Volunteering at Griffin Hospital

Ambassador Plus

Often the first person our patients and family members meet are our Ambassador Plus volunteers who are positioned in the main hospital and Center for Cancer Care lobbies and in our Emergency Department waiting area.

If you have an outgoing personality, good interpersonal skills, and the ability to escort patients to their destination, either by walking with them or by pushing them in a wheelchair, the Ambassador Plus program is for you!

Bakers

Each day, volunteers bake muffins, brownies, cookies, and bread in kitchens located on Griffin Hospital's patient care units. Our volunteer bakers then deliver their goods to patients, visitors, and staff, distributing the flavors and aromas of home throughout the hospital.

All ingredients and supplies are provided.

Room Service

Room Service volunteers respond to the special requests of our patients, such as delivery requests for newspapers, DVDs, magazines, books, snacks, gift shop items, or companionship.

Good interpersonal skills, the ability to push our "Planetree Cart" (stocked with amenities) is required.

Soft Touch

Volunteers wishing to provide hands-on care to patients will enjoy this opportunity. In addition to conversing and providing a friendly visit, you will be trained to give a therapeutic, relaxing, and gentle rub either to the hands or feet of our patients.

Vital Patient Stories

If you are a good listener, have a flair with the pen, and compassion in your heart, this is the volunteer opportunity for you! You will be taught interviewing and writing skills to compose creative non-fiction accounts of patients' life stories

In addition to good listening skills, empathy, and compassion, volunteers must maintain patient confidentiality.