Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) held an Open House today during National Volunteer Week (April 7 - 13) to celebrate the 175 volunteers who extend their time and talent to the Medical Center’s mission of providing high-quality and compassionate care to patients. Every year during the month of April, hospitals, communities, and charities recognize volunteers and their important supportive role.
“The selfless work of our volunteers helps to strengthen our hospital and our community,” said Hospital Director William Gilbert. “As we celebrate National Volunteer Week, we are reminded of the importance of these volunteers and thank them for their dedication.”
ARMC volunteers will be treated to a special reception on April 11 to thank them for their years of service and dedication to the hospital and its mission.
National Volunteer Week was established by President Richard Nixon with an executive order in 1974, to recognize and celebrate the efforts of volunteers. During National Volunteer Week every sitting U.S. president since Nixon has issued a proclamation. While originally created to celebrate volunteers, the week as well as the month, has become a nationwide effort to urge people to get out and volunteer in their communities.
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) is a 456-bed university-affiliated teaching hospital licensed by the State of California Department of Public Health, operated by the County of San Bernardino, and governed by the Board of Supervisors. It is ARMC’s mission, in an environment of learning and innovation, to serve our diverse community with high-quality compassionate care. The hospital, located on a 70-acre campus in Colton, California, operates the Edward G. Hirschman burn center, a level II trauma center, primary stroke center, a behavioral health center, and five primary care centers. ARMC also provides more than 40 outpatient specialty care services. ARMC is the primary teaching hospital for the California University of Science and Medicine (CalMed). The University welcomed its first class of students in 2018. The School of Medicine is an allopathic (M.D.) school, and is the first new, privately funded, not-for-profit medical school to earn accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) since 1949.