These are so good. You are so creative and talented. Thankful to have you as part of OHVMA and our network experts!
I've been checking in by emails and phone calls. Volunteers are so grateful for call or email.
More than ever, this is an important time to stay connected to our volunteers. They are worried about staff who have become extended family and the staff worry about the volunteers who they have come to call family as well.
Today I will be rolling out an invitation to volunteers and auxiliary members to participate with making "comfort/snack/treat bags and writing "encouragement notes" for staff. This was an ask from our CNO. These notes will be thanking staff on those front lines, encouraging them, in hopes to strengthen their spirits as well as staying connected.
The making of face masks is rolling out from a corporate level.
I've also heard of gown making projects that might start at other facilities.
While many companies and community members reach out to offer assistance I have been asked to be a part of a committee that will organized and coordinate these efforts.
Would love to hear from our members about volunteer/community projects, tasks you may be doing at your site, etc...during this crisis.
OHVMA website and this section of Ask Your Peers is a wonderful place to connect, learn and grow with other experts in our field.
What about Gift Shops. Are your gift shops open?
Let's all stay in touch and more importantly stay well,
Respectfully,
Alice L. Wanninger, CDVS - Mercy Health - West Hospital - Cincinnati, OH
