Dog day.A dozen dogs came a caroling to pediatric patients at UCLA's Mattel Children's Hospital A children's hospital is a hospital which offers its services exclusively to children. The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th century, as pediatric medical and surgical specialties separated from internal medicine and adult surgical specialties. on Dec 14, part of an annual pilgrimage to bring holiday cheer to sick children and their caretakers. "The kids loved it," said Imee Wennstrom, the pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. charge nurse on duty. "And the dogs loved it. Even the nurses loved it. We all sang." The event was sponsored by the UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX People Animal Connection that sends dogs to visit hospitalized patients. Upon request, the canine volunteer teams stop by the bedside to provide a little unconditional love This article is about concept of unconditional love. For other uses, see Unconditional love (disambiguation). Unconditional love is a concept that means showing love towards someone regardless of his or her actions or beliefs. to patients who often experience loneliness and depression when separated from their families. The animal-assisted therapy program, which began in 1994 with one team, has grown to 35 teams that visit 37 departments in the hospital. |
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