Programs supported by the Auxiliary include:

• Continuing education for nurses and staff
• Medical research projects
• Nursing recognition awards
• Enhanced technology and equipment for patient care
• Summer internship program for high school students
• Community events

These programs encompass all three of Northwell Health’s Manhattan campuses: Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital and Lenox Health Greenwich Village.

What we do

The Auxiliary:

• Attends monthly meetings featuring presentations from hospital leadership and speakers from virtually all hospital departments with updates on medical advances and accomplishments, as well as new and ongoing hospital and community outreach programs.
• Works on committees supporting:
  • Nursing recognition and continuing education
  • Employee merit scholarships
  • Summer high school internships
  • Annual benefit
  • Annual staff and community photography exhibition
  • Pet Partners
• Participates in twice-yearly outings to cultural destinations in the New York metropolitan area

Membership

The Nominating Committee meets with prospective members to learn about their interests and to provide further information about the Auxiliary.

Requirements for active Auxiliary members include:

• Attend 70% of monthly meetings, normally held the second Tuesday of each month
• Pay dues of $200 annually
• Participate in at least one Auxiliary program or committee
• Support Auxiliary fundraising projects

You may download the application to get started. Please complete the application and email it to [email protected].

Volunteering requirements

We look for volunteers who are committed to making a difference in our patients' lives. If you are caring and compassionate, this is an opportunity for you to use your unique talents and skills to provide a meaningful and satisfying experience. This opportunity offers valuable exposure to the health care industry.

Requirements include:

• For adult volunteers, there is a 100-hour time commitment per year, with the expectation of completing one four-hour shift per week. Some of the programs require additional training.
• Volunteers must meet the standards of patient- and family-centered care: professional, courteous, compassionate and respectful.
• Applicants must be interviewed. If accepted, there is a six-month probationary period.
• All applicants 18 or older must attend a mandatory volunteer orientation, complete medical clearance, and clear a background screening before they can begin their assignment.

We cannot guarantee employment. Please consult Northwell Health Careers for more information about job opportunities.

Junior Volunteer Summer High School Program

This four-week program places participants throughout the hospital in hands-on, nonclinical roles. They are expected to volunteer a minimum of 100 hours during the program, volunteering a minimum of four days per week (Monday through Thursday) from 10am to 3pm. Students must be available during the entire time frame of the program.

The program accepts approximately 16 high school students, providing extensive exposure to hospital operations and care delivery. Ideal candidates for the program have an interest in health care, willingness and desire to make an impact, previous volunteer experience, high maturity level and related career interests.

Junior application process

If you’re interested in applying for the program, fill out an application and email it to [email protected]. After it’s reviewed, potential candidates will be called in for an interview. Acceptances and declinations to the program will be sent via email.

Junior volunteers will be asked to attend a mandatory orientation and provide:

• Working papers
• Letter of recommendation from a guidance counselor or teacher
• Medical clearance
• Parental consent form

Short-term shadowing

We no longer allow informal episodic shadowing requests for high school, college, or medical students, or team member relatives and friends. We invite these individuals to explore our pipeline and volunteer programs.

Those shadowing at Northwell must be part of an affiliated educational or formal volunteer program and must already have a physician/sponsor associated with Lenox Hill Hospital.

Once your medical professional has been identified, please email us to begin the onboarding process. Your identified medical professional will have to reach out to the volunteer office to obtain the proper paperwork as well. You will be allowed to shadow only up to 75 hours.

Email: [email protected]

Types of tissue & organ donation include:

• Organ donation: The donation of an organ from an individual who has been declared brain dead. The organs are transplanted into individuals based on need through a national waiting list.
• Tissue donation: The donation of tissue (bone, eyes, fascia, heart valves and vessels) from an individual who has suffered cardiac or brain death.
• Living donation: The donation of organs from a living donor to an individual with a matching blood and/or tissue type.
• Consent for donation: An approval from the family of an organ or tissue donor to donate tissue and/or organs. Even if a patient has signed a donor card, the family still needs to consent.

Lenox Hill Hospital works with NYODN to facilitate tissue and organ transplants. Here are some ways that we’re helping improve donation rates in our region:

• We are a member of the Health Resource and Service Administration’s (HRSA) Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative.
• Through our Service Improvement Coordinating Group for Donation, representatives from all Northwell Health hospitals meet bimonthly to share best practices in organ and tissue donation.
• Lenox Hill Hospital has formed a donor council, a hospital-based group committed to donation initiatives.
• We provide ongoing education for physicians, nurses, ancillary hospital staff and the community about tissue and organ donation.