Ways to Help
Volunteering at Special Events
Friends of Children's Hospital
Beginning at age 16, volunteers make a difference to children, their families and the hospital staff every day of the year. A yearly commitment of 30 hours is required.
Volunteer Opportunities
- Patient Interaction-
- Playing with children in Activity Rooms
- Visiting patient rooms
- Reader-To-Patient Program-
- Reading to patients in the outpatient clinics
- Reading to patients in their rooms
- Reading to patients in the Children's Cancer Clinic
- Floor Volunteers-
- Offering breaks to parents
- Greeting visitors and patients
- Delivering mail
- Delivering newspapers
- Nurses Station-
- Helping at a Nurses Station
- Clerical-Office Helper
- Helping in the Volunteer Office
- Helping in different Pediatric Departments
- Coffee Cart-
- Offering coffee to visitors in the waiting areas
- Offering coffee to visitors in the waiting areas
The patients, families and staff at Batson Hospital truly appreciate the amazing volunteers in this community. If you are interested in volunteering or have any further questions, please feel free to contact us. For questions about working with children, email or call us at 601-815-8277. For questions about working with newborns, email or call us at 601-815-7001.
Volunteering at Special Events
Special events offer a fun way to make a difference in the lives of Mississippi's children. They play an important role in philanthropy at Batson Hospital by raising valuable resources that benefit our patients and generating awareness of the hospital and children's health issues. Events include those sponsored by the hospital and by community organizations that support Batson Hospital.
Learn More
If you are interested in visiting the patients at Batson Hospital, please review and complete our Visiting Group Packet.
For information about donating toys and supplies to Batson Hospital, please review our Pediatric Wish List and Toy Safety Guidelines. If you have any further questions, please contact our Child Life department at 601-815-4282.
| As a member-hospital of the Children's Miracle Network, the Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children participates each year in several fundraiser's through the Children's Miracle Network and works closely with many national and local sponsors to raise funds and resources for the children in our care. Since the Batson Hospital began participating in 1985, nearly $6 million has been raised to help Mississippi's sick and injured youngsters. Learn more about the Children's Miracle Network program at Batson Hospital. |  |
Friends of Children's Hospital
Friends of Children's Hospital is a nonprofit organization created to benefit the Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. It was created by a group of dedicated members from around the state whose purpose is to support and promote the Batson Hospital. Visit the Friends' web site at www.foch.org.
UMC Candlelighters
The UMC Candlelighters organization is composed of parents and friends of UMC pediatric patients with cancer. This group is a very active organization, with its primary purpose being support for children fighting cancer and their families. The Candlelighters organization also serves as a support group for the entire pediatric oncology program at UMC, helping to provide financial assistance as well as many other types of assistance for the Children’s Cancer Program. Visit the Candlelighters web site at www.umccandlelighters.org.
