El Camino Hospital Auxiliary
2500 Grant Road
P.O. Box 7025
Mountain View, Ca 94039-7025
(650) 940-7000
The Auxiliary has been supporting El Camino Hospital since the hospital
opened its doors in 1961. Licensed for 426 beds, the hospital combines
personal care with high-quality medical technology and treatment. If you
are searching for a personalized, meaningful volunteer opportunity that
will allow you to positively impact your community, consider joining the
El Camino Hospital Auxiliary. Auxiliary volunteers work in virtually
every area of the hospital, helping to deliver care with a personal touch.
Individuals are encouraged to choose from a wide variety of roles, ranging
from welcoming patients and visitors in the Patient Registration area to
cashiering in the Gift Shop or Snack Bar.
Following is a partial list of volunteer opportunities:
- Escort/Patient Services: Transport patients by wheelchair, deliver mail, run errands, assist patients to
complete menus.
- Information Desk: Greet patients and visitors, answer questions, support the Patient Registration area.
- Maternity/Pediatrics: Assist nursing staff, supervise children in playroom, distribute gift packets.
- Gift Shop/Shopping Cart/Snack Bar: Arrange displays, assist with sales. Snack Bar volunteers serve light meals to families and staff.
- Library/Magazine Service: Catalogue paperbacks, wheel library cart to patient bedsides, distribute
magazines to waiting areas.
- Patient Flowers: Receive deliveries from florists and deliver to patients, care for patients' plants and flowers.
Volunteer Services such as the Gift Shop, Snack Bar, the shopping cart and the Baby Photo service,
have made it possible for the Auxiliary to contribute more than three million dollars in medical equipment
to the hospital. Undesignated gifts and memorials provide funds for the Auxiliary scholarships awarded each
year.
Volunteer Requirements
Auxiliary volunteers include men and women over 18, and junior
volunteers, ages 14-18. Volunteers need to complete an application, a
personal interview with the Auxiliary and a TB test provided by the
hospital before being accepted as a volunteer. An annual $10.00 membership
fee and commitment of 12 hours per month are requested in order to
volunteer. Auxiliary volunteers also wear uniforms that may be purchased
in the Auxiliary Office. To apply contact the Auxiliary office directly
at: 650.940.7214.
To learn more about El Camino Hospital and the Auxiliary visit the El
Camino Hospital web site at www.elcaminohospital.org .
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