When an intensive care unit patient died earlier this month at HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, clinical nurse coordinator Madison Chollett asked the patient’s nurse to join her in one of the hospital’s Zen lounges.

Coping with a patient’s death is difficult, and Chollett recognized the nurse needed a brief respite. The serene lounge, which features soothing music and massage chairs, gave the nurse a chance to mourn for a few minutes before heading back to work.