Programs & Services

Patient Services

You'll find that a little time can make a BIG difference working directly with patients. You may be asked to wear a uniform and have special training on a patient floor. You will need practice in volunteering in your given area for four shifts either two or four hours in length depending on shift time. This on-the-job training will help to prepare you for a great volunteer experience.

Volunteers will have the opportunity to help at:

• Reception Desk — Acts as receptionist and escort service for patients, families and the public
• Patient Ambassador — Visits patients throughout the hospital, providing hospitality services that include: Advance Directive Assistance, meditation techniques, light touch massage, books, games, VIP services. Provides information and help in completing an Advance Directive for Healthcare Decisions.
• Surgery Service — Acts as a liaison between the Surgery Department Staff and the family member for patients who are having surgery. Assist the public with information regarding Advance Directives and help in completing an Advance Directive form.
• Pet Therapy — Visit patients with certified Therapy Dog
• Absentee Ballots — Registers patients for absentee ballots for upcoming elections
• Advance Directives — Provides information and application to patients wishing to complete an Advance Directive.
• Spiritual Care — Representatives from local places of worship register through our special Spiritual Care Visiting Program. Training sessions are held quarterly. Please call 755-0772 to request application materials or sign-up online.

Community Services

Community Services are those services or programs that are provided on an outpatient basis or to the public. Sometimes, we go to a client's home; sometimes the public comes to us. In the case of the Gift Shop, we provide services for the patients, but the patient's families and friends are really whom we see the most. Here are some examples of our community services:

• Floral Service — Create beautiful fresh floral arrangements for public areas throughout the hospital. Many floral volunteers also use their talent to create beautiful plant arrangements for the Gift Shop and Program committee.
• Lifeline — Assist with the installation and servicing of LIFELINE monitoring equipment in the subscriber's home. In addition, clerical help is also needed for this service.
• Tele-Care — Make friendly visitor call to clients on this service. Calls are made daily from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
• Gift Shop — We have a 650-sq. ft. Gift Shop that has a wonderful variety of items for patients and their families. Our customers need your help to select and purchase the right gift.
• History Museum Tours — Assist with interactive activity tours of the Medical History Museum for school children.
• General Tours — Assist with hospital tours for both children and adults.
• Health Fairs — Represent the Hospital and Service League at area health and information fairs.
• Baby Cap Program — Work from home knitting caps for premature or ill newborns.
• Baby Quilts — Work at home to create lap size quilts for babies in our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
• Happy Hat Program — Work from home knitting caps for cancer patients.

Programs/Events

You will have the opportunity to assist with many events throughout the year. Here are just a few:

• Health Screenings — Assist with registration and traffic flow at the hospital's annual Prostate Cancer and Skin Cancer Screenings.
• Speakers Bureau — Speak on behalf of the hospital or Service League to various community organizations.
• Asthma Camp Superkids — This is a one- week camp provided for asthmatic children between the ages of six and 12. It is designed to better acquaint them with their disease and teach ways to cope with it.
• Medical Adventure Camp — This two-week camp for children 10-12 years is designed to introduce them to various medical professions, healthy living, and the hospital environment. Day camp counselors are needed for this program, which his held during July and August.
• Summer Health Institute — Help us with this five-week program held during June and July to expose High School students to health care through case study presentations and externship opportunities in the hospital.