Volunteer

Volunteer

The volunteer program is a venture of the Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. The Auxiliary was formed in 1950 at the request of the Hospital Trustees. Doctor’s wives participated and eventually other civic minded ladies joined them to raise funds for equipment, as well as other needed services for the Hospital. The Auxiliary holds an annual bazaar/luncheon in the late fall and the proceeds from this as well as those from the Gift and Thrift shops are passed on to the hospital.

Funds raised by the Auxiliary provide:

• Hospital equipment
• Refurbishment of patient areas
• Scholarships for medically related studies

 

Volunteers

• Associate volunteers support the Auxiliary by paying dues.
• Active volunteers support the Auxiliary by active involvement in volunteering their time to hospital- related projects and events.

 

Become a Volunteer

To learn if volunteering at HHMH is right for you, contact the Coordinator of Volunteer Services at at 636-2681.
To apply, fill out the volunteer application and drop off or mail the completed form to:

Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Att: Volunteer Coordinator
911 Sunset Drive
Hollister, CA 95023

 

Volunteer Service Areas

• Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
• Mabie Southside & Mabie Northside Skilled Nursing Facilities
• Madelyns’s Gift Shop (in hospital)
• Hazel’s Thrift Shop & Hazel’s Treasures

 

Types of Service

• Escort, Reception
• Fundraising
• Gift Shop
• Puppets & Bears
• Emergency Department Reception
• Activity Assistant at the Skilled Nursing Facilities
• Special Projects
• Surgery-Central Sterile

 

Reception

• Two four-hour shifts per month, Monday through Saturday
• Greet patients and visitors; receive flowers & deliveries
• Maintain patient census; answer phone
• Interchange with Escort when Escort is busy

 

Escort

• Two four-hour shifts per month, Monday through Friday
• Interchange with Reception when they are busy
• Transport patients; delivery of flowers; photocopying
• Distribute paperwork; work on special projects for staff
• Transport specimens to the lab
• Interface with patients, and visitors

 

Surgical-Central Sterile

• Sifts vary
• Requires wearing surgical scrubs
• De-lint towels
• Compile charts

 

Gift Shop

• Two four-hour shifts per month, Monday through Friday
• Opening and closing registers; selling merchandise

 

Hazel’s Thrift Shop & Treasures

• Open Monday – Saturday from 8:00 am – 3:00 pm to receive donations
• Sale days: Tues., Thurs., Sat., 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Shifts usually 4 – 6 hours , but flexible

 

Activity Assistant at the Skilled Nursing Facilities

• Usually four-hour shifts, but flexible
• Assist with feeding, snacks, recreational activities, arts and craft projects, music, flower arranging, Sunday Worship

 
 

Special Projects

Annual fund raising events, community health screening, clerical, knitting/crocheting caps for OB, sew bears for hospitalized children, assist in Medical Records & Home Health, serve on ad hoc committees.

Volunteer Service Areas

Hazel’s Thrift Shop