In 1998, Doylestown Hospital and the Michener Art Museum celebrated the hospital’s 75th anniversary by commissioning renowned photographer Ed Eckstein to document the “essence of the healing environment.”

With full access to hospital areas, Eckstein shot more than 4,000 images. Of those, 39 were selected for an exhibition entitled “Healing Images, Healing Arts: 75 Years of Care at Doylestown Hospital,” first exhibited at the Michener Museum in 1998. Additional photographs were taken in 2005 and displayed at Doylestown Hospital. In 2008, the images were published in a companion book, “Bricks and Mortals: A Hospital Observed.” Now, in 2023, the compelling photographs in this retrospective exhibit honor the 100th anniversary of the hospital’s founding by the Village Improvement Association and include a curated selection of never-before-seen images from Eckstein’s original commission.