We welcome caring individuals to be a part of our team. We offer the following patient care opportunities*:

• Critical Care waiting room assistant: Provide emotional support to patients and their families in the critical care waiting area. Let patients and their families know someone is concerned about their emotional and physical needs, and we are there to assist in finding solutions to their concerns.
• Dyson Infusion Center: Assist patients, round on waiting areas to ensure they are clean and stocked and escort family members to patient care areas.
• Emergency Department: Communicate our genuine concern and compassion for patients and their families.
• Friendly visitor: Visit with patients, provide friendly conversation and personal items needed to make them feel comfortable.
• Outpatient registration: Support Outpatient Registration staff with welcoming our patients and their guests and guide them through registration for procedures.
• Patient care areas: Assist our professional and paraprofessional staff with delivering excellent patient care.
• Pet therapy: This program welcomes volunteers whose dogs are qualified with an approved organization to engage with patients and staff throughout the hospital. Volunteers must be 18 years or older to participate and able to commit to at least three visits per month.

Student volunteers

We offer a summer student volunteer program for high school students ages 16 to 18 (must be 16 years old by June 1, 2021). We require a minimum commitment of 48 volunteer hours during July and August. Students volunteer one day a week for eight hours.

Student volunteering involves patient care either on the nursing floors, outpatient or surgical areas or as a discharge concierge. This is a great opportunity to show colleges and employers you have a serious interest in learning more about healthcare.

Volunteers will experience what it’s like to interact with patients and staff in a real-world setting and gain valuable knowledge to help them with their educational and professional goals.

We carefully screen all volunteers before processing and placing them in appropriate assignments. Our process includes:

• Initial interview with the Manager of Volunteer Resources
• Medical clearance
• Reference checks
• Criminal background check
• Drug screening
• Attendance at a mandatory orientation

2021 Board of Directors

Cheryl Bowers

Elizabeth Bradley, PhD

Kevin Cleary

Timothy Dean

Debra Domber

Francoise Dunefsky

Simon Gorwara, MD

Kim Heller, MD

Shay Humphrey

Peter Kelly

Kathleen Merget, PhD

Charles O’Mara

John Reid

Thomas Robinson, MD

Barry Rothfeld

Ronald Tatelbaum, MD

Steven Tinkelman

James Walker, Jr.

Tim Dean, Chair

Shay Humphrey, Vice Chair

Peter Kelly, President

2021 Board Officers

Chair: Margaret Bova

Vice Chair: Kimberly Hunt Lee

Treasurer: Steven Rosenberg (Non-Voting)

Secretary: Carolyn McKenna (Non-Voting)

Kristi Brien

Nancy Brownell

Sharon Faulkner

Michael Horodyski

Mark Harrison

Craig Irwin

Maureen Kangas

Sarah Levine

Michael Mazzuca, Jr

Judith Bleakley O’Neill

Robert Ranieri

Niloufer Rodrigues, MD

Rebecca Seaman

Scott Sweeney

Janelle Anne Styles

Ex Officio (Non-voting):

Grace Linhard, Chief Development Officer