Volunteer Services
Download the Volunteer Application (89 KB - *Upon completion, please mail the volunteer application to:
Garrett County Memorial Hospital
Attention: Volunteer Services
251 North Fourth Street
Oakland, MD 21550
ChaplaincyAn important part of patient care at GCMH is meeting the spiritual needs of our patients. The Chaplaincy program hosts a “Chaplain of the Day” service which provides patients with access to a chaplain seven days a week. Our chaplains are an integral part of the GCMH health care team – always readily available to provide a compassionate presence, a listening ear and a prayer to patients, their families and our staff. Chaplaincy services offered at Garrett County Memorial Hospital are non-denominational and are administered by nearly 30 members of the clergy from the surrounding area. Anyone interested in volunteering for the Chaplaincy program may download the application. FoundationEstablished September 1, 1987, the Garrett County Memorial Hospital Foundation is a voluntary association of public-spirited citizens that promotes the public’s awareness of the capital needs of the hospital as well as facilitates the collection of funds to meet those needs. It was created to operate as an auxiliary to the hospital. For more details about the Foundation or how to become involved with this organization, see our Foundation web page. The Loar AuxiliaryLocated in the heart of the hospital is not only the tagline for the Loar Auxiliary Gift Shop, it’s also the sentiment of the volunteers who run the Shop.  Founded more than 55 years ago, in 1976, the Loar Auxiliary expanded its services to include the operation of the Loar Auxiliary Gift Shop, which is located in the main lobby of the hospital. The Gift Shop is managed and operated by a core group of volunteers who devote countless hours to ensure the Shop’s success by performing a variety of tasks including: meeting and greeting customers and assisting with their purchases, stocking inventory, ordering flowers, inflating balloons, and keeping the shop tidy. The Loar Auxiliary also maintains Cup O’ Joe, the vending area located adjacent to the main lobby that offers traditional vending snacks, as well as specialty and gourmet coffee and is accessible 24-hours a day. All proceeds from the Gift Shop and Cup O’ Joe are used by the Auxiliary to support Garrett County Memorial Hospital, its patients, employees and visitors. Members also sponsor regular blood drives for the American Red Cross on the hospital campus, providing both volunteers and canteen services. To make an appointment for an upcoming drive, click here. Volunteers In Various AreasVIVA is an acronym for Volunteers in Various Areas, which is quite suitable as the volunteers work out of five distinct areas and touch the lives of nearly everyone that enters the facility.  These volunteers staff areas throughout the hospital and are responsible for greeting, escorting, comforting and assisting with special projects directly involving patients, visitors and various hospital departments. VIVA volunteers staff the information/registration desk in the main lobby, maintain an office that provides general office-type assistance as needed, and act as liaisons between physicians and patient families during surgery. Volunteers also assist with general comfort measures in the Emergency Room, they deliver and process both the internal and external mail, as well as, a variety of other services. |
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Volunteerism is one of many ways in which Garrett County Memorial Hospital benefits from strong community support. 
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