C.A.R.E. Channel Patient and Staff Testimonials
“I recently spent about 12 hours a day last week watching The C.A.R.E. Channel while hospitalized. I couldn’t believe how much the beautiful pictures and music helped calm my anxiety about my illness.”
— Patient at Memorial West Hospital
“My 98 year old grandfather is currently in the hospital and enjoys The C.A.R.E. Channel a lot. I also enjoy it and find it has dramatically reduced my stress levels. The images have sparked memories for my grandfather and have led to many interesting stories and conversation for us.”
– Patient at Hendrick Medical Center
“I recently underwent colon surgery and spent several days in the hospital recovering. I came across The C.A.R.E. Channel my first night. I was instantly mesmerized. I was able to become totally immersed in the images and music, allowing a welcome distraction to the pain, tubes entering and exiting my body, and routine hospital noises and interruptions. I almost didn’t want to go to sleep at night because I was enjoying travelling through the stars.”
– Patient at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
“We have been playing The C.A.R.E. Channel for about two weeks now. We absolutely love it! Our patients are so much more relaxed when they return from surgery and hear the calming music. It also seems to be soothing to anxious patients and family members when they are first admitted. When we have empty rooms, I put the music on for my staff. We all think it lowers our blood pressure!”
— Kindra Leach, RN, Shift Supervisor, Baptist St. Anthony Hospital
“We tune The C.A.R.E. Channel on the TV inpatient waiting areas to set a calming mood for families and to create a better ambiance in the patient care areas. We also tune in The C.A.R.E. Channel on the TV when bringing patients back from surgery. We find this helps keep patients more calm and relaxed as they wake up from surgeries.”
— Claudia Peterson, Director Nutrition Services, Grays Harbor Community Hospital
“As I round on the units each day, I mention The C.A.R.E. Channel and before our session with a patient, I turn it on to add a sense of spirituality and peace to our discussion and conversations. Yesterday, a very agitated man on the med surg unit who had been dealing with a very difficult diagnosis plus struggles with the economy and its downfall for he and his family, did not initially want to talk with me. I went over to put on [The C.A.R.E. Channel], and all I said was “I wish you much peace and healing today as you deserve that more than ever.” He looked up at me, his eyes became moistened with tears and he asked me then to sit down, and we had a very revealing and opening conversation. Without The C.A.R.E. Channel, I really believe that the spirituality expressed between patient and chaplain could just not have occurred.
— Arthur Lillicropp, Manager Spiritual Care, Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Center
“I utilize The C.A.R.E. Channel with the majority of my patients. They find it incredibly soothing, and the celestial scenery at night is beautiful. I keep it on 24/7. It is very comforting to patients that are in the ED. It calms them down, many times in the midst of a war zone. The C.A.R.E. Channel helps create a healing environment. All of our massage therapists at the hospital turn The C.A.R.E. Channel on during patient massages. The C.A.R.E. Channel images are beautiful; you feel like you are sitting next to the ocean. The guided meditations are very helpful in both English and Spanish.”
— Laura Padron, RN, Swedish American Hospital