adoptable animals are brought in to relieve the stress of hospital staff. and how are the hospital staff reacting to the program? >> what's not helpful about kittens and puppies. hospitals around the country have relied on pet therapy to reduce anxiety, pain and depression but they bring in animals to relieve doctors, nurses and other hospital workers, according to a survey 88% of the staff say the animals boost morale and decrease daily stress. >> just look at the people around. they come in here and go ooh, and ah. and it's just it just takes a load off. it takes, it makes it easier to do your job. >> if i had to do it over again, i probably would have been a veterinarian. because they're just you know very soothing. >> now an emergency room nurse started the program called