Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers at Grand River Hospital are a committed and outstanding team of individuals who offer their time and skills to make a difference in our health care community. Grand River Hospital has one of the largest volunteer forces in the region with more than 700 volunteers at the hospital's two sites, Freeport Health Centre and K-W Health Centre (KWHC).

Freeport Health Centre provides patients in Waterloo Region, complex continuing and rehabilitation care. The centre is located at the east end of Kitchener on old King Street, close to Highway 8 and 401. Outpatient clinics at the centre include neurorehabilitation clinic, geriatric day hospital, prosthetic and orthotic clinic, FACTS, dermatology clinic, pulmonary rehabilitation clinic, geriatric consultation clinic, primary care clinic, secondary stroke prevention clinic and audiology. In addition, Freeport Health Centre provides palliative care. The hospital's K-W Health Centre is an acute care facility and offers services such as hemodialysis, medicine, childbirth, pediatric, surgical, and emergency services. The K-W Health Centre is located on King Street close to Union Blvd.

The purpose of the volunteer resources department is to assist the hospital by maintaining an adequate and competent number of volunteers that compliment and enhance the staff in the delivery of health care. Our role is to enhance the personal well being and comfort of the patients with highly motivated and appropriately trained and screened volunteers.

Many volunteer positions are available in clinical, clerical, and retail areas within various departments throughout both health centres. The hospital welcomes students who are 16 years of age and older and has a summer student program that runs during the months of July and August.

To enquire about volunteering at Grand River Hospital, contact us at (519) 749-4300, ext. 2613 or by e-mail to volunteer@grhosp.on.ca