Environment & Hospitality | Volunteer Professionals

We’re Not Going to Relieve All the Anxiety, but We Can Relieve Some: The Impact of Volunteers in Healthcare

Amy Kwiatkowski, Director of Community Experience, sits down to speak with Cheryl Call, Director of Volunteers and Language Services at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, whose career in volunteer services in healthcare has spanned over two decades. Listen in as Call emphasizes the importance of volunteer engagement in enhancing the patient experience, discusses effective strategies for keeping volunteers engaged, and shares personal anecdotes from patients her volunteers have served throughout the years.

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We’re Not Going to Relieve All the Anxiety, but We Can Relieve Some: The Impact of Volunteers in Healthcare