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The Hospital Auxiliary offers opportunities in various areas throughout the hospital including clinical, clerical/administrative or indirect patient care areas such as our information desks, gift shop, library cart, courtesy van, and much more.

In addition to scheduled hours in service areas, the HRMC Auxiliary is a major financial contributor to the hospital. The Auxiliary raises funds for the hospital through sales from the Gift Shop and other sales and fundraising events throughout the year.  They also host the Lights of Love at Christmas and Proud to be an American display. Over the past 15 years, projects have included:

• $50,000 to the HRMC Foundation for the new Outpatient Surgery Center
• $35,000 for the new Hospice and End of Life Care Center
• Five $1,500 scholarships each year to Haywood Community College for students enrolled in a medical field
• The canopy cover for the hospital entrance
• Furnishing a Consultation Room in the Emergency Department and a Hospice Room in the hospital
• Purchasing an MRI, an oversized wheelchair and a blanket warmer for the Emergency Department
• Helping purchase a Courtesy Van for intra-campus use
• Installation of an automatic door on the first floor
  

Volunteering means giving of yourself to benefit others. Women and men seeking to serve the hospital and the community are given an opportunity at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Volunteers receive orientation prior to assuming their duties and are expected to serve at least 40 hours per year to be an active member. After orientation, volunteers may select the type of volunteer service that interests them from among 10 areas within the hospital.

They also participate in community activities, as individuals or as a group.

Benefits go beyond being a part of a team effort that provides quality health care with compassion. Auxiliary members also receive:
     - Discounts in the cafeteria, gift shop and Haywood Regional Health &
         Fitness Center
     - Annual Appreciation Luncheon sponsored by the hospital
     - Access to hospital-sponsored education sessions
     - Membership in the state-wide volunteer support organization
     - Annual flu shot and TB screening

SERVICE AREAS

• Chaplain’s Assistant
  Notifies pastors when patients identify their church
• Courtesy Van Committee
  Provides a courtesy van to transport patients on the Medical Center grounds
• Gift Shop
  Serves as sales person, replaces stock, etc.
• Information Desk
  Provides information over the telephone and to visitors coming to the desk.
• Intensive and Coronary Care Units
  Informs respective family members of pertinent Intensive Care Unit patient information.
• Library Cart
  Loans donated books and magazines to patients and distributes magazines to guest waiting areas.
• Outpatient Surgery
  Answers the phone and takes messages, checks in patients, serves snacks to patients.
• Patient Escort
  Provides escort of patients from Admissions Office to assigned rooms and later escorts them out of Medical Center when discharged.
• Pre-Operative
  Waiting Room volunteer greets and gives telephone messages to patient’s families. Also escorts pre-operative patients to Pre-operative Clinic.
• Special Services
  Visits patient before they are discharged and gives them the HRMC Survey form to complete.

FUND-RAISING ACTIVITIES      <-- click here for more information

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

• Pediatric Tours: Tours for children in the Haywood County Schools, K-4 to introduce children to departments in the Medical Center.
• Relay for Life: Volunteers participate in this American Cancer Society activity by walking and collecting contributions.

SPECIAL PROJECTS

• Bud vase for patients in RCU: Starting in 2004, members of the Auxiliary give a silk rose bud vase to patients in the Restorative Care Unit.
• Hats for newborns: Newborns leaving the hospital are given a handmade knit baby cap as a congratulatory gift. The caps are made by members of the Auxiliary as well as church groups and other knitters in Haywood County.

HRMC Hospital Auxiliary invites you to explore this opportunity to assist the hospital staff in providing quality care for those in need of healing. You will find an organization with a spirit of cooperation, teamwork and a dedication to the mission of Haywood Regional Medical Center.

For Auxiliary information, please contact the Membership Chair by calling 452-8301 or come by the Information Desk in the main lobby of the Medical Center for an application form.

“You must give some time to your fellow men. Even if it’s a little thing, do something for others – something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it.” - Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)