Houston Northwest Medical Center is fortunate to enjoy the many services provided by it's active volunteer programs. The In-Service Program places volunteers directly on a nursing unit or in a department, allowing people who prefer to volunteer during the evenings or weekends the opportunity to give back to their community. The Auxiliary consists of approximately 172 senior volunteers and 70 junior volunteers.

Volunteers are a special group of people who perform many services throughout the hospital. They man the information desk and run the gift shop, serve as patient ambassadors, and help with patient dismissals. They also assist families in the Surgical and Heart Center waiting areas.

Two of the Auxiliary's most popular patient programs are the Heart Pillow project and the Christmas Stocking project. Since its inception, the group has given more than 500 big, heart shaped pillows to heart surgery patients. Patients hug the pillow to their chests when they cough to help control their post-surgical discomfort. Every Christmas, the Auxiliary provides a Christmas stocking for each baby born in the hospital during the holiday season.

The Auxiliary's community activities include donations to the Northwest Assistance Ministry (NAM), Cypress Creek Emergency Service and the Family Violence Center.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at Houston Northwest Medical Center, you may call the hospital at

The Auxiliary is looking for compassionate people with free time who want to give back to the community to serve as volunteers. If you have four hours a week to give to helping others, give us a call. Meet your neighbors, join in the camaraderie and take home a free meal.

"The Mobility Project" is a non-profit humanitarian organization, that collects, then refurbishes mobility aids and distributes these aids to those in need in developing and "third world" countries such as Mexico, Pakistan/Afghanistan, Vietnam, Guatemala, and others. Fact: Anyone in the United States can get a wheelchair or other mobility aid if they need one. Throughout the world, there are tens of millions of people with various handicaps who cannot afford the basic equipment needed to obtain mobility.  The causes of these disabilities are varied: disease, war, land mines, and accidents. In many developing (or "third world") countries, a simple wheelchair can cost as much as three year’s salary. Many disabled are transported by a rickety old wheelbarrow, crutches made from tree limbs, or simply carried by anyone willing to carry. This is why…"The Mobility Project".

Please contact Albert Grimes at 281-353-0455 for pickup of your tax deductible donation. This project is sponsored by Resurrection Lutheran Church, Spring, TX. This year we are going to Mexico. 

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