Make a difference in someone’s life.

Be a hospital volunteer!

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❑AuxiliaryVolunteer

❑Localresident❑WinterTexan

❑JuniorVolunteer

❑Studentat

Localmailingaddress

City Zipcode

Phone Cell

Email

Summeraddress

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ForwhichSouthTexasHealthSystemfacility

wouldyouliketobeavolunteer?

How to volunteerFilloutthisform,mailittousandwe’llbeintouch.It’sthateasy.

South Texas Health System, VolunteerServices1400WestTrenton,Edinburg,TX78539

Our volunteers

Wehavemorethan350adultandstudentvolunteersworkingtoprovidetheverybestinassistanceandcustomerserviceforourpatientsandtheirfamilies.

BecauseSouthTexasHealthSystemisthelargesthospitalsystemintheRioGrandeValley,therearelotsofopportunitiestochoosefrom.Youcanvolunteerduringtheday,intheeveningoronweekends.Ifyouhavefourhoursaweektomakeadifferenceinsomeone’slife,pleasejoinoneofourvolunteerorganizations.

Where can I volunteer?Edinburg Children’s Hospital 1102WestTrentonEdinburg78539

956.388.6800

Edinburg Regional Medical Center 1102WestTrentonEdinburg78539

956.388.6000

McAllen Medical Center 301W.Expressway83McAllen78503

956.632.4000

McAllen Heart Hospital 1900South‘D’StreetMcAllen78503956.994.2000

0924

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www.southtexashealthsystem.com

ph 956.632.4297 fx 956.289.5236

Who can volunteer?Auxiliary Volunteers – AdultsJoinagroupofdedicatedindividualswhocontributeatleastfourhoursoftheirtimeaweektooneormoreofourfacilities.WhetheryouarealocalresidentoraWinterTexan,wehaveaplaceforyou.

Junior Volunteers – College or high school studentsJuniorVolunteersmustbeatleast15yearsoldandbeabletovolunteerforonefour-hourshiftaweek.

Benefits of volunteering

•DiscountonselectitemsinthegiftshopsofSouthTexasHealthSystemfacilities

•Amealvoucherforoneofourcafeterias

•Accesstohospitaleducationalprograms,in-servicesandworkshops

•FreeflushotandTBtesting

•Mostimportantly,thesatisfactionofhelpingothers

What can volunteers do?Emergency ServicesHelppatientsfilloutforms,giveambulatorypatientsashouldertoleanon,getsuppliesandattendtowaitingareas.

DieteticsConductpatientsurveysandassistdieticianswithmealplanningforspecialneedspatients.

Information DeskWelcomepatients,visitorsandfamiliestothehospital.Answerphones,givedirectionsanddelivermailtopatients.

Gift ShopAssisthospitalguestsandstaffwithpurchases,useacashregisterandhelpstockmerchandise.

Transport/EscortHelppatientswhoareinwheelchairs.Escortvisitors.Deliverlabs,medications,medicalrecordsandsupplies.

ClericalHelpwithavarietyofdutiessuchasfiling,collating,addressingandstuffingenvelopes;answerphones;runerrands.Somevolunteerclericalworkinvolvescomputerskills.

Surgery/ICU/ICCUWaitingareas–Welcomeandhelpkeepfamilymembersandfriendsinformed.

If you have four hours a week to help somebody, please join

one of our volunteer organizations.

Give a little time, get a lot of love.