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Find your path with Volunteers to Careers!

Find your career with us! Demand for healthcare workers has never been stronger and should you choose a field in healthcare, your future will almost certainly be a bright one career-wise. Volunteering can be your first steps into a rewarding career… before you commit to a course of study. Learn more about the following fields below!

Making a difference

Volunteering at Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) is an exciting and rewarding opportunity that matches caring people with services that provide help and comfort to the patients and families who come to the hospital. It is also a chance to offer valuable assistance to PMC employees on a daily basis.

 

Why volunteer?

People from all walks of life choose to volunteer for a variety of reasons. Many see volunteering as an opportunity to:

  • Help others
  • Meet new friends
  • Gain new skills or utilize existing skills

Volunteer Classifications

  • Adult volunteers are 18 years and older and serve in a variety of department throughout the hospital.
  • Teen volunteers are 14 to 17 years old and are typically placed in specific areas of the hospital.

Placement depends on skills, interests and availability. Once a volunteer is placed, flexibility is appreciated to help PMC best meet patients’ needs.

Latest News and Events

    • FEBRUARY 11, 2020
    Brave Beginnings Funds Special NICU Bed

    Brave Beginnings Funds Special NICU Bed

    Pikeville Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) recently received a Brave Beginnings grant to expand care in the hospital’s NICU. This grant allowed PMC to provide the NICU with critical equipment to ensure ventilators and vital NICU equipment are available for newborns in PMC’s unit. Adequate neonatal equipment is essential for newborns.  Research shows

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    • FEBRUARY 11, 2020
    Physicians Caring for Premature Babies

    Physicians Caring for Premature Babies

    Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) employs a highly-skilled group of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) physicians, called neonatologists, who are well equipped to care for premature babies as early as 28 weeks. PMC’s impressive group is comprised of Myla Santiago, MD, and NICU Medical Director Todd Hambleton, MD. They areexpertly trained to provide the specialized care

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    • JANUARY 31, 2020
    Taking Neurology the Extra Mile F.A.S.T.

    Taking Neurology the Extra Mile F.A.S.T.

    Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) Neurologist Naveed Ahmed, MD has practiced medicine for more than 20 years. His walls are covered with awards and certifications of recognition for his contributions to the field of neurology. His passion for patients suffering from stroke, chronic headaches, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, seizures, multiple sclerosis, dementia and many other diseases

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    • JANUARY 31, 2020
    New Telemedicine for Specialty Care

    New Telemedicine for Specialty Care

    With the broadening of neurology services for brain and nervous system disorders, Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) is providing expanded care through Specialists On Call (SOC), the largest provider of telemedicine services and technology to hospitals in the United States. Telemedicine allows our local physicians to collaborate with other board-certified specialists using videoconferencing, evidence-based practice guidelines,

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