Shadow joins the team at OSF Saint Paul Medical Center

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Posted 9/7/17

MENDOTA - A new addition has been added to the Healing Paws team at OSF Saint Paul Medical Center in Mendota.

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Shadow joins the team at OSF Saint Paul Medical Center

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Shadow and his owner, Lori Safranek, have joined the Healing Paws team at Saint Paul Medical Center in Mendota. (Photo contributed)

MENDOTA - A new addition has been added to the Healing Paws team at OSF Saint Paul Medical Center in Mendota. Shadow, a specially trained therapy dog, will visit the hospital to bring comfort to patients by reducing stress, anxiety, pain and blood pressure, while increasing patient social interaction and communication. He will be accompanied by his owner, Lori Safranek.

Shadow, a 6-year old black Cockapoo (mix between a Cocker Spaniel and a Poodle), is very friendly, easy to get close to and will lift the spirits of any patient. Cockapoos are known as adorable, small dogs with the personality of a clown.

OSF Saint Paul Medical Center President Jennifer Junis emphasized that a visit from a therapy dog can make a patient’s day. “I have witnessed the joy that our dogs bring to our patients and their families,” she noted.

For more information on Healing Paws at OSF Saint Paul, please call Stacy Neill, Director of Quality and Safety at (815) 539-1614.