CBS will air a segment on the Healing Arts Program at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Center on its “CBS Sunday Morning” newsmagazine program on Sunday, Dec. 3.
Locally, the show runs from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on KMTV (Ch. 3). The air date is tentative, as breaking news may cause producers to hold the segment.
The Healing Arts program at the Buffett Cancer Center is highlighted by the Chihuly Sanctuary — the most comprehensive health care environment structure ever created by world-renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly.
Other art features include:
- An 82-foot tall “Search” Tower designed by Jun Kaneko of Omaha and located at the front entrance of the cancer center.
- Leslie’s Healing Garden — an all-season garden where families can spend time and enjoy flowers, pine trees and heated walkways.
- Artwork from more than 15 other artists is displayed around the building, including therapeutic art and music programs, diverse art collections, and rotating art exhibits.
“Research has proven that healing takes more than just medicine,” said Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the cancer center. “The Healing Arts can provide patients a holistic view of medicine by creating a supportive and comforting environment. This can result in major dividends by helping to reduce the pain perception, anxiety, stress, loneliness and depression that can accompany cancer.”
In addition to letting the CBS crew tour the Healing Arts in the cancer center, Dr. Cowan showed how research and patient care have been integrated through knowledge transfer zones, which enable cancer researchers and clinicians to easily come together and discuss their findings and look for ways to work together.
The CBS Sunday Morning team, including host Jane Pauley, visited UNMC on Nov. 1 and 2, interviewing Warren Buffett and Pamela Buffett, who used to babysit for Warren’s children. The CBS team filmed throughout the cancer center.
UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., stood off camera and watched as Pauley interviewed Warren and Pamela Buffett.
Calling it “an inspirational moment, one that will go down in med center history,” Dr. Gold said, “It was absolutely amazing. It was a great pleasure to work with the CBS crew and help make this memory possible.”
“CBS Sunday Morning” is one of the longest running programs on television, having been a fixture on CBS since 1979. Following its airing, the segment will be available on the “CBS Sunday Morning” website.
I'm so disappointed that the piece ended up to about Warren Buffett and not the Buffett Center. I'm sorry, CBS really missed the boat. What little respect that I have for the media, just went out the door. I'm so glad Jane Pauley got her once in a lifetime chance to interview Warren Buffet, under the premise of a fluff piece on cancer. (sarcasm intend)