Durham Regional Hospital

More than 200 adults give their time and energy to help serve Durham Regional Hospital employees, patients and visitors. Volunteers fill a critical need throughout the hospital, staffing areas such as the DRH Giftique, the Information Desk, the Flower Room, Patient Visitation, Escort, and various other areas. We couldn't provide the quality of services we do without the help of our volunteers. As a valued member of the Durham Regional Hospital Team, your volunteer efforts can truly make a difference in the lives of others. Durham Regional Hospital, which offers volunteer opportunities in direct and non-direct patient care areas, has five rewarding volunteer programs.

• Patient Services: Patient services volunteers are specially trained to provide patient care support to medical staff on patient care floors such as the Intensive Care and Post-Partum Units and outpatient services departments including the Ambulatory Care Unit, Davis Ambulatory Surgical Center, Emergency Department, Food & Nutrition, Patient Registration, Pharmacy and the Radiation Oncology Clinic.
• Concierge: Concierge volunteers are committed to providing a warm and welcoming environment to everyone who comes through the hospital doors. This group of individuals pride themselves in offering excellent customer service to patients and visitors. Their purpose is to help make the often anxiety-filled hospital experience a little easier.
• Staff Support: Staff support volunteers donate their skills, time and, most important, their helping hands to assist hospital staff with a variety of projects and tasks that contribute to the quality of care and services provided at DurhamRegional. This group assists staff in many departments throughout the hospital including Education Services, Engineering, Health InformationManagement, Human Resources,Mailroom,Marketing, Patient Relations and Storeroom.
• Volunteer Services/Auxiliary Support: Auxiliary support volunteers donate their skills, time and talents to assist the Department of Volunteer Services/Auxiliary.
• Teen Program: Each summer the hospital offers volunteer opportunitiesfor teens, 14-18 years of age.

To become a volunteer, you will need to submit an application, interview with Volunteer Services and attend an orientation session.