Local students volunteered throughout St. Tammany Parish Hospital this summer to gain a better understanding of a hospital setting, and receive valuable workplace experience.
“St. Tammany Parish Hospital looks forward to growing the next generation in healthcare each year during this program,” said Shirley Primes, volunteer coordinator. “Students are able to observe the day-to-day operations of the hospital, and determine if they are interested in the medical field.”
Through the program, students ages 15-20 serve at least eight hours per week. Each volunteer selects half-day shifts, twice per week, or full-day shifts, once per week, in departments ranging from clinical to office settings. Those departments include peri-op, cardiac rehab, emergency, endoscopy, radiology, environmental services, food services, home health/hospice, ICU/CCU, infection control, infusion suite, inpatient rehab, lab, outpatient rehab, pulmonary rehab, New Family Center, Parenting Center, Covington Surgery Center, and Women’s Pavilion.
Student volunteers were Bria Bauchamp, Valentina Broussard, Ann Byerley, Joshua Devier, Jaques du Passage, Caroline Ellzey, Madeline Frolich, Miles Gensler, James Guice, Megan Hellbach, Katie Higgins, Jarrell Logan, Griffin Lowry, Kristian McHugh, Cooper Meilbaum, Mackenzie Miller, David Needles, Andrew Norlin, Alexander Oliveri, Linsey Parkins, Anna Rawls, Elizabeth Schell, Bailey Sitarz, Paul Stolin, Todd (Beau) Taranto, Anna Thames, Patrick Thompson, Hallie Walters, Elizabeth Wangler, and Grace Williams.
For more information about St. Tammany Parish Hospital’s student and adult volunteer programs, contact Shirley Primes at (985) 898-4008, or sprimes@stph.org.