Ambassador/Entrance Volunteer
Ambassadors welcome and escort patients and visitors throughout the hospital and clinic making them feel welcome and safe. You are helping to set the stage for a successful visit with us, and you may be the last impression as they leave. This is a powerful role to help ensure our patients and visitors do not worry about where or how they get to their destination within our facilities. You help reduce that anxiety so they can focus on their healing journey.
Pictured above is Mark, who is a newer volunteer to us. Mark enjoys his time as an Ambassador at the Aurora Hartford Clinic and had this to say, "This [volunteering] is something that I wanted to do since being retired. I like to help people. I greet each and every patient who enters the clinic with a big, bright smile and say, "Good morning!" I want our patients to feel comfortable and cared for - not only when they arrive, but when they leave, too. The best part of doing this volunteer service is the return smiles you receive and knowing that the kindness and thoughtfulness that you showed them may make their day a little brighter! I want our patients to feel that they are a person of value. Kindness goes a long way. Everyone wants to be respected and treated right. I myself have such compassion for our patients who may be in some sort of discomfort or having a tough time walking. I want to comfort them."
