Animal Assisted Care Program: Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
Aiding Patient Care with Animal-Assisted Therapies
The Animal Assisted Care program on the Inova Fairfax Medical Center Campus was established in 2001 to complement recovery efforts by improving the physical and emotional well-being of our patients. Our teams see patients from every unit on campus including the Intensive Care Units (ICUs).
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, ID | Therapy dogs bring joy to all
Amid patients all over the world deadlocked in battles with various ailments from cancer to cholera, it is understandable spirits within hospitals are not always high. "My dogs are registered pet therapy dogs," said Linda Bretz, Airman and Family Readiness Center community readiness consultant. "I will take them around the hospital and ask the patients if they would like to visit with a therapy dog. Most people do and then we walk up to the bed and the dog will usually lay his head on the edge so the patient can pet him."
Baltimore, MD | Johns Hopkins Brings Therapy Dogs into ICU
In an editorial that draws on results of previously published studies and experiences in their medical intensive care unit (ICU), a team of Johns Hopkins Medicine professionals say that bringing specially trained dogs into ICUs can safely and substantially ease patients’ physical and emotional suffering... Read More
Los Angeles, CA | One Straight Year of Therapy Dogs
Not many people can say they haven’t missed a single day of work for an entire year, but the furry volunteers of the Amerman Family Foundation Dog Therapy Program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles can!
Ann Arbor, MI | Therapy Dog Brings Joy to Hospital Patients, One Wag at a Time
A friendly therapy dog provides emotional support to patients at the Frankel Cardiovascular Center. Learn more about the animal’s special role in the healing process.
