Bedside Performance Program


Philadelphia - David Falcone
Our volunteer artists do more than carry a tune.  They deliver it in person.

The Bedside Performance Program brings live, in-room performances to patients undergoing treatment or unable to leave their hospital beds. It is a program that inspires smiles and thank yous, sing-a-longs and tears. And beyond much-appreciated moments of entertainment, these one-on-one interactions between musician and patient have the powerful effect of resurrecting the emotions of joy and happiness that often fade away in healthcare facilities.

On average, over 20,000 patients receive inpatient care on a daily basis in New York City hospitals alone. With studies showing that live music can lower blood pressure and reduce depression and anxiety in hospital patients, the Bedside Performance Program is a great opportunity to enhance the quality of care for thousands of patients across the nation.
 
All of our musicians are volunteers. We screen, train, and schedule the artists who go to our programs at healthcare facilities. At each facility, the artist is escorted by a Musicians On Call volunteer guide who is also selected and trained by MOC. The guide is vital as a liaison between the patient, the musician, and MOC.

Check out or bedside performance programs in action
Apply to be a volunteer here.

New York

  • The Children's Hospital At Montefiore
  • Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center 
  • Komansky Center for Children's Health New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Lenox Hill Hospital
  • Lutheran Medical Center (Supported by the May Ellen and Gerald Ritter Foundation)
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: Pediatric In and Out Patient; Adult In-Patient
  • Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian
  • Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens
  • Mount Sinai Medical Center: Oncology
  • New York-Presbyterian - Columbia University Medical Center: Oncology
  • New York-Presbyterian - Cornell Hospital
  • NYU Langone Medical Center:Epilepsy and Physical Rehabilitation
  • NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
  • Rivington House (a skilled nursing facility for people with HIV and AIDS)
  • Roosevelt Hospital: Oncology, HIV/AIDS, Rehabilitation
  • St. Luke's Hospital
  • Village Nursing Home

Philadelphia

In our first expansion out of New York, Musicians On Call has partnered with WXPN, the nonprofit public radio station of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. WXPN Musicians On Call now delivers weekly music to the bedsides of patients at the following healthcare facilities:
  • Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia (CHOP)
  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania- 2 weekly programs
  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center
  • Philadelphia VA Medical Center
  • St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

Nashville

Our first national branch was born in Nashville in April 2007, and we have played for over 20,000 individuals since. Weekly Bedside Performances are offered at the following facilities:
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Adult Hospital - 4 weekly programs
  • Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt - 2 weekly programs
  • Bordeaux (A skilled nursing facility that is part of Nashville's city healthcare system)
  • VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (Nashville Campus)
  • Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital
  • VA Tennessee Valley Health Care System (Murfreesboro Campus)

Miami

Our second national branch in Miami/South Florida began in September 2009. We offer weekly programs at the following facilities:

  • Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital in Hollywood, FL
  • South Miami Hospital (Part of the Baptist Health South Florida System)
  • Holtz Children's Hospital at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center

Washington, DC

Our third national branch in Washington, DC began in October 2011. We offer a regular program at the following facility:

  • Walter Reed National Military Medical Center