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Volunteens: Making a dierence
“Your life and mine shall be valued not by what we take…but by what we give.”
—Edgar F. Allen
This summer, more than 90 “volunteens” became the largest group of
student volunteers at Regional Medical Center (RMC) Anniston since the
program’s inception. These friendly faces and talented youth were busy
assisting the sta, patients and visitors throughout the halls of the hospital.
The summer volunteen program is a great experience for high school
students. Duties range from administrative work and customer service to
noncare interactions with patients and families. The program spans eight
weeks during June and July. Interested teens must be 14 to 18 years old and
able to commit to at least one day a week for a four-hour shift, with no more
than two absences.
Mark your calendar for the 2017 program, with applications available in
February 2017. For more information:
Call
256-235-5147
.
Visit
www.rmccares.org/volunteer-opportunities.
.
Tuition aid
for four-year
nursing degree
Regional Medical Center
(RMC) is excited to partner
with Jacksonville State
University’s (JSU) College
of Nursing to provide tuition
support for nursing students
pursuing four-year bachelor's
degrees.
Christine Word, RN, BSN,
nurse manager at RMC, says
the four-year degree has
many benefits for nursing
students. Word recently
completed coursework to
satisfy the bachelor's degree
in nursing after originally
achieving the three-year
nursing degree.
“It’s a well-rounded
education with program
elements focused on
evidence-based practices
and nursing protocols, as
well as nursing management
and leadership skills,” says
Word. “Many of these
elements were not part
of the original three-year
program.”
The special partnership
between RMC and
JSU will help nurses
with opportunities for
advancement, according to
Douglas Scott, RMC Director
of Human Resources. “RMC
often promotes from within.”
For more information
on how to apply for
tuition support from RMC,
call
256-235-5217
.
Art with a purpose—2016 Relay For Life
RMC raised more than $31,000 for the
American Cancer Society’s 2016 Relay
For Life. On April 15, Calhoun County
residents came together to honor
cancer survivors, remember loved
ones and fight back against a disease
that has already taken too much.
Art students from The Donoho
School created and presented a
beautiful mural in memory of those
who have lost their battle and in
honor of survivors. Names around
the mural’s edge are lives touched
by cancer and honored with a Relay
luminary. The painting is on display in
the RMC Anniston lobby.
Regional Medical Center
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THINGS TO KNOW