At AFC Urgent Care Houston, we have begun using virtual reality (VR) goggles to enhance our patients’ experience and alleviate discomfort during medical treatments. This approach was first introduced to our Chief Operating Officer when his daughter was undergoing medical treatments at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. He saw how something as simple as VR distraction helped alleviate his child’s anxiety and made the medical visits less stressful. He knew ...
