Press Releases: Northwest
August 13, 2004
Kaiser Permanente offers training for hospice volunteers
PORTLAND, Ore. – Make a difference in your community by becoming a Kaiser Permanente hospice volunteer. Hospice volunteers provide home-based physical and emotional support to terminally ill patients and respite for their caregivers in Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington counties.
Kaiser Permanente will offer a free training class series for hospice volunteers in Portland Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. starting Sept. 28 through Oct. 14, with one Saturday session on Oct. 9. Although volunteers from all areas are sought, those from Gresham, Sandy and northeast Portland are needed most.
For more information or to register, call Kaiser Permanente's hospice volunteer coordinator Juanita Oliver at (503) 499-5285 or resource specialist Melinda Smith at (503) 499-5408.
Kaiser Permanente is a group practice health care organization serving the health care needs of more than 445,000 people in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
