Volunteer at Baptist

Baptist Health volunteer auxiliary members play a vital role in helping us fulfill our mission.

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More than 1,000 community members give unselfishly of their time and talents, donating thousands of hours annually at Baptist Health hospitals. Working alongside hospital staff, our volunteers help us provide the best possible care for our patients by treating patients, family members and visitors with trust, respect, dignity and compassion.

Volunteer Highlight

photo of Jerri Snavley, a long time volunteer at Baptist Health.

When Jerri Snavley discovered the joy of hospital volunteer work 42 years ago, she knew she had found her calling. She has been dedicated to bringing cheer to patients and families and helping to make their hospital stays a little easier ever since. Read her story

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The Grace Andersen Pet Therapy Program

Trained volunteers and their dogs bring joy to patients of all ages. To learn more about volunteering with our pet therapy program, call the Auxiliary at 904.202.8008.

About Grace Andersen

Grace Andersen loved animals of all kinds, but especially dogs. She knew their power to soothe and heal and in 2015 generously funded the first therapeutic program in the Jacksonville area with the Grace Andersen Pet Therapy Endowment for Baptist Jacksonville. Her generosity provided for owners and their dogs to go through a certification course, keep the dogs up to date on vaccines, and for the purchase of necessary supplies. In April 2023, five years after her passing, the program was so successful that her son, Einar Andersen, granted permission to expand the endowment to provide coverage to Wolfson Children’s Hospital.