Emergency Department Volunteer program announced at RWMC

Dr. David Cornutt, Medical Director of the Emergency Department and Janelle Debes, Assistant Director of Volunteer Services and Guest Relations join Kevin Mooney on KNEB's News Extra program Wednesday morning to talk about a new Emergency Department volunteer program at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff.

The Volunteers and Friends of Regional West are pleased to introduce a new opportunity to its volunteer roster...the Emergency Department Patient Ambassador.

Patient Ambassadors will welcome patients and their families to the Emergency Department, provide important information about hospital services, and serve as a valuable link between patients, their families, and the clinical staff.

“By placing volunteers in the Emergency Department, we will be able to better serve our patients,” said Emergency Department Physician David Cornutt, MD. “We are always looking at ways to increase patient satisfaction, and our volunteer ambassadors are just one way of doing this.”

The Volunteers and Friends of Regional West play a vital role at Regional West Health Services. From serving as clerks in the Gift Shop to delivering patient mail, volunteers are integral to the hospital as they perform tasks that benefit both patients and visitors. Regional West boasts a volunteer staff of almost 300 volunteers who log over 30,000 donation hours a year. For the last 60 years, our volunteers have been committed to serving Regional West.

“We are excited to extend this new volunteer opportunity to our community,” said Assistant Director of Volunteer Services and Guest Relations Janelle Debes. “Each one of our volunteers brings special skills; this is just one more area our volunteers can continue to shine in.”

For more information on volunteering at Regional West Health Services or to download an application form visit rwhs.org, or call Janelle Debes, Assistant Director of Volunteer Services and Guest Relations at 308.630.1271.