Make a Difference

The Auxiliary is looking for new members! Join the Auxiliary to be part of a community dedicated to supporting patient comfort and healing needs at Pullman Regional Hospital. Through annual fundraising events, volunteer opportunities, and operating Diane’s Gift Garden, the Auxiliary is able to make annual financial contributions to the hospital for the purchase of patient care items. 

Join the Auxiliary

 

Volunteer Opportunities

  • Diane's Gift Garden - Use your excellent people skills to volunteer in Diane's Gift Garden to help hospital visitors find the perfect cards and gifts for patients and staff. Gift Garden volunteers must also be on record with the hospital as a Community Volunteer.
  • Have-a-Heart - Participate in the annual Valentine's Day fundraiser by collecting, assembling, and delivering orders of chocolate, cookies, balloons and stuffed animals.
  • Christmas Tree Raffle - Help the committee recruit individuals and businesses to decorate a table-top tree to be raffled during the Christmas season. Your duties may include delivering the undecorated trees, picking up the decorated trees, and transporting them to the hospital and to the Holiday Tea for the raffle.
  • Spring Tea - In the spring, Auxiliary members, their friends and community members are invited to this traditional High Tea. Volunteers assist in baking, serving and/or hosting a table.
  • Special Events - The Auxiliary is often involved in various community events. As an event volunteer, you would help set up, decorate, and staff event booths.

 

We Make a Significant Impact on Patient Care

This year, 23 grants were awarded totaling $47,039.79! The auxiliary has generously funded requests since 1968, bringing their total funding to more than $1,000,000!

Congratulations to this year’s grant recipients:

  • BirthPlace
    • Yarn for volunteers who knit and crochet baby hats
    • Materials for rice bag assembly
    • Water bottles, breastfeeding tips, and breastfeeding focused gifts for moms delivering in August
    • Halo Sleep Sacks for every newborn
    • Baby K’tan wraps for nurses to wear babies born experiencing withdrawal
  • Patient and Staff Education
    • Partial funding for a Spinning Babies class for L&D nurses
    • Books and presentation materials for chaplains
  • Direct Patient Support and Flexibility
    • Funds for patients unable to afford medications
    • Flexible funds through Care Coordination for emerging patient needs
    • A patient pantry in the Residency Center, led by a Resident Physician
  • Pediatric Care Enhancements
    • Fully stocked pediatric resuscitation cart
    • Restocking the pediatric activity cart
    • Toys and books for waiting room
    • Stuffed animals for pediatric patients across all departments
  • Comfort and Home Care Tools
    • Gel seat cushions for wheelchairs
    • Fabric for volunteer-made blankets for end-of-life patients
    • Clip-on fans for patient use
    • Home care kits for heart failure and stroke patients
    • An oxygen concentrator for palliative care appointments
    • AccuVein device for easier vein location
    • Barium swallow chair for diagnosing and treating swallowing disorders
    • Red light therapy wrap for tissue mobility and scar care
    • Entertainment and games for inpatients

Your support of Diane’s Gift Garden, Have-a-Heart, the Christmas Tree Raffle and becoming a member of the auxiliary made these grants possible. Thank YOU for your continued support and thank you to our auxilians that do such a great job with their funds!