Tyler County Hospital Auxiliary

IT’S A WIN, WIN DEAL –

• VOLUNTEERING MAKES FOR A LONGER, HAPPIER LIFE FOR THE VOLUNTEER
• IT COSTS AS LITTLE AS 3 HOURS A WEEK OF YOUR TIME
• IT BENEFITS SO MANY
• HEY, YOU EVEN ENJOY A FREE MEAL ON THE DAY YOU VOLUNTEER
• WE NEED YOU IN SO MANY WAYS – EMERGENCY ROOM RECEPTION DESK,  GIFT SHOP CLERK, SODA/SNACK MACHINE STOCKING & MORE
• WE CONTRIBUTED $11,686.00 IN LVN SCHOOL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER DONATIONS TO TCH STAFF AND COMMUNITY IN  2022/2023  AND OVER $29,048  FROM 2016 to 2021 BENEFITING BOTH INPATIENTS AND OUTPATIENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY
• IN 2019 THROUGH 2023, WE DONATED 8,559 HOURS  IN VOLUNTEER NON-PAID SERVICES TO TYLER COUNTY HOSPITAL PROVIDING VARIOUS VOLUNTEER SERVICES FOR HOSPITAL PERSONNEL AND PATIENTS. HOURS DONATED IN 2022 AND 2023 WERE 3,065.

• THE HOSPITAL AUXILIARY DOES NOT MAKE TYLER COUNTY HOSPITAL, BUT IT DOES MAKE IT BETTER!

About Us:

We’re a dedicated, hardworking organization; proud to be able to make valuable contributions to our hospital and the citizens it serves. We manage the Wildflower Gift Shop and the hospital vending machines, using the revenues to provide scholarships and other contributions to the hospital and the community.

We welcome volunteers 18 years of age and older.

We welcome men and women. Call us at 409-283-6435 or drop by the Gift Shop.

It is in giving of oneself that one receives.

Mission:

• To assist the hospital by providing volunteer services
• To promote a better understanding between the hospital and the community
• To augment the work of the trained personnel so that the employee may have more time for the technical job for which he or she is trained
• To augment the service to patients and staff through purchases made from the proceeds of the Hospital Gift Shop, vending machines and other money-making projects.
• To promote the education of nurses by awarding scholarships to students of Tyler County LVN School of Nursing

Auxiliary Officers:

• Janet Sherwood  – President
• Darlene Ellis  – Vice President, Treasurer and Historian
• Rowena Lieb – Secretary

Membership:

We need you!
Membership in The Auxiliary is open to all people 18 years of age and older interested in community health and welfare, and who agree to abide by the policies of The Auxiliary and Tyler County Hospital.
Yearly dues of $5 are collected in September.
Your volunteer hours are recorded and an hour award is given in May.

Affiliations:

We are a member of the Texas Association of Healthcare Volunteers (TAHV). Read about them on their website: http://tahv.org

We report to the Tyler County Hospital Board of Directors and Tyler County Hospital CEO.

All volunteers are encouraged to attend yearly TAHV District and State Conferences.