Kimber the golden retriever is one of Salem Hospital's most popular volunteers
Kimber, 11, and her owner Eric Schuman, a 78-year-old retired physician associate, have spent about five years as a pet-therapy team comforting patients, often starting shifts in the ER.
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Kimber, an 11-year-old golden retriever, and her owner, Eric Schuman, spend volunteer shifts at Salem Hospital comforting patients. The Salem Reporter reported on Oct. 12 that Schuman, a 78-year-old retired physician associate, and Kimber have been a pet-therapy team for about five years. Many of those shifts start in the emergency room.
The account is of that routine: a dog and her owner moving through the hospital to sit with patients. It does not say Kimber is the only therapy animal there. It does say she is one of the hospital's most popular volunteers.
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