ACH Adult Volunteer Program: Weekly Commitment

Volunteered at Surgery Desk where I checked patients in for procedures, cleaned and provided toys, and gave parents water and coffee while waiting for their children to get procedure completed.

Volunteered at the surgery desk where I checked patients in, gave them toys to stay entertained prior to surgery, and gave parents coffee and water while their children were in procedures.

Volunteered at the surgery desk where I greeted families checking in for operations, gave parents and siblings water and coffee while waiting for the patient, and gave toys to patients and siblings while they waited to be called back.

Volunteered at ACNW with both Art Cart and at the Surgery Desk where I checked patients in for surgery and tended to parents while their children were in surgery for 10/7-11/18.

This semester I was able to volunteer at Arkansas Children's Hospital Northwest Arkansas Campus in the Infusion Clinic. This is a fairly new clinic, and I was one of the first few volunteers to be put at this location. I sat at the welcome desk and was able to greet the patients coming in as well as check them in. I then told the nurses who were there and checked them into the nurses. Lastly, I was responsible for doing whatever I could to make the patients comfortable while they waited. Being at this welcome desk, I was asked so many different questions and most of the time was not able to answer them, but I was able to point them in the right direction or get them the help they needed. I loved serving for this hospital and have been for the past few years. The people are always so welcoming to me, and I have had so many encouraging conversations with them. I feel like I have learned a lot from the professionals and watching how they all can work as a team, and how every member counts. I hope to continue to serve here for the next few years as long as I am living in Fayetteville.

Spent time in the Outpatient PT/OT clinic where I assisted providers in cleaning the gym, gathering necessary supplies for appointments, and creating resources for patients and families such as lists of Primary Care Physicians in surrounding areas.