September 30, 2014 (Sonora, CA) — Sonora
Regional Medical Center’s Hospice of the Sierra is offering training for anyone
interested in becoming a hospice volunteer.
The orientation and training session will occur on October 23, 2014 from
1 to 5pm in Sonora. Volunteers will
learn how to provide support and respite care for patients and families. There are volunteer opportunities to support
people in their grief journey, or to provide clerical support in the office.
“Our volunteers are an important part of the
hospice team,” says Hospice Volunteer Coordinator Shauna Burrow. “They can find gratifying and stimulating
work with patients and families going through a difficult time in their lives.”
For more information and to register for the
training, please call Shauna at 209-536-5685.
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About Sonora Regional Medical Center
Sonora Regional Medical Center is a not-for-profit 152-bed health care
facility including 72 acute beds, 12 swing beds, 68 skilled nursing beds and a
large network of clinics, owned and operated by Adventist Health/Roseville,
California. In addition to emergency and acute care services, other Sonora
Regional Medical Center services include advanced cardiac care, cancer center, diagnostic
imaging, home health, hospice, intensive care, obstetrics, rural health,
surgical services, wellness center, wound care and hyperbaric oxygen, and over
20 primary care, urgent care and specialty clinics. The Medical Center provided
care for a total of 4,500 admissions, 528 deliveries, 22,994 emergency
department visits, 288,542 outpatient visits and 37,225 home care visits in
2012. Staffed by over 165 physicians,
1,260 employees, and 175 volunteers, Sonora Regional Medical Center is the
largest private employer in Tuolumne County. To find a physician in the area,
contact the Physician Referral Line at (209) 536-3344.
About Adventist Health
Sonora Regional Medical Center is
part of Adventist Health, a faith-based, not-for-profit integrated health care
delivery system serving communities in California, Hawaii, Oregon and
Washington. Our workforce of 28,900 includes more than 21,200 employees; 4,500
medical staff physicians; and 3,200 volunteers. Founded on Seventh-day
Adventist health values, Adventist Health provides compassionate care in 19
hospitals, more than 180 clinics (hospital-based, rural health and physician clinics),
14 home care agencies, seven hospice agencies and four joint-venture retirement
centers. We invite you to visit www.AdventistHealth.org
for more information.