Palliative care volunteers are valuable members of our team who volunteer at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative and Hospice Care. They visit patients and provide companionship, conversation, and support activities such as crossword puzzles, word searches, and coloring materials.
Types of palliative care volunteers
Care partner and bereavement support volunteers
Help to facilitate bereavement and care partner support groups
Family kitchen baker volunteers
Provide a sense of normalcy and comfort through the familiar activity of baking in the Jack Bryne Center family kitchen.
Music volunteers
Play music in the Jack Byrne Center main area and in patient rooms
Palliative care quality improvement volunteers
Participate in quality improvement initiatives and projects
Pet therapy volunteers
Offer pet visits for comfort and support at Jack Byrne Center
Therapeutic flower volunteers
Arrange weekly flower arrangements for patients at the Jack Byrne Center in partnership with the Hanover Garden Club
Vigil volunteers
Provide a compassionate presence of support for patients who are alone at Jack Byrne Center
Our palliative care volunteer program is a branch of the Volunteers Program. These volunteers generously contribute their time, effort, and a variety of skills and talents.