Broadway
Julie Harris
Broadway's Starring Role
Broadway will star as First Responder Facility Dog for the 3,000 hospital staff at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital, Westover Hills in San Antonio after he successfully matched with their Chaplain Julie Harris.
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CHRISTUS Health is a Catholic health system that provides care in the United States and other countries. It includes over 600 hospitals, clinics, and other health care facilities.Ā
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Julie created the position and even designed her new office with a Facility Dog in mind. Julie, a former special education teacher, wrote in her application to SDI:
"We realize that the hospital can induce anxiety, fear, and stress for both patients and staff.Ā We are hoping that by providing a Facility Dog, the staff will be able to reduce their stresses and anxieties, in order to perform better and have a better outlook for each day of work.Ā Most patients on the telemetry floor have dealt with very stressful cardiac events.Ā We hope to be able to provide a form of animal therapy where they can take their focus off of the stresses of the cardiac event and surgeries and place their mind and bodies in a more relaxed state to help their healing."
Broadway's New Stage:
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital, Westover Hills, San Antonio
Broadway has a heart as big as The Great Bright Way. After custom training for his new role, he will be ready for his debut this Spring!
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A special thanks to the The Ruth C. and Charles S. Sharp Foundation for sponsoring Broadway's training!
Update Feb. 2025
We have matched Broadway with Chaplain Julie Harris with CHRISTUS Health Santa Rosa Hospital Westover Hills in San Antonio.
The 3,000 hospital staff that Julie works with shoulder a lot of stress doing their best for patients around the clock. Broadway will open new doors to resiliency and improved mental health for these frontline workers, as well as their patients and their families.
Our heartfelt gratitude to the Ruth C. & Charles S. Sharp Foundation for sponsoring Broadway and making this match possible that will impact thousands of lives!
Up next:
5-day Team Training class at SDI
We move Broadway home with Julie.
Our Trainer continues to work with them for three months of weekly in-home and public training sessions in San Antonio.
