Hospital Gets 'Happy' When Coronavirus Patients Discharged

MELROSE, MA — Health care workers will take happiness where they can get it these days — especially in their own hospitals.

MelroseWakefield Hospital has been celebrating when a patient gets discharged from its coronavirus treatment units. The hospital posted a video Thursday showing workers — smiles certainly behind their masks — giving a round of applause to a patient leaving the unit.

It's known as a "CODE HAPPY." The hospital plays Pharrell Williams' upbeat hit "Happy" throughout the building, providing a much-needed boost during the health care crisis.

The hospital has been treating COVID-19 patients in negative pressure spaces, an innovation that exponentially expanded the number of rooms where the air is sucked out of the building. It's one of many ways MelroseWakefield has responded to the crisis.