Did you know that volunteering at hospitals is one of the oldest volunteer traditions in the United States?  Volunteering at University Physicians Healthcare Hospital is a rewarding opportunity that helps nurture personal growth as well as the individual care for each patient and their loved ones.  UPH Hospital and Outpatient Clinics is a growing academic hospital and volunteering plays a vital role in the healing of patients and assisting their families.  Volunteers support physicians, staff and management in many different areas in the hospital.

If you have a passion to serve and a particular skill to share, please join our "blue shirts," the nickname given to our volunteers.  We are a team of dedicated adults, college students, and members of society who like to meet, greet and serve in a variety of ways. 

Volunteer opportunities include:

• Administration
• Clerical
• Clinics
• Emergency Department
• Finance
• Gift Shop
• Greeters at the Front Desk
• Intensive Care Unit
• Medical Surgical Floor helping nurses
• Outpatient Surgery
• Translators

Volunteer Qualifications & Expectations

• All volunteers must be at least 18 years of age to enter the program. 
• The minimum requirement for volunteering is 4 hours per week for at least 12 months.
• Students are required to volunteer 50 hours per semester and must keep a diary of their experiences to be turned in at the end of their semester.
• The hospital requires that all volunteers provide documentation of the MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccine and recent TB test results (from within the past 90 days).  We recommend that students working in the Emergency Room get a Hepatitis B Vaccine.  Flu shots are provided to all volunteers.

If you have not fulfilled these requirements and you are accepted into the program, Volunteer Services will schedule an appointment for you with UPH Employee Health at no charge to you.

If you choose to see your own primary care provider, the cost incurred for the tests and shots will be your responsibility and not the responsibility of UPH Volunteer Services.

Volunteer Benefits

• Discount at the Hospital gift shop
• Pharmacy discount
• Employee discount car club
• Free flu shots
• Free snack during volunteering shift

Contact and Application Submission Information

Step 1
The following documents must be downloaded and submitted to Volunteer Services at UPH Hospital.  It is required that documents be printed, read and signed: 

   Access Badge Form
   Confidentiality & Non-Disclosure Agreement
   Dress Code Policy
   Infection Control Policy
   Lifting and Transportation Limitations
   Securitech Background Check Form
   UPH Mission Statement
   UPHH Volunteer Application
   Volunteer Commitment Form
   Volunteer Emergency Contacts

Step 2
Submit your application along with the documents either in person at UPH Hospital, Volunteer Services, Room 5100A or mail to Maureen L. Shea, Manager, Volunteer Services, UPH Hospital, 2800 E. Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ 85713.

If you are interested in making a difference by becoming a volunteer, or have any questions about volunteering at UPH Hospital, please contact Maureen Shea, Manager of Volunteer Services, at (520) 874-2596.

Maureen Shea
Manager of Volunteer Services
UPH Hospital
2800 E. Ajo Way
Tucson, AZ 85713

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."  -Margaret Mead