LONGVIEW, Wash. – PeaceHealth’s Hospice program is hosting training sessions this spring for volunteers interested in helping Cowlitz County patients during their end-of-life journey.
Volunteer opportunities include caregiver respite in private homes, providing socialization to patients in facilities, video interviews for the heritage project, Veteran Honoring Ceremonies, No One Dies Alone (NODA) and meal prep at the Richard Nau Hospice House.
One of the programs most in need of volunteer support is NODA, which offers comfort and companionship to those who don’t have family or friends to be at their side in their final days or hours of life.
“It’s a sad truth that not everyone is surrounded by loved ones at the end of their life,” says Jennifer Linde, PeaceHealth Hospice Volunteer Program Supervisor. “For our patients who are truly alone, we offer companionship and advocacy so they may have a peaceful and dignified passing.”
PeaceHealth welcomes anyone who wishes to be a part of the sacred work of providing care and comfort to hospice patients. No medical experience necessary.
The next training is May 7 and May 21 from 1 – 4:30 p.m. Volunteer training consists of two half-day, in-person sessions as well as online training that covers information required by Medicare.
Additional training for the NODA program is required. The next NODA training is on June 17 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center.
For questions or to register for the upcoming training session, contact Jennifer Linde, Volunteer Program Supervisor, at 360-636-8908 or email RSSW-HospiceVolunteerServices@peacehealth.org.
To learn more about PeaceHealth’s hospice services, visit peacehealth.org/services/hospice-care.
About PeaceHealth: PeaceHealth, based in Vancouver, Wash., is a not-for-profit Catholic health system offering care to communities in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. PeaceHealth has approximately 16,000 caregivers, a group practice with more than 1,200 providers and 10 medical centers serving both urban and rural communities throughout the Northwest. In 1890, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace founded what has become PeaceHealth. The Sisters shared expertise and transferred wisdom from one medical center to another, always finding the best way to serve the unmet need for healthcare in their communities. Today, PeaceHealth is the legacy of the founding Sisters and continues with a spirit of respect, stewardship, collaboration and social justice in fulfilling its Mission. Visit us online at peacehealth.org.
