Heywood Hospital Wraps Up Summer Volunteer Program for Local Students

GARDNER, Mass. - Aug. 24, 2015 - PRLog -- Gardner, MA – Heywood Hospital concluded its Summer Junior Volunteer program with a celebratory lunch on Thursday, August 13th.

The annual summer program brings high school and college students in to the hospital to work in various areas at the Gardner campus. This summer, 43 high school and 20 college students participated in the program.

High schools represented include Gardner Academy, Gardner High School, The Gateway Program/Mount Wachusett Community College, The Groton School, Montachusett Technical Regional High School, Murdock Middle High School, Nargansett Regional High School, Oakmont Regional High School, Proctor Academy, Quabbin Regional High School, St. John's High School, Wachusett Regional High School, Westboro High School and The Winchendon School.

Additionally, colleges represented were Boston College, Boston University, Drew University, Fitchburg State University, Franklin Pierce University, Gordon College, Mount Wachusett Community College, Northeastern University, Quinnipiac University, Quinsigamond Community College, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of St. Joseph and Worcester State University.

Students participating this year were Lilianne Abese-gihozo, Olivia Amato-Hansen, Sarah Ampuja, Jen Antocci, Kaya Banks, Brieanna Benoit, Shyanne Boise, Heather Boucher, Kali Brown, Juliette Coleman, Bailey Culver, Jason Davis, Clothilde Donarumo, Victoria Donarumo, Blair Donohue, Katy Dumas, Nervanna Faheem, Bishoy Fandy, Victoria Farrell, Samantha Geyster, Caitlin Goodbrake, Meaghan Grammel, Zoe Hammond, Stella Ikuzwe, Sydney Jaber, Nathan Kamel, Marissa Knoll, Akash Koul, Madisson LaRoche, Beshoy Lawindy, Lindsey Lee, Erin Magee, Jesse Mailloux, Nick McFadden, Delmy Melendez, Jared Merritt, Emily Moyen, Colin Murchie, Olivia Nasis, Serina Nguyen, Isabelle O’Connor,  Abby O’Sullivan, Owasif Rahman, Devin Resnick, Mackenzie Rushia, Daniella Salinas, Bethany Sefikis, Maggie Shenouda, Isabelle Sillo, Rachel Taylor, Taylor Vautour, Carasanta Woodard, Heather Wrigley and Sophia Yasin.

During this 8-week summer program, these great student volunteers worked in 28 areas of the hospital, donating over 1800 hours of their time to Heywood.

“We had such a wonderful, dedicated group of young people willing to give up some of their summer time to volunteer at Heywood. This program would not be possible without the willing cooperation and help from the many department managers and staff each year,” stated Sue Deacon, Manager of Volunteer Services. “We applaud them for their assistance and willingness to work with these students...perhaps our next generation of health care employees!”

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About Athol Hospital
A member of the Heywood Healthcare system, Athol Hospital is a 25-bed non-profit, acute care and outpatient facility serving the communities of the North Quabbin region of Massachusetts. Athol Hospital’s services include 24/7 Emergency Care, Oncology, Radiology and Laboratory, Diabetes Center and Center for Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation. It is designated as a Critical Access Hospital and Primary Stroke Center, licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and accredited by the Joint Commission.

About Heywood Hospital
Part of the Heywood Healthcare system, Heywood Hospital is a 134-bed acute care hospital in Gardner, MA, which provides a broad range of high quality medical, surgical, obstetrical, pediatric and behavioral health services on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The hospital’s Centers of Excellence include the Watkins Center for Emergency and Acute Care; the LaChance Maternity Center; the Diabetes Center; and the Heywood Heart and Vascular Center, an affiliate of the Heart and Vascular Center of Excellence at UMass Memorial Health Care.

About Heywood Healthcare
Heywood Healthcare is an independent, community-owned healthcare system serving north central Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. It is comprised of Heywood Hospital, a non-profit, 134-bed acute-care hospital in Gardner, MA; Athol Hospital, a 25-bed not-for-profit, Critical Access Hospital in Athol, MA; Heywood Medical Group with primary care physicians and specialists located throughout the region; four satellite facilities in MA – Heywood Rehabilitation Center in Gardner, West River Health Center in Orange, Winchendon Health Center and Murdock School-based Health Center in Winchendon - and Heywood Charitable Foundation and the North Quabbin Community Coalition, an affiliate organization.