Pet/Animal Assisted Therapy
Our four-legged friends and their volunteer handlers bring joy and reduce anxiety for patients, visitors and teammates through our animal assisted therapy program. Dogs and at some sites, miniature horses, must be certified for animal assisted (pet) therapy and visit throughout our hospitals. They are beloved by all!
Pictured are Buddha and Keith. They are one of several teams who enjoy making our patients and teammates happy! Keith had this to say about volunteering after eight years, "Buddha, my Therapy Dog, and I enjoy our time at Aurora. We get to visit with great patients and are so appreciated by the entire Aurora staff. They are wonderful. Buddha gets very excited because everyone pets him and tells him how handsome he is. I get personal satisfaction from providing some comfort to people through our visits. I would not continue to volunteer unless it was a great experience."
