives.
- PlanningStakeholder group
Patient experience, facilities, infection prevention, staff and, where it fits, patients and families.
- BriefPopulation and imagery guidance
Who the space serves, from pediatrics to behavioral health, and what imagery supports them.
- ConceptsShortlist and review
Vetted creatives and paid concepts, reviewed by your patient-experience and infection-prevention teams.
- Scope and approvalsMaterials and mounting
Cleanable, durable specs, secure or tamper-resistant mounting, and procurement sign-off.
- ProductionMaking the work
Milestones you approve, with progress shared in your project room.
- InstallAround patient flow
Off-hours installs that follow your ICRA and containment requirements.
- CloseoutCare and records
Cleaning and care instructions, documentation for your environment-of-care records, and optional programs.
What we plan around
The fine print, handled early.
Codes, permits, approvals and rights are part of the job. We flag what applies in the first conversation and build it into the schedule and the budget.
What you can commission
Not sure what fits? Pick "Not sure yet" in the brief, and we'll recommend a direction.
Ways to work with SOV
Choose how you want to start.
Three tiers, from self-serve to a year-round program. Pick the one that sounds like you.
Post an opportunity
You choose. SOV gives you the platform.
Curated match
SOV finds the creative and runs it with you.
Creative program
Several spaces or year-round, one partner.
Every tier: vetted creatives, line-by-line pricing, and creatives never pay to take part. Software plans start with a free 30-day trial. Not sure which fits? Book a 20-minute call.
What imagery works in healthcare?
It depends on who the space serves. Nature, calm color and local places are common starting points. We build imagery guidance with your team before any concept is made.
Can a foundation or donor fund the project?
Yes. We can scope donor-funded commissions, follow your recognition rules and report back to the foundation.
Do your creatives meet our vendor credentialing?
We handle the vendor documentation, and creatives complete your credentialing before any on-site work.
Talk with us
Rather talk it through first?
Not ready for a brief? Start with a conversation. A person on our team writes back, and there is no obligation.