Doctors Hospital of Manteca Honors Junior Volunteers
Annual Service Awards Given For Hours Served

MANTECA, Calif. – For Immediate Release –
Doctors Hospital of Manteca Junior Volunteer Advisors recently held the annual awards ceremony for the Junior Volunteers. Twelve Junior Volunteers were awarded with certificates and pins for hours they earned. Thirteen students also received special awards from President George W. Bush. These students volunteered 100 or more hours in a 12-month period.  Honors went to:

50-Hour Pins: 
Manjeet Khabra
Parag Roshan
Adam Weiner
Renae Lewis

100-Hour Pins: 
Jessica DaSilva
Melissa Harmon
Renae Lewis
Josh Villegas
Adam Weiner

200-Hour Pin: 
Khush Singh

300-Hour Pins: 
Berta Hernandez
Nastaran Zaca

400-Hour Pins: 
Jenna Schoeppe
Alyssa Thornton

Presidential Student Service Award Recipients:  
Wyman Co
Thatiana Garcia
Amanda Harman
Berta Hernandez
Gurvie Kaur
Megan Mar
Jenna Schoeppe
Khush Singh
Emily Strong
Grace Tesnado
Alyssa Thornton
Nastaran Zaca
Yasaman Zaca
   
The Junior Volunteers are comprised of boys and girls, ages 14 to 19. These high school students volunteer between 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM. Their scope of duties includes, but is not limited to: assisting at the Hospitality Desk, distributing clean linens, and helping to deliver meal trays. Special meetings, award programs, and recognition events are provided for the Junior Volunteers.  The main goal of the Junior Volunteer Program is to help each student develop a sense of responsibility, dependability and community spirit. Students are required to volunteer a minimum of 50 hours per year in order to remain in the program. If you are a high school student interested in becoming a Junior Volunteer, please call 209-823-3111 and ask for auxiliary assistance.

Doctors Hospital of Manteca (located at 1205 East North Street, Manteca, CA) is part of Tenet California.  Doctors Hospital of Manteca opened its doors in 1962 as a 28-bed, 41 employee, nine physician rural community hospital in the heart of California’s Central Valley.  Over the years, the hospital expanded services to keep pace with the needs of a rapidly growing community.  A multi-million dollar addition and upgrade construction project increased the hospital’s capacity to 73 beds.  One of the largest businesses in the community, Doctors Hospital now has more than 375 employees and a medical staff of 160 physicians.  While maintaining small-town comfort, Doctors Hospital of Manteca offers many advanced services.  Expanded and enhanced imaging services, emergency, pharmacy, ICU/CCU and obstetrical services are designed for the care and comfort of our patients.

Doctors Hospital of Manteca is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.  To learn more about Doctors Hospital of Manteca, visit our website, www.doctorsmanteca.com.

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