Leadership at McLaren Central Michigan proudly spent an afternoon recognizing the many and various contributions of its staff of dedicated and compassionate volunteers during its annual luncheon.
Organized during National Volunteer Week, the event celebrated the selflessness of those who collectively volunteered more than 6,600 hours of their time to aid the patients, visitors, and staff within McLaren Central Michigan.
“The first face many of our patients and visitors see if that of a volunteer greeting them with kindness and humanity,” said Robert David, McLaren Central Michigan President and CEO. “Their commitment and support of our hospital patients and their families truly make a meaningful difference during what can be a nervous time, and we are grateful and indebted to them for this service and for their time and enduring graciousness.”
In an address to the gathering of the volunteers in attendance, David expressed his heartfelt thanks to the volunteers gathered for the event, as well as shared a recap of the past year’s initiatives to enhance the capabilities of the hospital and an update on plans that will continue to cement the hospital’s position as the community’s comprehensive provider of care.
With a staff of more than 30 volunteers, their presence and assistance is invaluable to building a welcoming and nurturing environment within McLaren Central Michigan, welcoming patients and visitors as they arrive at the hospital as well as operate the gift shop and surgical waiting area.
McLaren Central Michigan is always looking to add to its team of volunteers. The Volunteer Services department is accepting applications from all outgoing and compassionate individuals to graciously donate their time and talents for several volunteer positions and add to the betterment of the greater community.
Applicants should possess excellent communication and service skills and be sensitive to the many needs of others, including respect for their privacy. Opportunities are available from Monday through Friday between the hours of 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. They must be at least 18 years old with a high school diploma and be able to comply with hospital infection prevention policies and commit themselves to prompt attendance when scheduled.
Learn more about the opportunities and apply for an open position at mclaren.org/centralvolunteer.
About McLaren Central Michigan
McLaren Central Michigan is a 118-bed acute care hospital located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It offers a full range of health and wellness services including primary care, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, emergency medicine and cancer services. McLaren Central Michigan is recognized as an accessible and dependable source of quality medical care for residents of Mount Pleasant, Isabella County and central Michigan. In addition to its medical staff of over 50 active physicians, it is affiliated with more than 150 other quality providers. The hospital is one of the region’s largest employers, with approximately 550 employees and another 100 volunteers. McLaren Central Michigan received the Governor’s Award of Excellence in 2017 and 2019 and is named as one of the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals in the United States by the Chartis Center for Rural Health. It is the only hospital in the central Michigan area to receive a Safety “A” grade in the Hospital Safety report in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. Learn more at mclaren.org/centralmichigan.
About McLaren Health Care
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 28,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. Learn more at mclaren.org.