The Big Apple Circus Clown Care™ is a community outreach program of The Big Apple Circus that is solely supported by the Children's Hospital League. Using juggling, comedy, magic and music, specially trained "doctors of delight" make "clown rounds," a parody of medical rounds where the healing power of humor is the chief medical treatment. In partnership with each hospital's medical staff, these professional performers work one-on-one with acutely and chronically ill children, their parents and hospital staff to help ease the stress of illness by reintroducing laughter and fun as natural parts of everyday life.