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The Twin Cities volunteer organization operates as a non-profit and consists of 71 active volunteers, serving the hospital in fifteen designated areas including the ER, ICU/DOU, OSU, and front desk. In addition to aiding in hospital administration and patient services, the volunteers also support its high school student volunteer program through mentorship and by running the hospital’s gift shop, the proceeds from which fund scholarships for those student volunteers entering college.
“Our volunteers are a vital part of our facility and can be found throughout the hospital guiding visitors, answering questions and contributing to the positive image of Twin Cities,” says Rick Lyons, Twin Cities Community Hospital CEO.
The elected officers for the 2011 volunteer board include the following: Co-President Sandy
Short;
People interested in volunteering at the hospital may call the volunteer office at (805) 434-4524 or pick up an interest form at the front desk inside the main lobby. Applicants must pass a background check, drug test, and TB test and complete eight hours of orientation training. Additionally they will need a doctor’s verification of good health.
Twin Cities Community Hospital, part of Tenet California, is a 114-bed acute care hospital at 1100 Las Tablas Road in Templeton. Since opening in 1977, Twin Cities has provided personalized quality patient care as the cornerstone of its operating philosophy. Twin Cities’ new patient tower, opened in fall 2007, provides 30 new private rooms for obstetrics, intensive and telemetry care patients, and 23 ER suites, including three trauma rooms. Twin Cities provides a broad range of medical, surgical and outpatient care. Working closely with affiliated physicians, Twin Cities places special emphasis on clinical services important to local residents, including hip and knee replacement, surgical care, stroke intervention, emergency care and maternal child services. More than 115 active medical staff members practice at Twin Cities and 160 local residents volunteer at the hospital. The hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.
For more information about Twin Cities Community Hospital, please visit their website at www.twincitieshospital.com. To arrange an interview with one of Twin Cities’ doctors or for press inquiries, please call Angela Robinson at AR & Co. PR & Marketing by calling 805-239-4443 or by email at angela@arandcompany.com.
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