Volunteers Make a Difference


Since 1953, volunteers have helped Memorial Hospitals Association provide community based, not for profit health care services in Stanislaus County.

Memorial Medical Center’s Volunteers are a group of more than 140 men and women who support local health care by donating nearly 30,000 hours of service each year. In 2006, the Volunteers contributed $150,000 to Memorial for health-related projects and scholarships. Volunteers assist with clerical duties, provide information and assistance, and operate fundraising events and the GifTree gift shop.

Volunteers at Memorial enjoy making new friends, developing new interests, sharing their unique talents and experiencing personal fulfillment while they make a difference in our community. Volunteers are part of the “Memorial family” and are invited to participate in hospital-sponsored activities.

Volunteer Service

Volunteer opportunities are available in the following areas:

  • Clerical - Providing clerical support as needed for various departments.
  • Crafts - Creating patient tray favors throughout the year for all major holidays.
  • Emergency Department - Assisting Emergency Department staff in the management of patients and visitors.
  • Family Birthing Center - Assisting nurses in the care of patients and in maintenance of the Family Birthing Center unit.
  • GI/Endoscopy Patient Service - Assisting nurses in the care of patients including reviewing patient schedules and orienting patients and visitors to the unit.
  • Intensive Care Unit - Assisting staff in the management of patients, supplies, and visitors.
  • North and South Tower Lobby Desk - Assisting patients and visitors and providing information about locations of patients and areas throughout the hospital.
  • Patient Services - Delivering flowers, mail and newspapers to patients; running errands for hospital departments; and discharging patients according to nursing requests.
  • Pediatrics - Supporting and assisting children in order to maintain developmental milestones during hospitalization.
  • Surgical Services - Assisting staff in the management of patients and visitors.
  • Surgical Services Family Services - Assisting families of patients and patients by giving up-to-date information and answering individual questions.
  • Telemetry - Assisting staff in the management of patients and visitors.
  • Tour Guide - Coordinates and escorts tours.
    For more detailed information and job descriptions, click here. Please call (209) 569-7578 for available department openings.


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    Volunteer Membership Requirements

    Membership in the Memorial Medical Center Volunteers is open to men and women ages 22 and over who are interested in volunteering more than 50 hours of their time each year to support quality health care in our community.


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    Become a Volunteer

    For information about becoming a volunteer, please call (209) 569-7578. Or you can download a Volunteer Membership Application and send to Memorial Medical Center Volunteers, Attn: Jennifer Downs-Colby, 1800 Coffee Road, Suite 30, Modesto, CA 95355.


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    Junior Volunteers

    Memorial Medical Center’s Junior Volunteers are teenagers who contribute their time to support Memorial and enjoy a rewarding experience of community service.

    Junior Volunteers provide service Monday through Friday by discharging patients, admitting patients and making deliveries. Junior Volunteers must be 14 to 18 years old and commit to providing one year or 100 hours of service.

    For information about the Junior Volunteers, call 569-7680 or 569-7549.

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