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Healthcare Navigators: Volunteers from and for the Circle of Care
Volunteer members of the new St. Joseph Hospital Foundation Circle of Care program are available on-call to other Circle of Care members 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Each of these Healthcare “Navigators” is trained to assist you and yours during a visit or stay.
Navigators may answer questions or steer inquiries to appropriate sources within the Hospital system; they may facilitate contacts, schedule visits, or arrange solutions for a host of other issues. Does a family doctor need notice? Should a neighbor walk the dog? Would you like the Navigator to be with you in the waiting room? Would you appreciate company, a cup of coffee, or help with a restless child?
Healthcare Navigators are not PeaceHealth staff, but Circle of Care volunteers familiar with Hospital layout and protocol. Each has signed a confidentiality agreement and has passed a test addressing issues of confidentiality. The Navigators volunteer their time for the same reasons they are supporting the Hospital financially:
“Because it feels best when you’re giving back”
Lynette Jensen
“I wanted to be part of this important Circle of Care program.”
Mo West
“I’ve hoped for this to happen from Day One. I’m so appreciative it’s happening now…I think this service will make lives easier for patients and staff, that it will make friends for the Hospital, and let people know the importance of belonging to the Circle of Care.”
Joanne Robinson
For information about Healthcare Navigator services, the Circle of Care, or special Circle of Care briefings by physicians, please contact the Hospital Foundation at (360) 788 6866.
The Circle of Care of St. Joseph Hospital
The Circle of Care is an association of caring people who recognize the central role that St. Joseph Hospital plays in the well-being of our community in Northwest Washington. All Circle of Care members have contributed or pledged a minimum of $5,000 to the Hospital.
Benefits of Circle of Care membership include:
• CEO Briefings – these events include current plans and news of the Hospital from Nancy Steiger, Chief Executive Officer, and other speakers.
• Healthcare navigation benefits - we are offering these benefits to people to personally assist them when they seek care at the Hospital. At the very core of these benefits is access to our Hospital liaison 24/7 to assist you with your needs pertaining to your Hospital visit. These benefits are personal, not preferential. You will receive the same excellent care everyone else who visits St. Joseph Hospital receives. Our staff will be available to assist and guide you.
• Displays of Circle of Care donors at the Hospital
• Annual donor recognition Gala - our annual black-tie optional event is both entertaining and inspirational. Awards are given to philanthropy leaders in our community and prominent speakers round out the evening.
Are you interested in learning more? Please call the Office of Development at (360) 788-6866.
Click to download a pledge form -> Circle of Care pledgeform