Volunteer Services

Coordinated through the Volunteer Services Department, trained volunteers assist Maury Regional Hospital and its patients through the following opportunities:

Auxiliary               Junior Volunteers

There are volunteer opportunities to suit everyone! Whether you like quiet jobs, jobs that require lots of walking, assisting at busy nurses' stations, waiting on customers in our Gift Shop, sewing, greeting, or computer work, there is a job available for you.

For more information, contact:
Volunteer Services Department
Maury Regional Hospital
931.380.4047
volunteers@mrhs.com

Auxiliary

Shortly before the hospital opened its doors in December 1953, the Auxiliary was organized with a group of 127 charter members. Since then, the group has grown to more than 400 men and women who now serve in more than 18 areas of the hospital.

The Auxiliary funds special requests from various departments of the hospital through membership dues, fund-raising activities, and revenues generated from the operation of the Gift Shop and coffee shop.

The membership is divided into three groups:

• Active members who volunteer 100 hours or more a year
• Associate members who volunteer less than 100 hours a year
• SuperStars who are former volunteers not able to be active members, but who want to remain affiliated with the Auxiliary

What is required?

• Complete an application form
• Commit eight or more volunteer hours per month
• Pay annual membership dues of $5
• Purchase a uniform ($15-$30)
• Complete on-the-job training

Areas of Service:

• Cardiac Waiting Room
• Care-A-Van Shuttle Drivers
• Emergency Department
• Gift Shop
• Heart Center
• Hospitality Cart
• Information Desk - Main Lobby/Medical Office Building
• Menu Service
• Nurses' Stations
• Outpatient Pavilion
• Patient Escort
• Pharmacy
• Radiology Department
• Same Day Surgery/Endoscopy
• Service Plus Ambassadors
• Surgery
• Surgery Waiting Room
• Volunteer Office

Junior Volunteers

The Junior Volunteer program (formerly known as Candy Stripers) was established in 1955 with 54 charter members. Formerly a year-round program, it is now primarily a summer program for youth in grades 8-11.

Applications are accepted only during the months of January and February and are available in the volunteer office, by e-mail at volunteers@mrhs.com, or can be requested by phone. Interviews are conducted in March, and those selected are notified. Mandatory training is required prior to beginning work.

Junior Volunteers are required to work seven of nine weeks (a minimum of 50 hours) during the summer. They work in a variety of areas throughout the hospital and gain valuable work experience and insight into health care careers. Many former Junior Volunteers have pursued a career in the medical profession.

Care-A-Van Shuttle

The volunteers provide free shuttle transportation to any building or parking area on the hospital campus. The shuttle runs Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and makes regular stops in front of all major entrances. The driver may be contacted by dialing 931.698.5928.