Paws On Call Healing hearts and minds Funding Needed: $28,000 per year People who have pets understand how animals can make their lives brighter by providing unconditional love and support. In fact, medical research has shown that animals positively effect human health. Simply petting a dog or cat can reduce stress and anxiety, improve vital signs, and reduce loneliness and depression. For more than 11 years, the Paws on Call program at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento has helped to heal thousands of patients, visiting more than 2,800 adults and children in the last year alone. In addition to countless smiles, therapists see heart rates drop and blood pressure readings lower when their pets are in a patient’s room. Give the gift of comfort to Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento patients by supporting the Paws on Call program. Your investment will fund outreach, recruiting, workshops, supplies and a pet therapy consultant. To learn how you can help bring four-legged therapists to Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento, please contact Sutter Medical Center Foundation staff: Gregory Walaitis, Executive Director (916) 733-4488 | walaitgj@sutterhealth.org
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Teresa Bunuel, Senior Development Officer (916) 733-4425 | bunuelt@sutterhealth.org Bryan Belden, Development Officer (916) 733-8586 | beldenb@sutterhealth.org MS0413