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Pet Therapy may be just what the doctor orders
The newest Rice Hospice volunteers don't drink coffee or drive cars, but they can still decrease patient anxiety and stress, provide a diversion from physical discomfort, and make their patients laugh or smile. Vistis from pet therapy dogs can also reduce incidences of depression, alleviate social and emotional isolation and boredom, and expand communication and comfort for the grieving. Imagine the comfort that a calm, friendly dog might give to a patient who once had a dog in their life but recent circumstances don't allow it.
Rice Hospice's first graduates of the Pet Therapy Program are Sugar
Dr. Mark Matthias name CMO of Rice Hospital
October Health Observances · American Diabetes Month >> · Lung Cancer Awareness Month >> · National Hospice Month >> · National Alzheimer's Disease Month >> · National Family Caregivers Month >> Outstanding Patient Experience Awards
Birth Registration Awards given to 39 Rice Memorial Hospital was one of thirty-nine Minnesota hospitals
The Minnesota Hospital Association presents quarterly Patient Safety Excellence Awards to hospitals that excel in each of four areas: SAFE SKIN, SAFE COUNT, SAFE from FALLS, and SAFE SITE. >> See report. 320.235.4543 |
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