Auxiliary of Alamance Regional Medi Center

The Auxiliary of Alamance Regional medical Center, Inc., provides valuable services to Alamance Regional medical Center, Inc. (armc) and its patients. Volunteer service hours for the fiscal year totaled approximately 27,369 hours and were provided by both adults and teens. Volunteers also provided courtesy car services to hospital patients and visitors. During the past year, courtesy cars transported approximately 16,402 patients and guests and traveled approximately 14,533 miles, or 57 miles per day, within the armc campus and surrounding armc facilities. 13 dedicated and skilled volunteer drivers provided this service.

The armc med alert program is managed and operated by the Auxiliary of Alamance Regional medical Center, Inc. It is a personal response system which links people to 24-hour emergency assistance. A volunteer oversees the daily operation of armc med alert and is responsible for duties such as recruitment of subscribers, installation of the units, repair of equipment, and checking on the subscribers. There are approximately 491 subscribers in our program. We presently have approximately 8 volunteers offering their services in this program.

The hospital gift shop is a service provided to patients, families and vistors to allow them to purchase small gifts, cards and flowers. A team of approximately 9 volunteers work at scheduled times in the gift shop throughout the week. Volunteer chairperson and the volunteers are responsible for buying merchandise, serving as cashiers, stocking and maintaining the gift shop.