Volunteer Services at Parkview Medical Center
Volunteer Services at Parkview Medical Center
For many, volunteer service is a special source of personal satisfaction, enrichment, and growth. Volunteers add a special touch at Parkview Medical Center. They serve in a warm, caring, and understanding manner and their skills help personalize a patient’s hospital experience at Parkview. Volunteer service allows people an opportunity to use their special talents to genuinely make a difference in the lives of others.
Services performed by the Parkview volunteers are:
- Greeting and orienting patients to the hospital
- Providing complimentary services
- Staffing the information desks
- Delivering flowers and newspapers to patient rooms
- Staffing the Gift Shoppe
- Providing clerical support in various areas throughout the facility
- Counseling to seniors on health insurance
In 2007, Parkview’s 130 volunteers donated over 30,000 hours of their time to the medical center. This generosity computes to an annual savings of $450,000
to Parkview.
Teen Volunteers
For teens, volunteer service at Parkview offers an opportunity to use special talents and to genuinely make a difference in the lives of others. It provides teens an opportunity to experience what it’s like to work in a hospital environment and hopefully encourage healthcare careers.
The ParkTeen Volunteer Program is designed to meet the needs of teenagers by presenting an educational program about hospital policies, ethics and services, which prepares teens for future civic responsibilities. Also, giving teens responsibilities can prepare them for future employment and teach personal satisfaction through volunteerism.
Parkview Medical Center’s 2007 summer volunteer program consisted of 50 teen volunteers, who worked approximately 3,200 hours.
ParkTeens must be at least 13 years of age; complete and submit a ParkTeen Application along with a Parent Permission Form; meet a minimum of 2 hours per week of service; complete a orientation and training program; and the ParkTeen service should not interfere with school work or extra-curricular activity.
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