Volunteering at Sutter Lakeside Hospital

At Sutter Lakeside Hospital, more than three dozen volunteers offer their time and energy to help patients, visitors and staff. As a volunteer, you have access to a wide range of opportunities to fit your schedule and interests.

Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteering at Sutter Lakeside Hospital starts with membership in the Auxiliary. Our program is open to community members who are 18 years of age or older. Participants are asked to commit to a minimum of 4 hours a week. Our volunteers assist the hospital in the following departments:

Front desk
Patient accounting
Emergency room
Dietary
Surgery waiting room
Patient care

For more information about volunteering, contact Morgen Jarus at wellsm2@sutterhealth.org , or (707) 262-5121.

Volunteer Application

Pastoral Care Program

Local pastors are invited to conduct rounds monthly to visit with patients and offer prayer to patients and staff. For more information about the program, contact Morgen Jarus at wellsm2@sutterhealth.org , or (707) 262-5121.

Patient Experience Council

The Patient Experience Council is a group of people passionate about ensuring our patients receive quality healthcare while having the best possible hospital experience. We are looking for patients or their family members who are interested in joining our council as community representatives.

Patient/family consultants serve for a 12 month term during which they meet for two hours monthly. To be a patient/ family consultant, you need to be either a SLH patient or caregiver/family member of a patient. You should be willing to share insights in a group setting about your experiences.

For more information about the council, contact Morgen Jarus at wellsm2@sutterhealth.org , or (707) 262-5121.

Benefits of Volunteering

"There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up." — John Andrew Holmes

Volunteering is a wonderful gift that can be given to patients and the community. Volunteers meet people, make new friends, use their skills and acquire new ones. They feel a sense of accomplishment and perhaps the most important benefit is satisfaction of knowing they are contributing to their community and making a difference.

Contact

Sutter Lakeside Hospital
Volunteer Services
5176 Hill Road East
Lakeport, CA. 95453
(707) 262-5121
wellsm2@sutterhealth.org