b'Through Donor Generosity, HonorHealth Welcomes Two New K-9 OfficersK-9 OFFICER: GeneralBORN:February 20, 2020 K-9 Officer General providing extra care forBREED:Belgian Malinoispatient Abigail before her surgery. ASSIGNED HANDLER:K-9 Security Officer George Cronin Founded in 1999 with two officer/handlersASSIGNED CAMPUS:and two canines, the program has expandedHonorHealth Sonoran to 15 officers (and growing) patrolling sixCrossing Medical Centerhospital campuses, with at least two handlers and K-9 officers at each campus. The K-9PERSONALITY:General has a very sweet, calm Security Program is wholly dependent ontemperament and wants to please his K-9 philanthropic gifts. Your generosity ensuresHandler. He loves to play with tug toys and each extensively trained K-9 team is ready toa Kong. He is very toy driven and great with respond whenever theyre needed, whetherchildren, including his handlers daughter.for protection or just some patient care.There isnt a day that goes by without a department calling upon a K-9 officer to help the nursing staff decompress from extremelyK-9 OFFICER: stressful situations in the ER and ICU, remarksOscarJames Marconato, K-9 Program Supervisor. Whether that is from a combative patient or aBORN:August 04, 2020family member that is out-of-hand, nurses askBREED:Belgian Malinois for the dogs as it de-escalates their day and that is the benefit of our K-9 officersprovidingASSIGNED HANDLER:peace and protection. K-9 Security Officer Our K-9 Officers not only serve to protect andRebecca Rascon provide peace of mind, but also to help healASSIGNED CAMPUS:by lifting the spirits of patients and staff theyHonorHealth Scottsdale interact with daily. Osborn Medical CenterI received a visit request from an OR nursePERSONALITY:Oscar is a very highly driven and to help ease the anxiety of a patient who wasexcited dog! He is also very social and loves to play. scheduled for surgery, states George Kronin,He is very independent, with a strong work ethic.HonorHealth Security Officer. I was happy to deliver this patient experience, along with K-9 Officer General. When the patient saw us walk through the curtain, with Generals tail wagging, her face lit up with smiles.HonorHealth Foundation Magazine 21'