This excellent program brings recovered heart patients
together with patients at Duke Heart Center who are currently
undergoing diagnosis and treatment.
Through this interaction, volunteers tell their own story of
overcoming heart disease and share insights from their own
patient experience. They offer emotional support and
reassurance, along with various other services, to the patient
and to the family.
Opportunities
3200 Waiting Areas
Inpatient Care and Waiting Areas
The Reading Room at the Heart Center
Outpatient Cardiac Cath Waiting Area
Cardiology Clinic
Heart Station
Volunteers help provide these
services:
- Volunteer visitation
- Information on hospital and community resources
- Beepers for family members
- The Reading Room for patients and families
- Internet access for searching health information
- Caring Hearts- pins fundraiser
- "Sharing Hearts" Valentine fund-raiser
- Music and movies
Contact information: Leatrice Martin,
919-681-5031
Address: Box 3525, Duke University Medical
Center, Durham, NC 27710
E-mail: marti088@mc.duke.edu
Duke Heart
Services
Program location: Duke University
Hospital
Training provided: Fire & Safety.
Job-specific training -- six hours in small group session or
one-on-one with staff. One to three days with an experienced
volunteer
Time commitment: Monday - Friday, two to four
hours per week for at least one year
