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The Business of
Health Care Report
Since the beginning of modern-day health care, volunteers have been a vital part in caring for America. Often, volunteers at information desks are the first smiling faces that greet a patient or family member. They deliver beautiful flowers, balloons or cards to brighten a patient's day. They are important members of the patient care team, working in support roles on hospital floors as needed. And, they provide behind-the-scenes support for departments including the business office, food service, and many more. According to the American Hospital Association, studies
indicate that volunteering is good for your mental and physical health. In today's high-tech world, many people
are yearning for high-touch opportunities. Many retired persons are finding that volunteering is the perfect
solution to their un-retirement. Health care volunteers are diverse in many ways. They are
multi-cultural and multi-lingual. They are young, middle-aged and seniors. They come from a wide variety of
occupations. But, they all share a dedication to serve others. Many chose health care volunteer roles because
they have been patients themselves. Many hospitals offer junior volunteer programs, providing
young people 14 years of age and older the perfect opportunity to experience health care as a possible future
career. I want to personally thank the more than seventeen hundred
volunteers who are part of the Texas Health Resources' team. Last year, they donated more than 220,000 hours
of service to 13 Texas Health hospitals. Based on a nationally-accepted hourly value of $13.84, these tireless
volunteers provided more than $3 million worth of service. Each of them deserves our heart-felt thanks. For Texas Health Resources
and its family of hospitals - Harris Methodist Hospitals, Presbyterian
Healthcare System and Arlington Memorial Hospital - I'm CEO Doug
Hawthorne with "The Business of Health Care Report" on NewsRadio
1080 KRLD.
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2002 Texas Health Resources |
I'm Doug Hawthorne, President and CEO of Texas Health Resources, with
"The Business of Health Care Report" on 