Be a Part of Something Special!
The Hospital Volunteers of Venice, with nearly 600 dedicated members, support the advancement of the entire health care system. We accomplish this goal, by assisting the professional staffs, in providing comfort and care to patients and their families. We generate funds, which are used to provide grants, donations and scholarships for continuing medical education.
A wide variety of oppurtunities are available throughout the health care system for volunteers ages 14 years and up. Prospective volunteers are interviewed for placement, attend an orientation session, and receive on-the-job training. The minimum commitment required is four (4) hours per week on an ongoing basis, with seasonal placements available for at least four months. For more information, contact Ingrid Tetreault, Volunteer Services Coordinator, at
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or (941) 483-7050.
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Primary Service
The HVV's primary purpose is to support the VENICE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER'S vision to be the healthcare provider of choice. Our Volunteers provide compassionate care in over 50 departments/services throughout the Venice Regional Medical Center and HealthPark.
Community Service Philosophy
To provide compassionate care and support to patients, their families and the community of Venice. A volunteer, in our organization, brings a lifetime of skill sets to be applied in the furtherance of our service philosophy. It represents an opportunity for a volunteer to "payback" or, if you will, "pay forward" to those patients or families in the Venice community, who may be in need of the support we can provide.
Today
Today the HVV, as it is also known, is 600 Volunteer members strong serving 50+ services within the hospital as Greeters, Receptionists, Registrants, Escorts, Couriers, Surgery transporters, Lifeline installers, Gift shop, Elephant Trunk Thrift Store, Patient Advocates, etc. The HVV contributes in excess of $200,000 per annum to the community in the form of Grants, Scholarships and donations. Complimentary Valet Parking for Patients and visitors, who come to the hospital or HealthPark, is one of the more visible contributions provided by the HVV.
History
Our organization began as a hopital auxiliary to the Venice Hospital, in 1951 by a group of women (wives of doctors, businessmen and other prominent women) from the Venice community. It developed and expanded throughout the years as they assumed more and more functions within the hospital serving the staff and patients of the community.