Description of the attraction
The sculptural composition "Health Bench" is one of the most famous monuments of the city of Kemerovo. The composition was installed on the territory of the regional hospital (Oktyabrsky Avenue) in 2008 at the initiative of the chief physician of this institution - Mikhail Likstanov.
The composition consists of two sculptures installed near an ordinary bench. The first sculpture is dedicated to a nurse and depicts a young affable woman in a dressing gown, hurrying to help patients. The second sculpture was installed a month after the first and depicts a doctor leaning on an umbrella with one hand and on a bench with the other. The look on the doctor's face indicates his fatigue, but at the same time he seems to peer into the face of an invisible patient through glasses, trying to establish the correct diagnosis. The doctor's figure is complemented by a kind of symbol and at the same time an irreplaceable device - a stethoscope hanging on his neck. Outwardly, the figure of the doctor resembles the image of the well-known and beloved by all children and adults, doctor Aibolit.
Today the sculptural composition "The Bench of Health" is the only monument in Kuzbass dedicated to both a doctor and a nurse. Thus, the authors of the monument wanted to express gratitude to doctors and nurses for their daily selfless work to save lives. The sculptural composition was created with funds allocated by the regional hospital.
Hospital visitors love to sit on this bench for at least a couple of minutes, thus trying to "improve their health."
