title: Developing a hospital's volunteer program.
abstract: Today's competitive environment is placing increasing and often conflicting demands on hospital social service departments. In these difficult circumstances, the use of volunteers may help provide services that would not otherwise be available. This article outlines a systematic approach to developing volunteer programs that avoids common pitfalls and is both effective and cost conscious.
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006758:Hospital Volunteers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008330:Management Audit; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012948:Social Work Department, Hospital; D000078329:Workforce