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VA Boston Healthcare System

Volunteer Assignments

We've listed some of the ways you can volunteer below. However, if you have special skills to offer, please call us so we can discuss how you can best use your talents to help our patients.

Volunteer Office Assistant
Help different medical or administrative offices in the medical center. Duties include filing, answering phones, and greeting and directing patients. Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon, or 12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m.
Volunteer Menu Assistant
Help patients located in the Spinal Cord Injury Service with selective menus. Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Volunteer Patient Reminder Caller
Help make phone calls to remind patients about their scheduled appointments. Open hours.
Discharge Patient Survey Caller
Call patients who have been discharged from the medical center and record their responses for a survey. Open hours.
Patient Escort Volunteers
Provide assistance with pushing patients in wheelchairs to their scheduled appointments. Open hours.
Hospitality Beverage Cart
Deliver beverages to outpatient clinics and waiting areas. Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., or 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Amenity Relief Volunteer
Assist and support nursing staff on inpatient units providing amenities and special attention to patients as needed. Open hours.
Magazine / Book Cart
Sort donated magazines and books, and take the cart to designated waiting areas. Open hours.
Mail Room Assistant
Complete mail room projects and deliver mail to medical center departments. Open hours.

Volunteer or Give

Volunteer or Give
Volunteer Assignments

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Related Links

VA Voluntary Service
Volunteer Application

Contact Us

Brockton Campus
Rick Leeman, Voluntary Service Specialist
Phone: (774) 826-1957

Jamaica Plain Campus
Ralph Marche, Chief, Voluntary Service
Phone: (857) 364-5069

Rhonda Grayson, Program Assistant
Phone: (857) 364-4112

West Roxbury Campus
Jo-Anne Assad, Program Assistant
Phone: (857) 203-5135