They share time, joy and talents. They help visitors find their way along unfamiliar hallways, sooth newborn babies, and offer cheer to diffuse worries. We salute our more than 2,300 volunteers with this special Health Beat series.
Two volunteers, 1,000 hours, lots of smiles. Add it up and you get nothing short of total joy.
94 Cricket, a therapy cat, brings happiness and wholeness to hospice patients.
462 Wendy McLenithan opens magical new worlds to children beyond patient rooms.
300 Studies show volunteers receive many benefits, from improved cardiovascular health to lower cancer and depression rates.
23 After three cancer scares, Loretta Staskey finds solace in the kindness of her doctor and those she encourages with inspirational notes.
69 German-born volunteer Hildegard Krusch, 90, delivers cheer and mail to hospital patients.
36 Meet Bradley Spidell: Artist, entrepreneur, volunteer.
36 Marjean Nickerson doesn't need a dictionary to know a volunteer is all about service—and for her, it's all about helping people.
0 For kiddos at the children's hospital, smiles are found in feathers and fluff—with a bird named Bert and a rabbit named Cookie.
0 Kiddos at the children's hospital met these creatures and asked all sorts of interesting questions.
0 ... and it worked.
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