Volunteers serve by...

• Providing general assistance for patients and staff
• Handling patient discharges
• Delivering flowers and mail
• Handling errands for hospital departments
• Performing clerical duties at our hospital owned practices
• Delivering meal trays
• Assisting patients and staff at the Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center

Volunteer Facts

• The BCH Volunteer Program started with 15 members in 1969. Today, more than 90 active volunteers serve the hospital; the youngest is age 14, and the oldest is 90-something.
• The Volunteer Department sponsors an annual Appreciation Luncheon to formally recognize volunteers.
• The Volunteer organization finances scholarships each year for new high school graduates.  Scholarship requirements include serving at least 32 hours each summer for 3 years.
• In addition to the traditional corps of volunteers, the program includes home based volunteers who specialize in knitting and crocheting seasonal hats and blankets for hospital newborns as well as turbans and lap blankets for cancer patients.
• The Junior Volunteer Program began in 1980. Junior volunteers serve during the summer season. They must be at least 14 years of age and have a minimum of a "B" average in school.

The BCH Volunteer Department is located on the third floor of the hospital.

Director:  Jan Hamblin

Assistant Director: Gayle Morgan

Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Telephone: (252) 975-4195