UHS will celebrate National Volunteer Week April 15-21, 2012. Volunteer Services will hold a luncheon in their honor on Wednesday April 18 at Traditions at the Glen. During 2011, 642 volunteers gave over 80,000 hours of volunteer time at UHS Binghamton General Hospital, UHS Wilson Medical Center UHS Senior Living at Ideal. UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital will be honor their volunteers at their annual luncheon in May. UHS Delaware Valley Hospital will honor volunteers at a luncheon on April 25.

UHS is a locally owned, not-for-profit, 916-bed hospital and health care system serving the Greater Binghamton region.  Founded in 1981, UHS provides a full range of medical, surgical, rehabilitative and long-term care services from more than 40 locations around New York’s Southern Tier.  The organization consists of UHS Wilson Medical Center, UHS Binghamton General Hospital, UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital, UHS Delaware Valley Hospital, UHS Senior Living at Ideal and UHS Home Care, and is affiliated with the UHS Medical Group and the UHS Foundation.