Almaise Le Gall
Staff Writer At the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, over 55 volunteers have joined to help patients and staff members provide quality healthcare. If a person wants to help their community and meet new people, they can become a volunteer. In order to volunteer, applicants must be at least 14 years of age, pass background and immunization checks, and commit to a minimum time requirement. EIRMC asks the volunteers to make at least a shift per week, which is 4 hours. Because of the hospital’s specific needs and available positions, volunteers are highly encouraged to commit to a minimum of 100 hours. However, if a person is unable to make the full commitment, the hospital is flexible as long as enough hours are fulfilled. People can apply online at eirmc.com/volunteers. Coleen Niemann is responsible for the hospital’s communication, in media and hospital’s social media, and works alongside the volunteer coordinator to oversee the program. For those interested in discovering the healthcare world, meeting new people, or helping the community, Niemman invites them to volunteer at EIRMC. She explains that volunteers are very helpful in the hospital, both for the patients and staff by offering comfort and assistance.Typically, high-school-age volunteers work at the front desk to guide people through the hospital, or give information to visitors such as a room number. However, some of the volunteers also work in the ER, where they mostly provide comfort and help for patients. Niemann indicates that the hospital tries to make the volunteers do what they are most interested in, in correlation with the schedules they can have. Niemann explains how this volunteer program is more than just an experience at the hospital or an extracurricular activity. She shared the example of a volunteer, who is 90 years old and has served at EIRMC for 40 years. This volunteer loves to do this, mostly because she adores the other volunteers on her shift. She created strong friendships and considers the hospital as her family. According to Niemann, people decide to volunteer for a variety of reasons. Some people just want to discover how the healthcare system works. However, most people who start volunteering want to build a community, meet new people, and serve more than themselves.
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