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JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER PALM BEACH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTER

Debbie Pelletier Jean Carver

For the past 13 years, Jean Carver has
Debbie Pelletier has been a volunteer at Jupiter Medical
Center since February 2011 and has put in more than 2,140 been volunteering her services at Palm
volunteer hours. Her first interaction with the hospital was in Beach Gardens Medical Center. Jean uses
2008 when her father was a patient. Her positive experience her talents to man the front desk and surgi-
with Jupiter Medical Center during her father’s stay, coupled cal waiting room. Jean enjoys helping oth-
with her passion for helping others, led her to become a volun- ers and loves using her time to meet new
teer. Debbie is a volunteer in Surgery Family Waiting where she and interesting people at the hospital. As a
greets family members, provides them with information about mother to three grown children, Jean thinks
their loved one’s procedure and answers any questions they may raising her kids best prepared her for her
have. She also assists in training new volunteers. As a devoted volunteer role. She finds deep satisfaction
volunteer, her goal is to make the patient experience as positive and stress-free as possible. in helping others; even it’s just a small ges-
Debbie’s dedication to helping others does not end with Jupiter Medical Center. When she ture to help someone who’s sick get through the day. She has no plans of
is not volunteering, she is working as a Destination Services Relocation Consultant. In this slowing down in her role, and finds it to be one of the most rewarding
role, she helps recently relocated families assimilate to the area. experiences of her life.
Frank Wiesler Martha Duncan

There’s not a single area in Palm Beach
Frank Wiesler has been a volunteer at Jupiter Medical Center
since January 2003. In the last 15 years, Frank has worn many Gardens Medical Center that Martha
different hats as a volunteer. He now focuses his time as the Duncan doesn’t know. She has been volun-
Auxiliary Administrative Secretary and as a volunteer in the teering her time in the hospital for nearly
Motor Aid Department. As Auxiliary Administrative Secretary, 40 years. Martha woks the volunteer desk in
Frank is responsible for all administrative duties, from submit- the front lobby. She considers it a privilege
ting volunteer hours to hiring new volunteers, to keep the to be able to serve and help others. Prior to
organization running smoothly. In the Motor Aid Department, her time at Palm Beach Gardens, Martha
Frank drives patients to and from their appointments at the worked as a secretary in West Palm Beach.
hospital. Frank describes the most rewarding part of volunteer- She cites her office work experience as
ing as helping out with the little things. Whenever he has an something that has helped her tremendous-
opportunity to alleviate stress for hospital staff or make a patient smile, he takes advantage ly over the years in her volunteer work at
of it. When he is not volunteering, Frank can be found listening to jazz music, woodworking the hospital. Martha says it has been an amazing journey to see how
and spending time with his two sons and five grandchildren. much the hospital has grown and changed over the years.

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22 April 2018 southfloridahospitalnews.com South Florida Hospital News