Reiki In Traditional Medical Settings

    Lay practitioners in the United States have used it for more than 90 years, and its popularity is growing. A recent study indicates that in 2002, over one million adults in the US received one or more Reiki sessions. Physicians and nurses are beginning to recognize its value and have begun adding it to services provided by hospitals, medical clinics, and hospice programs. They indicate that Reiki reduces stress, decreases the need for pain medication, improves sleep and appetite, and accelerates the healing process. They also indicate that Reiki reduces many of the unpleasant side effects of radiation and drugs, including chemotherapy. Clearly, Reiki can be very beneficial in a hospital setting.

Below you will find a list of some of the hospitals that are currently offering Reiki through a hospital sponsored program. Many of the Reiki providers are staff members and some are lay practitioners who volunteer their time to the hospital.  

*North Country Health System in Newport, VT-- Currently offers Reiki to all in patients. This includes OB and ICU. There are currently 5 volunteers providing sessions by request. For more information about this program you can contact Theresa directly at 802-274-8432 or leave a message at 334-3506.

*Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH-- Currently offers Reiki in the oncology unit and recently began offering it throughout the hospital. Trained staff members and volunteers from the Vermont Reiki Association provide the sessions. 

*Boston Childrens Hospital in Boston, MA-- Currently offers Reiki to all in patients. The hospital has 125 staff members providing Reiki. The program has been in place since 1999.

*Concord Hospital in Concord, NH-- Currently offers Reiki pre-operatively and post-operatively and to out patients of the cancer center. There are 4 staff members and 7 lay practitioners providing these services. The program has provided over 1000 sessions per year since it began in 2001.

 **Hartford Hospital in Hartford, CT--Currently offers Reiki to all in patients. There are over 50 lay practitioners and 1 staff member providing the sessions. The program began in 1998 and since its intial pilot program they have provided over 10,000 Reiki sessions!!

**Portsmouth Regional Hospital in Portsmouth, NH-- Currently offers Reiki to all in patients. There are 2 staff and 5 lay practitioners. The program has been in place since 1997. It is one of the most comphrehensive, successful programs in the country. They have given over 8000 treatments since last reported in 2007.