Editor's note: Este artículo está traducido al español.

Hospitals can be daunting, sterile spaces. Seventeen-year-old pianist Sachin Reddy is helping change that.

Two years ago, the Coronado High School student began volunteering at Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican, Siena Campus — the same Henderson hospital where he was born.

With both parents working as physicians and his own aspirations of becoming a doctor, Reddy initially focused on patient care in the postsurgical observation ward, bringing comfort through simple acts: delivering warm blankets or organizing discharge records.

After a few months, the baby grand piano in the hospital lobby caught his attention. He approached the volunteer services manager and asked if he could play it.

Reddy has been playing since age 4 and has a

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