AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Nugget, the first facility dog at Wellstar Children’s Hospital of Georgia, has retired after eight years of helping young patients through medical procedures and treatments.

The 10-year-old dog and her handler, Harleigh Smith, joined the hospital in 2017, establishing the Wellstar Children’s facility dog care program. A staff retirement party was held to honor Nugget’s service.

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During her career, Nugget participated in more than 29,000 meetings with children.

More than 5,000 of those interactions involved helping children remain cal

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