Service Areas

Escort Service
Monday through Friday:  9am - Noon

With the different treatments patients receive while at St. Anthony's, they often need to be transported from their rooms to various departments.  Escorters assist these patients by carefully transporting them by wheelchair to and from their treatments.

Gift Shop  
Monday through Friday:  9 am - 12:30 p.m. or 12:30 - 4 p.m. or 4 - 7 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday:  Noon - 4 p.m.

The Gift Shop is an important source of funds for Auxiliary donations to the hospital for various projects and equipment.  Auxilians serve as cashiers and provide friendly customer service to visitors and  patients.

Lobby Desk
Monday through Friday:  11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Greeting visitors to St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital is an important service, since it is often the first contact for many coming to the hospital.  Auxilians give assistance by providing directions and answering questions, helping to make each visitor's first impression a good one.

Mail Delivery
Monday through Saturday:  8:30 a.m.

Everyone enjoys receiving mail and Auxilians help bring a smile to patients' faces through this service.  Volunteers sort and deliver patient mail, and sometimes assist with opening the mail for patients.

Mailings
Date and time to be determined by the department manager

Auxilians free up hospital staff for other duties as they stuff, label and sort the bulk materials for mailings.  This service is scheduled on an as-needed basis.

Making Baby Caps
Done at home on your own time

The Auxiliary organization gives every newborn born at St. Anthony's a homemade knitted or crocheted baby cap.  Those who like to knit or crochet can do this at home during their spare time.

Office Assistance
Date and time to be determined by the department manager

Various departments sometimes appreciate volunteers performing regular office work for them to allow them to perform their other duties.  This service is scheduled on an as-needed basis.

Pediatrics Volunteer
Date and time to be determined by the department manager
Interview by OB/Peds is required

Volunteers can help assist in providing comfort, security and entertainment to pediatric patients when family members are unavailable.  Tasks may include reading to patients, playing games with patients, watching movies with patients, or holding or rocking them.

Registration
Monday through Friday:  Two-hour shifts from 6 a.m. - 4 p.m.

As patients are admitted to the hospital, they are escorted to their room by a volunteer.  This volunteer can help make an anxious time more comfortable by offering a friendly manner and a warm smile as they help them settle in for their stay.

Skilled Care Unit Activity Volunteer
Date and time to be determined by department manager
Interview by Skilled Care manager is required

Frequently, activities are planned for the residents of St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital Skilled Care Unit.  Volunteers can help out by serving at these events in various capacities.  This service is scheduled on an as-needed basis.

Special Events
Date and time to be determined by department manager

Throughout the year, the hospital frequently sponsors social events for employees and their families.  Volunteers can help out by serving at these events in various capacities 

Surgery Waiting Room
Monday through Friday:  7:30 a.m. - Noon or Noon - 4 p.m.

Family members of surgery patients wait for word from the doctor on their loved one's condition in the Surgery Waiting Room.  Auxilians staff the reception desk in the waiting room, serving as the information center for the Surgery department to contact the family members.

Auxiliary Membership Application