Project Director

Site Contact

Heartland Hospice Volunteer Coordinator

Site Contact

Medical Ethics Professor

Name:

Algele Cid Sumulong

Patricia McElroy

Dr. Albert Flores

Address:

20545 Via Belarmino Yorba Linda, CA 92887

O.C. Heartland Hospice

725 W. Town and Country Road

Suite 130

Orange, CA 92868

Phone Number (ok to call site?):

CSUF Volunteer Service Center

Office (714) 278-7623

Fax (714) 278-5109

Office (714) 558-2366

FAX:

(714) 558-0320

Email Address:

projectgrace@hotmail.com

714-201-3647@archwireless.net

aflores@fullerton.edu

Cell Phone:

(714) 397-1298

General Description of Project:

Project Grace has two objectives:

1) To foster patient compassion and dignity amongst future health care providers as well as the general student body.

     On a weekly basis, participants volunteer to help and visit patients at local          

     hospices through Heartland Hospice with flexible hours <2 hour minimum> 

     determined by both the participant and the volunteer coordinator.

2) To inform future health care providers of pressing issues they may encounter come time for their own practice.

     On a monthly basis, participants attend hour-long medical ethics talks given  

     by professors and health care providers.

Description and age of participants:

This project is open to anyone willing to spend their time with patients that don’t have much time left.

Directions:

Prior to volunteering with patients, students must complete orientation sessions designed to prepare them for the tasks and emotional issues inherent in hospice work.  The initial orientation will be held in the Volunteer Service Center (TSU 2; on the same level as “Rock and Roll Pasta”) at 11:30 am on the Friday of the second week of each month*.  Consequent orientation sessions will be held at the  Orange County Heartland Hospice Office at times determined by the participant and the hospice volunteer coordinator.

Hospice volunteers will visit hospice patients at different locations determined at the patient’s request.

Hospice volunteers are urged to attend “Check Up” Meetings to share their insights and patient progress with one another.  These meetings will be held at 11:15 at the Volunteer Service Center (TSU 2) on Friday of the 1^st,2^nd,and 3^rd week of each month*.

Monthly medical ethics talks will take place in the TSU in Room________  at noon on the Friday of the fourth week of each month*.

*Note: The times and locations are subject to change; in such an instance participants will be notified via email of the alterations as soon as possible.

Times that project occurs:

Hospice Volunteering- < 2 hour/minimum> Weekly

Project Grace Initial Orientation @ TSU 2- <one hour long> Friday at 11:30 on the 2^nd week of each month.

“Check Up” Meetings @ TSU 2-<30 minutes long> Friday at 11:15am on the 1^st,2^nd and 3^rd week of each month.

Monthly Medical Ethics Talks @ TSU Room_____- <one hour long> Friday at noon on the 4^th week of each month.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Times of day available for volunteers to attend

Office Hours

10am-noon

<See above for Activity Times>

1

Week of 2/2

2/7-Initial Orientation

2/7-“Check Up” Meeting

2

Week of 2/9

2/14-“Check Up” Meeting

3

Week of 2/16

4

Week of 3/2

3/7-Initial Orientation

3/7-“Check Up” Meeting

5

Week of 3/9

3/14- “Check Up” Meeting

6

Week of 3/16

3/17-Monday; 6 to 8pm Training Session#1

3/19-Wednesday; 6 to 8pm Training Session#2

3/21- Medical ethics talk- Death and Dying

Week of 3/23

3/24-Monday; 6 to 8pm Training Session#3

3/26-Wednesday; 6 to 8pm Training Session#4

7

Week of 3/30

3/31-Monday; 6 to 8pm Training Session#5

4/2-Wednesday; 6 to 8pm Training Session#6

4/4- “Check Up” Meeting

8

Week of 4/6

4/7-Monday; 6 to 8pm Training Session#7

4/9-Wednesday; 6 to 8pm Training Session#8

4/11- Initial Orientation

4/11- “Check Up” Meeting

9

Week of 4/13

4/18- “Check Up” Meeting

10

Week of 4/20

4/25- Medical ethics talk-  “Genetic Information and Genetic Therapy”

11

Week of 5/1

5/2-“Check Up” Meeting

12

Week of 5/4

5/9-Initial Orientation

5/9- “Check Up” Meeting

13

Week of 5/11

5/16- “Check Up” Meeting/ Luncheon