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Patients at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital will have the opportunity to enjoy bedside musical performances, thanks to a local radio station.

“Musicians on Call” is a nonprofit organization that uses music and entertainment to promote and complement the healing process for hospital patients. In Philadelphia, they are presented by WXPN, the listener-supported radio station of the University of Pennsylvania.

Each Wednesday night, WXPN Musicians on Call will entertain patients in their rooms at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

To kick off the program, an opening event was held on Monday, June 19, in the

Jefferson University Hospital atrium. Local musician Mutlu and Kenli Mattus, from New York City, performed for the staff, physicians and guests of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital has major programs for heart disease, cancer treatment, neuroscience, high-risk childbirth, genetics, radiology, orthopaedics, digestive diseases and many other areas of medicine and surgery. It is one of only a few hospitals in the United States that is both a Level I Trauma Center and a federally designated regional spinal cord injury center. Jefferson’s Kimmel Cancer is designated as a clinical cancer center by the National Cancer Institute.

WXPN 88.5 FM, the nationally recognized leader in Triple-A radio and the premier source for an eclectic and inspiring mix of music including rock, blues, roots, and folk, is the non-commercial, member-supported radio service of the University of Pennsylvania.  WXPN produces World Cafe®, public radio’s most popular program of popular music hosted by David Dye and syndicated by National Public Radio, and the Peabody Award winning Kids Corner hosted by Kathy O’Connell.  WXPN serves the greater Philadelphia area at 88.5 FM, the Lehigh Valley at 104.9, Worton/Baltimore at 90.5 FM, Harrisburg at 88.1 FM, and the world via online streaming at www.xpn.org.

To learn about the healthcare services at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, visit www.JeffersonHospital.org. To learn more about “Musicians on Call,” visit www.xpn.org/moc.php.