A smile can be great medicine according
to folks at Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital in Sparta and all it
takes sometimes is a therapy dog to get that smile from a patient.
Therapy dog Hershey
The Highlands Geriatric Behavioral
Health unit houses up to 10 patients and those patients generally
look forward to the weekly visits of therapy dogs and volunteers.
The professional's who work with the patients say those visits help
the patients and can help guide the treatment for them as well.
Link to full UCBJ article
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