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TV Comedy for Hospitals and Healthcare Settings
Ivy Push, RN, Chuckle Channel Host
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The health benefits of laughter are well known. What can't be measured, however, is the impact of inclusive, uplifting comedy on the human spirit.
Since hospitals are stressful by their very nature, and since patients are often captive to television images that may distress them further, the Chuckle Channel® offers a clean and lighthearted alternative.
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All Chuckle Channel films are guaranteed to meet our SUFI criteria:
- S uitable for all ages
- U plifting
- F unny
- I nclusive
None of the footage is cruel, violent, crude, divisive or demoralizing in any way. Produced with the hospital patient and staff in mind, all films have a special sensitivity to people facing difficult challenges. Click here to see a list of some of our stand-up comedies, independent films and entertaining speakers. Contact us to learn more. The Chuckle Channel® is produced by nurse and humor expert Hob Osterlund. Her comedy alter-ego , Ivy Push, RN serves as the channel's host. Ivy's been a staff nurse for more than 40 years, and regularly shares a piece of what's left of her mind about nurses, doctors and the state of modern healthcare. She and a few of her friends appear between each film to speak directly to the hospitalized patient.
As founder of Health, Humor & Hospitals , Hob has learned first-hand about the Chuckle Channel's benefits. During her rounds as a Pain and Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist at The Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, her patients have enthusiastically taught her how such entertainment lifts their spirits, relieves their distress and offers courage. Hob is now a Principal Investigator in research that seeks to quantify the impact of comedy on various symptoms such as pain, anxiety and fatigue.
Production Details
- Provided through closed-circuit television in high-quality digital footage
- Delivered in a variety of formats to meet individual hospital requirements
- Programmed to play 24 hours/day
- Offered by subscription
- Content updated annually
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