Salem Health Volunteers

08/21/2025

👵👴 Happy National Senior Citizens Day! 🏥💙

Today, we celebrate the strength, wisdom, and compassion of our senior citizens — especially those who are part of our Salem Health volunteer family.

Our incredible 161 senior volunteers give their time with a warm smile, selflessly helping patients, visitors and staff. Our most mature senior volunteer is 93 years young, and we are grateful for their continued service.

💐 Whether it's offering comfort to others, sharing life stories, or simply spreading kindness in the halls, their impact is felt every day.

Let’s take a moment to appreciate and recognize the generations who’ve paved the way for us all.

🙏 Thank you for your lifelong contributions and the legacy you continue to build. You are truly valued.

08/01/2025

August 1 to 7 is National Clown Week! Here's a message from our very own Dr. Fun E. Bone, a beloved member of Volunteer Services. He'll be doing his Clown Doctor Rounds on Aug. 1, 4 and 6 – read below!

National Clown Week was first proclaimed by the President and Congress in 1970 to be observed the first week in August (August 1-7) every year to "call public attention to the charitable activities of clowns and the wholesome entertainment they provide for all our citizens."

Societal perceptions of "clown" are diverse, varied, and in some instances negative, influenced by many of the images projected and portrayed in social media, the general media, politics, and the entertainment industry.

Real clowns like me are professional performing artists who use our skills and our unique comical personas to entertain, make people laugh, distract them from the stress and anxieties of their situations and everyday life, and reach out and bring audiences into moments of spontaneous play.

In the hospital setting, Dr. Fun E. Bone supports the healing process and helps patients deal with the stress of hospitalization by providing humor and laughter-filled distractions from the feelings of fear, anxiety, and sadness.

So to celebrate, Dr. Fun E. Bone will hold clown doctor rounds three days during Clown Week, Fri Aug 1, Mon Aug 4, and Wed Aug 6, dispensing extra red nose transplants, funnybone adjustments, bad jokes, and squeezebox tunes in PEDS, the ED, hallways, waiting rooms, and public areas around the hospital campus, and any other units and patient rooms extending an invite.

07/29/2025

We are thrilled to announce that Salem Hospital has officially achieved its fourth Magnet® Designation by the American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) — the highest and most prestigious recognition a health care organization can receive for nursing excellence and quality patient care. Even more extraordinary, we earned eight exemplars, highlighting areas where we exceeded expectations and set the standard for excellence.

To put this into perspective, only 10% of hospitals worldwide — just 624 in total — have achieved Magnet designation. Of those, a mere 2% have reached this milestone four times.

A fourth designation is incredibly rare. It’s a testament not just to one moment in time, but to years of sustained excellence, continuous improvement and a deep commitment to our mission. It is evidence of the strong culture of collaboration and innovation that lives throughout our organization where nurses and interprofessional teams are empowered, supported and truly valued.

To our team, thank you for all you do to make us a place of excellence, compassion and pride. This Magnet moment belongs to each and every one of you.

07/28/2025

Shoutout to our Connections drivers & West Valley staff who participated in the Dallas Days Parade!

07/08/2025

Check out this wonderful article on Michele Mason and Pet Therapy dog Bailey!

https://www.salemhealth.org/you-matter/post/i-ve-had-patients-look-at-us-and-say---now-i-know-i-m-going-to-be-okay

07/04/2025

Our office is closed today - enjoy the holiday!

06/19/2025

Happy Juneteenth to all. ❤️💛💚 We hope everyone has an amazing holiday!

06/17/2025

Our pet programs rely on many community partners who help with rehoming, pet behavior advice, and volunteers. We are thrilled that nine of them will be joining us this year with their own booths at the Walk-n-Wag on June 21st. Share, and show them some love! Operation DOG Joan Dalton Harmony New Beginnings Animal Rescue - Medical and Nutritional Rehab Center Marion County Dog Services 4 All MuttKind Wildcat Ridge

06/09/2025

Come see us at Willamette Vital Health's Walk-N-Wag.
Saturday, June 21 11:00 a.m. - 2 p.m. 🦮

We'll be sharing information on becoming an animal-assisted therapy team at Salem Health. 💜

Sit! Stay! Rollover and RSVP!

Please join us on Saturday, June 21st for the first day of summer and the 12th annual Walk N Wag presented by Capitol Subaru !

This annual event is a fabulous family-friendly (including fuzzy family) to raise funds for our grief care and Pet Peace of Mind programs.

Help us keep people and pets together during hospice and end of life care by registering at www.wvh.org/pets

06/06/2025

High School Senior Graduation Week

As this week draws to a close, we celebrate our Senior student volunteers by sharing some pictures of the innumerous ways they have impacted our patients, visitors, and staff at Salem Health.

We are in deep gratitude of your service and know you will continue to be an influencer of good. Your future is bright! 🤩
CONGRATULATIONS SENIORS! 🎉

06/05/2025

High School Senior Graduation Week

We continue celebrating our Senior student volunteers with the Thursday Team and their career goal. Congratulations! 🎉

1. Jacqueline B. - Theoretical Physicist
2. Hailey C. - Oncologist

Both of you are INSPIRING! Continue making a difference in your community. Your future is bright! 🤩

06/04/2025