Items Tagged ‘pet visiting program’

March 15, 2013

Hospital Pet Visiting Programs Can Unleash Healing Powers

By Logan Lafferty

Mayo Clinic’s personal pet visitation policy has been in place for at least 20 years at its Minnesota campus and is part of its Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program, said program coordinator Barb Thomley. As is typical of hospital pet visiting programs, Mayo Clinic requires family and staff to obtain approval from the patient’s attending […]

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