“People singing and bringing the dogs makes me so happy,” confesses Yacoob Madha, a patient at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Yacoob enjoyed the People-Animal Connection volunteers caroling through the hallways and spreading holiday cheer. “I’ve been here for five days. I was traveling and got sick. I had a high fever from a virus. I’ve been to a lot of hospitals with my mom and dad, but UCLA Health is the very best. The care here is beautiful. I just want to say thank you.”

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