American Red Cross
Jay Waldman has been an "American Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces" volunteer at Eisenhower Army Medical Center since February 2017. Waldman retired from active duty as a lieutenant colonel in military intelligence for 26 years and retired as a GG-14 in the intelligence field with an additional 15-plus years of civil service time.
When Waldman started with the Red Cross, he drove the golf cart, taking an average of 50 patients per day to and from their appointments with the Patient Experience Department. He also transported patients with the Ambulatory Surgery Center and the Recovery Center. Waldman has also supported the GI Clinic, making lab and blood bank runs, decompiling patient charts for the nursing staff and assisting in OMNI Cell supply inventories.
In February 2018, Waldman added volunteering in Urology to his busy schedule. His support in this clinic enables him to set up procedure rooms, observe patient procedures, support patients during recovery and clean medical devices.
Because of his dedication and enthusiasm, he received supervised on-the-job training in high-level disinfection and attended the formal hospital training course on cleaning to meet certification standards. The clinic staffs say he has a positive attitude, is inquisitive, assimilates quickly to new tasks and has the ability to put patients at ease.
Waldman is willing to help in any way possible and is appreciated for his professionalism with military and civilian hospital staff.
On Jan. 30, Waldman received the Commander's Award for Civilian Service. Also, as of Jan. 30, he has 1,010 volunteer hours.
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