First Week

This week I volunteered both Wednesday and Friday morning for an hour and a half. I am making my way through the 2008 x-rays, alphabetizing and cataloguing as I go. The Legacy clinic staff is very warm and welcoming. The clinic sees more patients than I had realized. I am there from 9:00-10:30am, and the waiting room had at least ten people in it both times I volunteered this week. The patients do not have to wait for long though because the clinic is so organized. The lab work and x-rays take place downstairs, the insurance and sign in table is at one wing, the pharmacy is in the other wing, while therapy is upstairs. While I have not spoken with patients directly about their experience at the clinic, the satisfaction seems to be very high judging by the attitude of those waiting in the lobby. As I catalogued this week, I realized the importance of my position to the overall success of the clinic. Namely, my efforts will supplement the organization of the clinic allowing for even greater patient care in a timely manner. Of course, my position is once again hanging by a thread since I received a TB skin test which showed up positive. X-rays were taken on Friday and the results should be in this week. Pray for no granulomas!! Not really too worried though, since I go through this everytime I get a TB skin test. They've always been false positives, but its always a little wierd during that time between the x-rays and the results. As far as I know, I'm still volunteering at Legacy and plan to be there this Wednesday and Friday mornings again.