The MRMC Auxiliary has been asked to address the topic of allowing female volunteers to wear capri pants if they do not volunteer in direct patient care areas. Our medical center employees are allowed to wear capris if they do not work in direct patient care areas. For example, I am allowed to wear capri pants, but the volunteer who serves in my office is not. How are other Auxiliary's handling this and similar issues? Are your volunteers allowed to wear capri pants?

Thanks,

Sarah H. Barry, Maury Regional Medical Center Assistant DVS

931-380-4047

Columbia, TN

Our volunteers go by dress code developed and emplemented by my deapartment (as each department does in our medical center) and approved by leadership.   It mirrors the staff dress code - no shorts,jeans, mini skits, capri etc.  a few exceptions just as with staff. 

We continue to struggle with Auxiliary members who have been here for a number of years demanding Auxiliary control the dress code.  

My thoughts would be that if staff can wear Capri pants in non patient areas then same should be true for volunteer.

 Good luck

Our volunteers must wear the "approved" uniform. This approval comes hospital adminestration with recomendation from DVS. The women have a choice of vest/kaki pants or jacket/white pants.

My Hospital went to standardized colors for clinical areas sevearl years ago so that the patient would be able to recognize their nurse or other health care provider.  We chose to keep our volunteers in red tops and blue or black slacks so that they were easily identified and would not be confused with the clinical staff. I think it helps keep them from being put in to a situation where they would be asked to do something that a volunteer might not need to do.  If the volunteers are in street clothes they could easily be mistaken for an employee. Plus I want them to look professional so the uniform helps.   

We currently do not use volunteer uniforms. Volunteers follow the same dress code as staff (no capris). We have not had any problems with volunteers being mistaken as staff. Volunteers' nametags are distinctive from staff.