Hospital Volunteers - Organization & administration
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Friday, March 19, 2010

The role of SVS volunteer vascular surgeons in the care of combat casualties: results from Landstuhl, Germany.

30 Dec 2008 With a shortage of active duty vascular surgeons in the military, Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) members have been called upon to perform short-term rotations at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC), the US military's receiving facility for ... Read more...

Transforming the experience of cancer care: a qualitative study of a hospital-based volunteer psychosocial support service.

15 Dec 2008 PURPOSE: As volunteer support services for cancer patients evolve and seek to gain credibility and acceptance, it is important that these services be carefully evaluated. This paper describes findings from a research study conducted by the Healing ... Read more...

Managing health care volunteer programs.

30 Mar 2008 This article examines the salient aspects underlying effective volunteer programs in health care organizations. Volunteers are generally unpaid "employees" performing a variety of functions. Reasons for volunteering ranging from altruism to ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Hospital Volunteers - Organization & administration'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Reducing falls among outpatients: a volunteer transports patients from the parking lot to their exercise programs. 30 Oct 2009
• The role of SVS volunteer vascular surgeons in the care of combat casualties: results from Landstuhl, Germany. 30 Dec 2008
• Transforming the experience of cancer care: a qualitative study of a hospital-based volunteer psychosocial support service. 15 Dec 2008
• Volunteering: a unique way to enhance your skills. 29 Jun 2008
• Managing health care volunteer programs. 30 Mar 2008
• The value of being a medical volunteer. 30 Mar 2008
• VolunteerGet--a novel information system for engaging society in volunteering for emergency care. 30 Dec 2007
• The many roles of families in family-centered care--part V. Interview by Deborah Dokken. 29 Jun 2007
• Establishing an international training program for surgical residents. 29 Apr 2007
• Inspiring start. Interview by Carol Davis. 30 Jul 2005
• Volunteering: serious fun. 30 Mar 2005
• Volunteers and Catholic health care. Auxiliary workers should be full partners in the Catholic health ministry. 29 Apr 2001
• Stirred but not shaken. 30 May 2000
• Our mutual friends. 30 Oct 1999
• Are your volunteers up to snuff? 30 Jan 1999
• Waking the giant: creating a future for hospital volunteering. 30 Dec 1998
• On leadership. 30 Dec 1998
• Hellos & goodbyes. How to welcome volunteers ... and how to let them go. 30 Dec 1998
• How the new volunteers will change volunteer management. 30 Dec 1997
• Seven strategies for creating a legacy of leadership. 30 Dec 1997

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Technical information about 'Hospital Volunteers'

Definition: Individuals who donate their services to the hospital.

Descriptor UI: D006758

Alternative terms: Hospital Volunteers; Volunteers, Hospital; Hospital Volunteer; Volunteer, Hospital;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; education; psychology;

Tree Number: M01.526.485.740.400; M01.955.473; N02.360.740.400;

History Note: 66(65)

Technical Notes: do not confuse with HOSPITAL AUXILIARIES, volunteer organizations