Healing With Harmony: Nurse Goes Viral For Singing To Patients After Surgery

May 1, 2026

A nurse at UC San Diego Health is melting hearts online for the incredible way he comforts patients after surgery.

@american_nurses Rodelio “Rod” Salaysay, BSN, RN brings more than clinical skills to the recovery room; he brings music. With his ukulele in hand, Rod helps calm hearts, ease fear, and remind patients that they’re center stage. For Rod, healing is more than a physiological process; it’s deeply human. How has a nurse impacted your life? Share your story at ThePowerofNurses.org https://hubs.ly/Q04ccjCs0 #ThePowerOfNurses ♬ original sound - American Nurses Association

Meet Rodelio “Rod” Salaysay, a recovery room nurse who doesn’t just care for patients with medicine and medical expertise. He also brings along his ukulele. While patients wake up scared, emotional, or confused after surgery, Rod softly sings and plays calming music to help them feel safe, comforted, and cared for.

Videos of these beautiful moments have gone viral on social media, with many people calling him “an angel on earth.”

And honestly, once you see the way he treats his patients, it’s easy to understand why.

Meet Rod in the video below: