{"id":694663,"date":"2026-05-26T10:36:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T10:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/694663\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T10:36:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T10:36:30","slug":"do-you-volunteer-in-the-health-care-system-share-your-story-with-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/694663\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you volunteer in the health care system? Share your story with us"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Volunteers prepare meals at Meals on Wheels in Edmonton in April, 2020.Amber Bracken\/The Globe and Mail<\/p>\n

Canada is facing a health workforce shortage, and often, volunteers are stepping in to fill some of those gaps. From navigating hospital hallways to providing companionship or emotional and social care, this often-invisible workforce has become an essential part of our health care system.<\/p>\n

These are the drivers who power Meals on Wheels, and the entertainers who donate their time to brighten dreary days for patients in the pediatric wing.<\/p>\n

For a future series, The Globe and Mail would like to spotlight people who volunteer in Canada\u2019s health care system, working to make a difference within structures that don\u2019t always run smoothly.<\/p>\n

If you volunteer, or know someone who does, in the health care system, let us know about your experiences in the box below or send an email to audience@globeandmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Do you volunteer in the health care system? Share your story with us<\/p>\n

For a future series, The Globe and Mail would like to spotlight people who volunteer in Canada\u2019s health care system, working to make a difference within structures that don\u2019t always run smoothly. If you or someone you know volunteer in the health care system, let us know in the box below, or send an e-mail to audience@globeandmail.com<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open this photo in gallery: Volunteers prepare meals at Meals on Wheels in Edmonton in April, 2020.Amber Bracken\/The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":694664,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[247332,14323,1397,10456,10457,9335,49,48,84,392,2922,5756,2785],"class_list":["post-694663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-ac-callout","tag-ac-community","tag-appwebview","tag-aud-growth","tag-aud-headline","tag-aud-url","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-noastack","tag-yesapplenews","tag-yessnap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/694663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=694663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/694663\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/694664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=694663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=694663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=694663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}