Volunteers
It's all about the patients and their families

Volunteering at Baptist Medical Center is a fulfilling way to apply your present skills and develop new ones and improve healthcare in your community. Our Volunteer Services department provides a structured program that allows individuals the opportunity for personal growth, education, and service to others. Our goal is to meet the needs of volunteers while providing quality service for patients, families and hospital staff.

What Our Volunteers Do

• Greet patients, provide directions and/or escort them in the hospital
• Coordinate communication between physicians and families in surgical waiting rooms
• Assist staff on nursing units or in Emergency Room
• Assist Chaplaincy Services with initial visits to acquaint patients with services offered and assist patients and family in the implementation of advanced directives
• General office/clerical duties
• Deliver patient mail and flowers
• Assist patients, families or staff find health-related information using the resources of the Healing Library and the Internet
• Volunteer from home knitting or crocheting newborn baby caps
• Assist in our Gift Shops which provide funding for hospital improvement and special patient projects
• Assist with baby photos in the nursery.
• Assist in the Cancer Center
• Customized opportunities for your particular skills and interests

Benefits of Volunteering

Our volunteers impact the community's quality of life, gain life and work experiences, make professional contacts, decide on a career choice, feel needed and valued, meet new people, open up to new opportunities and challenges, strengthen leadership skills, make a difference in peoples' lives, and improve their health. And, they have an overall FUN experience! In appreciation for their contributions, our volunteers receive:

• Free meal and drink on their service day
• A 20% discount on gift items in both gift shops
• Discounts to movies, Florida attractions and the Fitness Center in the Heart Hospital
• Annual TB screening and flu shots (if available) at no charge
• Free luncheon meetings with speakers and programs
• Volunteers can request letters of recommendation

Get Involved

To find out more about volunteering at Baptist Medical Center, please call the Volunteer Office at 904.202.2059 or e-mail us at