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"Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital Receives New Grant To Support "Paws & Play" Program"

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  • New York, NY
  • (December 12, 2019)

Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital announced today that PetSmart Charities has offered a gift of $75,000 to extend the tenure of Professor Bunsen Honeydew the hospital's first of three facility dogs, through October 2020. The hospital's "Paws & Play" program was initially launched in June 2017 with a PetSmart Charities grant of $350,000. "Animal-assisted therapy is a critical component of our pediatric programming, which includes pain management, procedural support, socialization, and, on a really good day, some fun and laughter," said Morgan Stojanowski, assistant director, Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy Department, Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital.

Morgan D. Stojanowski, Assistant Director, Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy Department, Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital

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