08/29/2025
Since 2020, Jordy, the facility dog at Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, has provided "pawsitive" healing to patients and caregivers alike. A labrador-golden retriever mix, Jody works alongside her handler, Kathy Bellino, a retired NICU nurse from Memorial.
A graduate of the Canine Companions service dog training program, Jordy was trained to support adults, children and veterans with disabilities, as well as professionals in health care, the judicial system and educational environments. When she and Kathy are onsite, they visit patients and caregivers on every unit.
As Jordy walks down the hall physicians, nurses, technicians and housekeepers come around to say hello, scratch her head and receive some doggy love in return.
Thank you, Jordy and Kathy, for the amazing way you care for our patients!