Inova Animal Assisted Care

Inova Animal Assisted Care The Inova Animal Assisted Care (AAC) program was established to complement the patient's recovery

The Inova Animal Assisted Care Program Provides:
• Animal Assisted Activities: Allows a patient to visit with a dog while in the hospital
• Animal Assisted Therapy: Works with the healthcare team and patient to provides tasks for the patient and the dog to accomplish together to meet care goals
• Personal Assistance Therapy: Introduces persons with disabilities to the benefits of service animals and the agencies that provide them
• Own Pet Visitation: Provides long-term or terminally-ill patients with an opportunity to visit with their own dogs

Luigi, a wire-hair dachshund, rests after becoming a member of our Animal Assisted Care Pups with Heart Volunteer Handle...
12/11/2025

Luigi, a wire-hair dachshund, rests after becoming a member of our Animal Assisted Care Pups with Heart Volunteer Handler/Canine Team!!
Welcome, Luigi!!!

Grateful for all our Inova handlers, CCOs, and Pups with Heart. Happy Thanksgiving!
11/27/2025

Grateful for all our Inova handlers, CCOs, and Pups with Heart.
Happy Thanksgiving!

Shelby, AAC Pups with Heart canine partner to Trish Stidham, participates in the disaster decontamination drill at IFMC....
11/24/2025

Shelby, AAC Pups with Heart canine partner to Trish Stidham, participates in the disaster decontamination drill at IFMC. 💕

Sonny, service dog in training with Veterans Moving Forward, on his way home after trying his paw at therapy work. Thank...
11/18/2025

Sonny, service dog in training with Veterans Moving Forward, on his way home after trying his paw at therapy work. Thank you to the IFMC Trauma Intensive Care Team for welcoming and orienting him to the unit. You and Sonny were spectacular!

Here is Bodhi, one of Inova Loudoun Hospital’s Chief Comfort Officers.
11/13/2025

Here is Bodhi, one of Inova Loudoun Hospital’s Chief Comfort Officers.

Stan, who is dual roled as a Pups with Heart Therapy Dog and a Service Dog in Training with Veterans Moving Forward, is ...
11/13/2025

Stan, who is dual roled as a Pups with Heart Therapy Dog and a Service Dog in Training with Veterans Moving Forward, is sharing love and comfort. 🥰

One of our Inova Pups with Heart canine partners, Willow, has her own definition of comfortable. 🤦🏻‍♀️
11/10/2025

One of our Inova Pups with Heart canine partners, Willow, has her own definition of comfortable. 🤦🏻‍♀️

11/08/2025
Inova Fall Leadership Forum Mixer included Animal Assisted Care.
11/04/2025

Inova Fall Leadership Forum Mixer included Animal Assisted Care.

AAC Team supporting 2025 Northern Virginia HOSA Regional Leadership Conference (RLC) held at ICPH. Dr. Jeremy Graf, Chie...
11/04/2025

AAC Team supporting 2025 Northern Virginia HOSA Regional Leadership Conference (RLC) held at ICPH. Dr. Jeremy Graf, Chief Medical Officer, Inova Alexandria Hospital discussed classifications of dogs assisting people, types of AAI, and more!

Nancy and Zoey had a great visit with the FACT (Forensic Assessment & Consultation)Team. Our AAC volunteer teams love t...
10/23/2025

Nancy and Zoey had a great visit with the FACT (Forensic Assessment & Consultation)Team. Our AAC volunteer teams love to support our Inova team members! 🥰

Hypoallergenic dogs do not exist. His points about what happens to the family and the dog after the allergies continue a...
10/21/2025

Hypoallergenic dogs do not exist. His points about what happens to the family and the dog after the allergies continue are valid.

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Falls Church, VA
22042

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