Volunteers wanted: green ladies and men for Uelzen!

Volunteers wanted: green ladies and men for Uelzen!

Uelzen, Deutschland - in Uelzen something happens in the care areas of the hospitals. The Helios Clinic has launched the initiative for the establishment of a group of volunteers, known as green women and men (GDUH). The aim of these committed helpers is to promote the well -being of patients and to make their stay in the hospital more pleasant. The green women and men do not take on nursing activities, but offer valuable social support. As Helios Health Interested women and men of all ages are addressed with empathy and positive charisma.

The group GDUH is not only established in the Uelzen Clinic, but is also part of the nationwide network of Evangelical Health and Altenhilfe e.V. (EKH), which combines around 7,000 members in over 500 groups. The training of the volunteers, which is supported by the EKH, is particularly important. The commercial site manager Hannes Winterhoff and the deputy nursing director Benita Giesa are committed to ensuring that the broadest possible support for patients is created in Uelzen.

Information event on June 26th

If you are interested in committed yourself as a green lady or as a green man, you can take part in an information event in the Conference Area of ​​the Helios Clinic on Thursday, June 26, 2025, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Registration is not required. For those who cannot appear personally, Benita Giesa is available at the email address benita.giesa@helios-gesundheit.de or by phone (0581) 83 1051

The importance of the green ladies and gentlemen is also evident at nationwide level. The EKH recently took part in the 39th German Evangelical Church Day in Hanover. There the organization appeared with its motto "brave, strong, courageous" and thus illustrated the relevance of the voluntary commitment in health care. According to ekh germany a Bundestag will be on 12/13. October 2026 take place in Wuppertal, which is about preparing volunteers better for the sensitive needs of the patients.

an example from Dresden

A look over the national borders shows that the green women and men are also active in other facilities. The University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus in Dresden plans to expand the service of the volunteers. The board of the university clinic, Prof. Michael Albrecht, emphasizes the great importance of commitment, especially in times of crisis such as Corona pandemic. The more need for support in the patient environment, which also exists in Uelzen, is all the more necessary.

In Dresden, for example, the green men and men have been the important contact point for single patients who work in the children's clinic and acute geriatrics since 1997. The need grows and it is planned to expand the group to a total of 20 volunteers. This impressively shows that the work of the green women and men not only makes an indispensable contribution to recovery and well -being of patients in all of Germany. Further information is available on the page of the University Hospital Dresden .