Local Road to Recovery Volunteer Coordinator, Elmer Parkerson, was recently named Top Volunteer Coordinator for Maryland by the American Cancer Society.
The American Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery Program is among the available programs at the Cancer Center at University of Maryland Shore Regional Health. Road to Recovery works with the Cancer Program to provide free transportation to patients who face challenges getting to their cancer treatments at the Cancer Center, which is located at 509 Idlewild Avenue in Easton. Volunteer drivers in Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot Counties give of their time, using their own cars and gas, to ensure that patients maintain their treatment schedules.
As volunteer coordinator, Parkerson, a retired Maryland State Police Officer and businessman, facilitates the American Cancer Society’s required orientation for new drivers, maintains records of insurance coverage and safe driving records, and matches drivers to patients’ appointment schedules. He also serves as a volunteer driver for patients.
“Cancer Center team members depend on the kindness and dedication that Elmer and our local Road to Recovery drivers demonstrate in helping our patients to access quality cancer care,” comments Brian Leutner, director of Oncology Services, UM Shore Regional Health. “Elmer is an invaluable resource to the patients we serve who, without this program, would be unable to maintain necessary – and often life-saving – radiation and chemotherapy schedules.”
To meet the transportation needs of more patients, the Road to Recovery Program is seeking new volunteers throughout the five-county region served by UM Shore Regional Health. Information about the Program and the American Cancer Society’s recruitment and orientation process can be obtained by calling the Cancer Center at 410-820-6800. To learn more about additional support services offered by the Cancer Program at UM Shore Regional Health, visit UMShoreRegional.org/cancer_program.
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