Campbellford Memorial Hospital Celebrates National Volunteer Week

In honour of National Volunteers Week, Campbellford Memorial Hospital (CMH) is celebrating the return of their volunteers, who were not able to be onsite during certain waves of the pandemic.

“Our volunteers play an integral role in CMH’s patient experience, governance, design of patient care solutions, and fundraising,” said Eric Hanna, Interim President and CEO, CMH. “Until the restrictions were eased recently, many of our volunteers could not contribute in the same way that they had before the pandemic. We are thrilled that we can welcome them back to our team, and we can already see the difference they make to the patient experience.”

Volunteers at CMH help in a variety of different settings including:

•  The CMH Board of Directors

•  The CMH Foundation Board of Directors

•  The Auxiliary (The Gift Shop and fundraising events)

•  Patient Family Advisory Council

•  Foundation events support

•  Patient portering (e.g. from Day Surgery to Diagnostic Imaging)

•  Pet therapy

•  Recreational programming assistance

•  Spiritual care visits

•  Friendly visits

•  Information desk and wayfinding support

Currently, there are 25 volunteers who have returned to the hospital to support patient care as the Volunteer Program ramps up with the easing of COVID-19 restrictions.

To learn more about volunteer opportunities at CMH, visit: cmh.ca/about-cmh/volunteers/how-to-become-a-volunteer.

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