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Garden Spa Branches Out

In-Room Spa Services Offered to Hospital Patients

Houston, November 7, 2003 – Memorial Hermann, the first healthcare system in Texas to open a full-service day spa, is again leading the way by taking spa services to the patient’s bedside. Offerings that include herbal skin treatments, massage, facials, and hair and make-up styling relieve stress and provide a healing lift for hospitalized patients.

Memorial Hermann Garden Spa Director Barbara Walling says the concept isn’t entirely new. “In the early 1900s, patients could expect evening backrubs so they could sleep better at night,” says Walling. “But that practice was lost over the years. Today we recognize the healing role those types of services can play, so we’re bringing them back in the hope that they will enhance the patient experience.”

While the services are currently offered at Memorial Hermann Hospital, Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital and Memorial Hermann Fort Bend Hospital, Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital will begin offering the services on Dec. 1.

As demand grows, so will the staff of the Garden Spa. Licensed massage therapists are encouraged to apply for positions. Future therapists are also being trained through the massage therapy school which is located within the Memorial Hermann Garden Spa.

Physician referrals are not required for the in-room services, which are available as single or packaged treatments at prices that range from $25 to $175. To order, patients, friends, or family may call 713-448-4SPA.

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