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1 Volunteer ServiceThe volunteers at Elmhurst HospitalCenter are community residents whowork with the hospital staff inproviding not only quality health care,but a human and compassionate hospitalcenter. They are men and women whoare students,working adults, and activeseniors. They are our dynamic andenthusiastic Volunteer service isimportant to ourhospital and our community. Volunteersunselfishly offer time, talents, andskills to assist our patients. Whetherthey help in an office, a clinic,patienttransport, or a patient unit, volunteerscontribute to the overall care of thepatients and to the delivery of qualityhealth care services at ElmhurstHospital service is important to us,butit also provides an excellentopportunity to be productive, to explorehealth careers, to learn new skills, andto help the AssignmentsThe Department of VolunteerServices coordinates the placement ofvolunteersthroughout the following are a few departmentswhere volunteers can work.

2 Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Admitting Office Patient Transport Support Services health Information Management Chief of Service Offices Medical Library Pharmacy Department Ambulatory Surgery Psychiatry Finance- Patient Accounts PatientRelations Social Work Services Ambulatory Care ServicesSpecial AssignmentsThere are also some specialprograms: Chaplain s Aides Foster Grandparents The After School Program(Tutoring children andadolescentsonour PsychiatricInpatient Units) ACES (Patient EntitlementCounseling) Healthy Outlook (An activity andcompanionship program forgeriatric patients) Diabetes Care Management(Volunteers calling to supportour diabetes care managementpatients)

3 The Auxiliary Patient Care Volunteer Programand Discharge AssistanceProgram Volunteer Medical InterpretersCall for anAppointmentTo become a Volunteer at ElmhurstHospital Center, you need to schedulean appointment for an interview bycalling the Department of VolunteerServices at 718-334-5175oryou maystop by the office (A1-26, off the mainlobby)on the first working day of you can start your volunteerservice, youMUST have amedicalclearance,provide two personalreferences (names and completeaddress) and have a social securitynumberand complete a are required to give aminimum of six (6) hours a week if notemployed and four (4) hours a week ifworking full-time, but the number ofdays and hours are up to the individualvolunteer.

4 Most of the volunteerassignments are available during theweek, Monday through Friday, between8 and are alsosomeweekend Volunteer HOSPITALCENTERE lmhurst Hospital Center is one of themost comprehensive medical centers andtraining hospitals in the borough ofQueens. EHC is part of the QueensHealth Network and health and HospitalsCorporation, New York City s municipalHealth Care System. Elmhurst HospitalCenter is a major teaching affiliate ofMount Sinai School of Medicine. Thehospital is accredited by the in Northwestern Queens, EHCprovides care for the neighborhoods ofAstoria, Sunnyside, Woodside, Elmhurst,Jackson Heights, Corona, Rego Park,Forest Hills, and East Elmhurst.

5 Overone million people live in this culturallydiverse Hospital Center recentlycompleted a modernization project toupgrade inpatient, ambulatory carefacilities, and the EmergencyDepartment. EHC recently opened theHope Pavilion for cancer diagnosis andtreatment as well as other new Elmhurst HospitalCenter will meet the future needs of thecommunity in a modern Hospital CenterDepartment of