As a Palliative Care Unit volunteer at St. Michael’s Hospital, Rhea Kinghorn tries to make her visits with patients as meaningful as possible, by making them feel at ease and trying to instil a sense of peace. “We talk – ...

We all know the friendly faces of hospital volunteers – they greet us in the lobby, direct us when we’re lost, and always have a helping hand available to push a wheelchair. But did you know that back in the early ...

As much as I hate to admit it, I haven’t volunteered since I was a University student. Even then, my commitment was minimal. What started as a four-month requirement for a course I was taking ended up being an 18-month ...

In January 2012, the Volunteer Association of York Central Hospital will celebrate 50 years of dedication to the hospital and the community. Throughout its history, volunteers of every gender, age group and profession have dedicated their time and talents to ...

Miss Jean Brewer still remembers her first day at Misericordia Health Centre (MHC) in Winnipeg. She started at Misericordia’s School of Nursing in 1944 at the suggestion of a friend, a local physician, who told her she’d be a good ...

With her long, floppy ears and soft brown fur, Abby is not your typical volunteer.  At just eight years of age, she has been a dedicated volunteer at Windsor Regional Hospital for the last five years as part of the ...

When Barb Goersch heard of an opportunity to be part of a new program specifically designed to provide care to seniors at risk, she knew she had to help. No stranger to volunteer service, Barb has volunteered at Trillium Health ...

Volunteers have been a valued part of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre’s busy Emergency Department (ED) for many years. Almost 50 individuals volunteer in the ED on a regular basis, directing patients and providing comfort. However, in recent years these Volunteers ...

Vilma Sharp may have retired as a nurse 22 years ago, but she still visits St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto weekly. That’s because after she retired in 1989 following 26 years of employment as a nurse at the Health ...

Volunteers at Newmarket-based Southlake Regional Health Centre are making a positive difference in the quality of care for older patients through a program that was introduced in April of this year. As part of the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) – ...