Training volunteers. This includes studying the training material, disseminating the material to volunteers in a “public forum” format, and ensuring the volunteers understand the material.
Pastoral Services at the hospital directs and enhances the spiritual care of patients, families and hospital staff. The mission is based on the Judeo-Christian faith and is designed to promote the healing process as part of a united effort with other professionals in the health care field. The chaplains are ministers or lay ministers who…
The Volunteen Program is open to all students, 14-18 years of age, who have completed 8th grade, and currently have a GPA of 2.0 or higher. Students have the opportunity to contribute to their community with service hours and receive a valuable learning experience in the process. We, at Adams County Regional Medical Center, would…
ACRMC Auxiliary volunteers provide multiple services throughout the hospital. They provide coverage of the welcome desk, greeting and providing directions to patients and visitors. They assist many departments and are always willing to help. In addition they operate the Auxiliary Gift Shop. Proceeds from the Gift Shop are used to assist the hospital in purchasing…
Visit patients and families at home, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, inpatient hospice units. Pay a friendly visit; relieve a family caregiver for an afternoon out; accompany a patient to the beauty salon, grocery store or a social event; read aloud; listen to memories; walk the dog; be the high point of someone’s day.
Provide support in the office: filing, preparing mailings, computer input, answering the phones, special projects.
Create one-of-a-kind Memory Bears from VITAS patients’ clothes to comfort the family.
Patients and families explore their creative side and express their feelings through the visual arts.
As a volunteer, you’ll visit, make phone calls, attend support groups, attend memorial services and send bereavement mailings.
The Welcome Home Collaborative includes the maintenance and / remodeling of properties to be used for Transitional Housing for use in the Transitional Housing aspect of our program. The Welcome Home Collaborative will seek to use volunteers and also to use individuals that are either homeless or working poor to remodel and renovate these buildings.…