Hosparus Health of Green River (HGR) needs volunteers to support patients and their families in Adair, Green, Marion, Taylor and Washington counties. The not-for-profit hospice and palliative care organization will offer free training on Wednesday, May 11, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Friday, June 17, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at the HGR office, 295 Campbellsville Bypass (behind Coltons). Interested participants are encouraged to register for the training that best fits their schedule. 

Patient/family support volunteers provide companionship to hospice patients and respite for their caregivers. Working closely with the rest of the Hosparus Health care team, volunteers provide comfort and enhance quality of life during a very difficult time for patients and families.  

Hosparus Health volunteers must be in good health, have available transportation and complete an application and training session. Volunteers must receive an annual flu shot as well as a COVID vaccine. The organization needs volunteers of all ages and interests. 

Pre-registration is required. To register, or for general information about how to become a Hosparus Health volunteer, visit hosparushealth.org/volunteer or contact Carrie Truitt at 270.283.6377 or ctruitt@hosparus.org. 

About Hosparus Health 

Since 1978, Hosparus Health, a fully accredited not-for-profit hospice and palliative care organization, has provided medical care, grief services, symptom and medication management and more for people facing serious and chronic illnesses in 41 counties in Kentucky and Indiana. Hosparus Health is one of the nation’s largest hospice and palliative care providers with over 600 employees and more than 500 volunteers. In 2020, the organization cared for 9,300 patients and families. Visit www.HosparusHealth.org for more information or call 800-264-0521.