There are many services that Herrin Hospital Auxiliary provide. The following is a list of assignments and responsibilities.

Greeters Desk

Hospital volunteer greeters:

• serve as host/hostess for the hospital.
• welcome each person who enters the main lobby.
• offers assistance as appropriate.
• gives hospital guests directions to departments.
• supplies patient's room numbers.
• escorts or transports patients who need help.

Morning, afternoon and evening shifts are available.

Gift Garden

Those who choose to volunteer in the gift shop:

• sell cards, gifts, books and magazines.
• sell and serve coffee and snacks.

Shifts are 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

This service is appreciated by both staff and visitors. It is our main source of fund raising. Over $400,000 worth of equipment and furnishings have been purchased for the hospital from income generated by the Auxiliary as well as over $13,000 in scholarship contributions.

Hospital Services

Volunteers assist throughout the hospital by:

• delivering mail.
• delivering lab reports.
• delivering documents.
• delivering equipment.
• delivering medications.
• assembling various forms used in many types of patient charts.
• assisting hospital staff as appropriate.
• transporting patients by wheelchair (after proper training).

Shifts are 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Surgery Hospitality Desk

Surgery Hospitality Desk volunteers:

• cooperate with medical and nursing staff in keeping family and friends of surgery and ICU patients informed as to when patients are in recovery, etc.
• keep coffee bar and supplies in good order.

Shifts are from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.