Shelby Baptist Medical Center

Volunteer details

Volunteers at Brookwood Baptist Health give freely of their time, talents, energy, and skills to provide valuable assistance to patients, visitors, and staff. Our volunteers can provide directions at information desks throughout the hospital, serve in waiting rooms, provide office assistance, deliver mail to patients, and make deliveries from the gift shop, in addition to other special, ongoing projects.

Application process

Adult Volunteers - Complete an application; Schedule interview after the application is returned; Attend orientation; Assignment which asks for a commitment of 4 hours a week, a minimum of 100 hours/year; Purchase a uniform; College Volunteers - Complete an application; Attend an interview scheduled after return of the application; Attend orientation; Most facilities require a commitment to at least one semester of service; Teen Volunteers - Apply in January to March of each calendar year; Personal interviews held in April; Attend orientation; Summer program runs for 7-9 weeks beginning in early June. The student selects one day per week to work and is required to commit to at least 30-50 hours or 4 of the 5 week programs during the program; Hand-in-Paw Pet Partners - Must have completed required Delta Society Orientation; Complete an application and schedule an interview; Attend orientation