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| Many hospitals publicize their Patient Movie Program to multiple audiences; including hospital staff, patients, shareholders and the community at large. Here are a few ideas to get you started.
Press Releases
We've written a sample press release you can personalize for your hospital.
Mail, fax or email it to the Health Care, Business or Entertainment Editor
of your local newspapers, radio and TVstations to gain positive publicity.
|  Family Movie Night
Host a free movie night for hospital staff and their families several times
a year, even positioning it as "Employee Recognition" or a reward for
achievements You can serve popcorn and sodas. You can also hold a
theme week featuring Holiday favorites, Westerns, Comedies, Classics,
Action films, Romances and more. This is a great opportunity to build
goodwill and teamwork. | 
Newsletters
You can also use the press release for your staff, patient or community
newsletters. Generating excitement among staff is important since they
can be instrumental in letting patients know about the program. Your physicians
also will be pleased that you are creating a more comfortable, home-like
environment, while reducing patient stress with "laugh therapy." | 
Personalized Kick-off Event
Announcements/Invitations
We can help you plan a kick-off event for local media personalities,
community leaders, hospital board members, physicians and staff. |  Tent
Cards
We can provide tent cards you can place on tables in the lunchroom, gift
shop and staff areas announcing the newest movies playing. | 
Colorful Giveaways
Purchase balloons, T-shirts, buttons, hats, stickers, coloring books and
more from a vendor of your choice and provide them as prize drawings
during your kick-off or as giveaways to patients.
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Coloring Sheets and Games
Login to your account to print exciting coloring and activity sheets from
Walt Disney Pictures.® Distribute them to your young patients. | 
Movie Program Guide
Create a customized movie schedule you can include in patients' admission
packets, post at the nursing stations and hang throughout the hospital
to let patients and staff know when movies are showing on your channel.
Ask your programmer for design tips. |
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