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Volunteer at Santa Monica Facility
Welcome Prospective Volunteer!
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UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica Fax (424) 259-8178 |
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UCLA Health System volunteers are exceptional individuals who give back to their community. Over 1500 people volunteer monthly throughout 250 departments at UCLA Health System. These men, women and teenagers donate their time and share their talents throughout our hospitals, research facilities and patient care areas, bringing a special personal touch to our patients and families.
The volunteer program at UCLA began in 1955, just a few months after the Medical Center officially opened. The program was designed to assist the Medical Center in its threefold mission of patient care, education, and research — and that remains the goal of the program today. The role of the volunteer is not to replace, but to supplement the regular professional staff, enabling them to provide the best medical, nursing and support services to our patients.
Our volunteers are unique men and women of all ages from varied backgrounds, with different abilities and motivations behind their interest in volunteering. However, our volunteers do share a common goal: an interest in helping others and a commitment to serving. The dedication, time and efforts of our volunteers are greatly appreciated by UCLA staff and patients.
UCLA Health System volunteers have earned an outstanding reputation for their consistently high level of professionalism. We count on our volunteers to uphold that reputation by maintaining high standards and traditions that distinguish out volunteers by their experience, talents and enthusiasm.
Here you will find information on how to volunteer at the UCLA Health System. We look forward to getting to know you in the coming months. As a UCLA Health System volunteer, we hope you will experience the special pleasure that comes from giving yourself to help others. Thank you for your interest.
Sincerely,
The Volunteer Office Staff
Choose to Make a Difference
When you choose to volunteer at UCLA Health System, you become a vital part of a vibrant healthcare resource in the heart of West Los Angeles. We are rich with history, innovation and achievement. Science in the laboratory becomes practice at the bedside, pioneering medical techniques are advances, and lives are transformed.
Who can volunteer?
Anyone age 15 years and older is eligible to become a volunteer. Our volunteers include recent retirees, people looking for a career change, or those with a small block of free time who want to help make the lives of others more comfortable. We also offer special volunteer opportunities for corporations, schools and community groups. What our volunteers have in common is that they want to be challenged, and in rising to those presented challenges, create a world of difference in for our health system. Click here to read past and present volunteer testimonials.
What is the time commitment?
Some people can afford to volunteer entire days, while others may find themselves only able to commit a few hours here and there. Working with a volunteer coordinator, each volunteer will design a schedule that best fits his or her availability.
How do I get started?
Please click the link below that best applies to you.
Student Program
Non-Student Program
Please bookmark our website at: www.uclahealth.org/volunteer
HOLIDAY CLOSURES FOR 2013. The Volunteer Services Office will be closed during the following upcoming holidays:
Monday, January 21 Martin Luther King
Monday, February 18
Presidents' Day
Friday, March 29
Cesar Chavez
Monday, May 27
Memorial Day
Thursday, July 4
Independence Day
Monday, September 2
Labor Day
Monday, November 11
Veteran's Day
November 28-29
Thanksgiving
December 24-25
Christmas
December 31-January 1
New Year's
