Inpatient Services
Our Volunteers:
- Provide support for patients, families, staff, and visitors
- Assist patients with programs such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy and stroke support
- Provide one-on-one interaction with patients including reading the newspaper, friendly visiting, taking the patient outside for fresh air, etc.
- Help with the preparation of morning coffee / tea, lunch groups and meal assistance
- Coordinate small group programs such as group crosswords, current events, euchre, scrabble, etc.
Inpatient Services We Offer
Cancer Clinic
Volunteers greet patients and support staff.
Emergency Department
Volunteers greet patients / family and support staff.
Info Main Desk
Volunteers provide directions for patients / visitors.
Intensive Care Unit
Volunteers greet family / friends and support staff.
Maternity / Pediatrics
Volunteers assist new mothers and support staff.
Therapy Dogs
Volunteers provide comfort and companionship for patients.
Testimonials
“Volunteers are the anchor to our ship! They keep our unit flowing at a calm pace, they help when we’re busy, they make sure patients are getting to their physio appointments in the gym, and they go out of their way to sit and socialize with patients so they don’t feel alone. They keep us on a steady course, and we’d be lost without them!”
“While waiting to be seen in the Belleville General Hospital Emergency Department, I observed the kindest volunteer who continuously checked in with everyone, offering blankets and water, and he even grabbed an ice pack for an older gentleman. I remember viewing these impressive actions with an obvious focus on patient care.”
“The patients, their families and the staff team are really grateful to volunteers for what they do; They are fabulous and we wish we had them all day!”
The Women’s Hospital Auxiliary was organized April 28, 1938, at a meeting held in the City Hall Council Chambers by a Private Member’s Bill, passed in the Provincial Legislature. In 1955, the Women’s Hospital Auxiliary was granted representation on the Belleville General Hospital Board of Governors.