Recreational Therapy Calendar for December 27-January 2, 2010

Uploaded: December 23, 2009
Running time: 3:46

SCHMALFELDT: From the Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, this is your Recreation Therapy Update for the last week of December 2009 and the first couple days of 2010.

First of all, let me remind you that you can always use the Clinical Center Hospital Theater Video Guide to check out the movie channels for some top-notch Hollywood entertainment!

Monday, December 28th and every weekday, the Main Playroom is open on the 1st Floor, room number 1-5673, from 10 until noon, then from 1 until 3. Pediatric patients and children of adult patients are invited to enjoy the games, toys, electronics and family-centered care activities! The Patient Library on the 7th Floor, room number 7-1580, is open from 11 am until 9 pm Monday through Thursday, 11 until 4 Friday and Saturday, with everything from today's newspaper to the latest in fiction, music, DVDs and much, much more! The Recreation and Leisure Connection is open for business in the 1st Floor Recreation Therapy Clinic Room, room number 1-2340 from 1 until 3. Make plans to enjoy the Vibroacoustic Relaxation Chairs in the 1st floor Relaxation Room, room number 1-1341 starting at 2 p.m., and experience the relaxing benefits of these uniquely-designed vibro-acoustic recliners. Call 301-402-8747 to reserve a time and a seat. The Patient Fitness Center is open on the 7th Floor Recreation Therapy Exercise Room, room number 7-3551 from 4 until 6. Remember, all patients must be 16 or older and have a signed medical clearance form.

On Tuesday, December 29th, you can take advantage of those Vibroacoustic Relaxation Chairs starting at 1 p.m. Call 301-402-8747 to reserve a time and a chair. The Recreation and Leisure Connection is open from 1 until 3 in the 1st Floor Recreation Therapy Clinic Room, and you'll have two opportunities to use the Patient Fitness Center on the 7th Floor Recreation Therapy Exercise Room -- 1 until 3 and 4:30 until 6:30.

On Wednesday, December 30th, you'll have THREE opportunities to work on your fitness in the 7th Floor Recreation Therapy Exercise Room -- from 10 until 11, then again from 1 until 3 and 4 until 6. The vibroacoustic chairs are available in the 1st floor Relaxation Room starting at 2 p.m. Call 301-402-8747 to reserve a time and a chair. And "Healthy Holiday Eating" is the topic at the Wellness program in the 1st Floor Recreation Therapy room from 2 until 4.

On Thursday, December 31st, the Patient Fitness Center is open from 10 until 11 am. Those luxurious vibroacoustic chairs are available today, starting at 4 p.m.

On Friday and Saturday, January 1st and 2nd, the Patient Library will be open from 11 until 4, and the Patient Fitness Center will be open from 2 until 3.

There's much to do and fun to be had, thanks to the crew at the NIH Clinical Center's Recreation Therapy Rehabilitation Medicine Department. For more information, contact your unit Recreation Therapist or call 301- 496-4733.

From America's Clinical Research Hospital, I'm Bill Schmalfeldt and this has been your weekly Recreation Update from the NIH Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

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