Bulgarian Red Cross volunteers in Plovdiv help elderly people in hospital

For two months, Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) volunteers have been helping elderly people at St. Panteleimon Hospital in Plovdiv, thus making their stay in the hospital more comfortable.

So far, more than 100 people have received support from the Red Cross volunteers.

They are in the hospital every day from 9am to 12pm.

Bilyana Karadzhova from BRC Plovdiv: So far, more than 30 volunteers have joined the initiative, giving on-call duty.

The volunteers guide the elderly when they arrive at the hospital and accompany them to the doctor's offices.

Matron Elena Aidarova, St. Panteleimon Hospital: Assistance is provided when patients need it. The volunteers take the patients to their hospital beds upon admission to hospital, to the laboratory, consultative examinations, x-ray and every time help is needed.

Mihail Miladinov, a volunteer: We accompany the patients, especially elderly people, who do not have anyone to accompany them.

Maya Naydenova, a volunteer: It is very nice when you see aprreciation in the eyes of people.

The volunteers also created a hospital library. They bring books and magazines for the patients.

The red cross volunteers will work in the hospital all year round. They say that anyone who wants to joint them is welcome.