Volunteering with Mary Washington Hospice

Dignity, peace, comfort, love and joy are some of the most important things in life. Hospice is looking for caring and sensitive volunteers willing to use their special talents, skills and life experiences to offer support to patients and families. We're happy to answer your questions about becoming a volunteer.

Volunteer opportunities:

• Patient and family care
• Facility
• Bereavement
• Vigil
• Pet therapy
• Musical
• Administration
• Ambassador volunteers
• Teen volunteers

While most Mary Washington Hospice volunteers give 1-4 hours per week, we are always open to whatever time and talents an individual is willing to share. Once you complete the application process, comprehensive training will be provided, covering the history of hospice, standard precautions, standard bereavement care, and more. In addition, upon completion of training all volunteers have the option to be mentored before being asked to perform any duties independently.

Becoming a hospice volunteer is easy. Download a volunteer application form and send it to the address or fax number listed on the form.

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Ways to Give

Contribute to Mary Washington Hospice & Grief Support Services

For more than 25 years, Mary Washington Hospice has been the community leader providing comprehensive, compassionate end-of-life care for patients and their families. Led by a board-certified medical director, certified in hospice and palliative care, Mary Washington Hospice provides skilled nursing, medical social work, spiritual care, nursing aides, trained volunteers, and bereavement counseling to support the patient in a home setting. Mary Washington Hospice serves patients in the community regardless of their age, place of residence, or ability to pay.

Mary Washington Hospice Specialty Programs

Although hospice services are covered by Medicare, Medicaid and most private insurances, community contributions, memorial donations and Foundation gifts make it possible for Mary Washington Hospice to provide services to our community regardless of patient’s ability to pay.

Your contributions directly support our ability to provide specialty programs like:

• Free community grief counseling to families of Mary Washington Hospice patients
• Complementary therapy services, including massage, art and music therapy, for patients and families to help reduce anxiety and provide comfort
• Education and training for associates and volunteers in palliative and end-of-life care for specialties including pediatric hospice

These programs are not funded by insurance or Medicare and are not typically provided by other hospices. However, we are dedicated to providing these programs for our patients and their families as they cope with end-of-life illness and the loss of loved ones.

If you are interested in making a donation to support Mary Washington Hospice, please call the Mary Washington Hospital Foundation at 540.741.1512.

Grief Support Services (formerly Hospice Support Care)

The mission of Grief Support Services at Mary Washington Healthcare is to nurture individuals and families along their grief journey as they cope with the death of a loved one. Our peer-led grief support programs are provided at no cost to anyone in the community needing bereavement support.

If you wish to give to help grieving children and adults, please contact griefsupport@mwhc.com or 540.741.1874.

Support Grief Support Services Events

Host special events for your friends and family at Harbor House and the Healing Garden. Donation is requested for use and must be scheduled at least 2 weeks in advance.

For more information, please call 540.741.1874 or e-mail griefsupport@mwhc.com

Donations

If you are interested in making a contribution to Grief Support Services, please mail a check to:

Hospice Support Care
2300 Fall Hill Ave, Suite 401
Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Your funds will support the community bereavement programs for children and adults that are provided at no charge to anyone who is grieving the loss of a loved one. For more information, please contact Mary Washington Healthcare Hospice Services at 540.741.3580.