Auxiliary
As part of the Hi-Desert Medical Center team, volunteers provide important services that complement the care provided by our professional staff. From registering patients to running the gift shop, from working in the emergency department to helping shoppers in the thrift store, volunteers are making sure that the needs of patients, families and visitors are met. The men and women serving the Hi-Desert Medical Center Auxiliary continue a tradition of dedicated service to our community. Last year, this active group of 80 volunteers provided the District with more than 25,000 hours. Volunteers are recognized by the District for service hours yearly at a special luncheon. The Auxiliary is an active group, and also raises funds for District programs and services. 

As a volunteer, you might help with such matters as greeting patients at the hospital’s lobby front desk or assist with admitting patients. You may be assigned to serve in any of the following areas of Hi-Desert Medical Center or its off-campus programs:
  • Thrift Store
  • Lobby Gift Shop
  • Airway Outpatient Center
  • Emergency Department
  • Admissions
  • Greet guests at the hospital lobby front desk
  • Visit and support residents of the Continuing Care Center
 What do our more than 80 active volunteers get out of their experience? Lifelong friendships, the feeling of belonging to a group, and the satisfaction of knowing they are making a difference in our community:
  • Connect and interact with members of your community
  • Make new friends
  • Give back to your community by sharing your time and talents
  • Share in social activities
  • Enjoy the healthy attitude of contributing to a worthy program

 You may join the Auxiliary at one of three levels:

  • Active membership: $10 per year. All volunteers must hold membership in the Auxiliary.
  • Patron membership: $15 per year (monetary support, inactive membership).
  • Life membership: $100 one-time membership with no additional dues. Participation in Auxiliary affairs and volunteer service is encouraged, but not mandatory.
If you would like to be contacted about becoming a volunteer with Hi-Desert Medical Center Auxiliary

 

Hi-Desert Medical Center Auxiliary officers for 2012
From left, seated: Shirley Hackathorn, corresponding secretary; Kay Coburn, recording secretary; Charlene Tice, second vice president.  Standing, from left: Vicki Coats, first vice president; Stan Helgesen, president; and Barbara Matzinger, treasurer.

 

Auxiliary membership gathered December 8, 2011, to celebrate and witness the installation of
Auxiliary board of directors for 2012. 

 

Auxilians honored for hours of service

HDMC Auxiliary volunteers donated more than 20,000 hours of service to the health care District last calendar year, and so it was fitting to celebrate their dedication and compassion during a special luncheon held in their honor during National Volunteer Week in the Helen Gray Education Center.