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While some community based organization are struggling to find volunteers, South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside is recognizing people who have given thousands of hours of service. Anne Fernandez, the director of volunteers says that, although she does have turnover — about 30 percent — the hospital does better in finding and holding volunteers than hospitals in New York City.
“I go through churches, senior centers, word of mouth,” she said, “I could go away for a week and when I come back and have 35 to 40 new applications. We seem to have great longevity; some of our volunteers have been with us 30 years.
Every month the hospital recognizes and presents awards to adults and young volunteers.
For June and July the hospital recognized many volunteers.
From Baldwin an adult awards was presented to Anne Dennin for 7,000 hours in the pathology and volunteer office, and junior awards were presented to Dorothy D. Daga for 150 hours as a messenger and part of the patient portal and Justin Sebak, for 100 hours as a messenger.
From Freeport an adult award was presented to Kathleen Lennon for 350 hours in spiritual care, and youth awards to Johnnise Wright for 150 hours and Jason Brown for 100 hours as messengers.
From Hewlett an adult award to Jonathan Kaszuba for 150 hours in pain management.
From Lynbrook an adult award to Timothy Schlameuss for an amazing 11,000 hours in the mailroom and spiritual care, and Lori A. Drucker for 150 hours in bariatric surgery.
From North Valley Stream an adult award to Deborah Heard for 350 hours in spiritual care, and from Valley Stream, Alitza Rodriguez for 100 hours in SIBS and pediatrics.
From West Hempstead an adult award to Gabriel M. Saffran for 150 hours in the emergency department.
From Malverne a youth award to MaryGrace Fernandez for 100 hours in-patient care services.
From Oceanside an adult award to Miriam Baum-Benkoe for 150 hours of spiritual care, Joan Moore for 1,000 hours in human resources and Brittani English for 2,000 hours in endoscopy, plus youth awards to Madison Kallman for 100 hours as a messenger and Andrew P. Markoulli for 100 hours in development.
