Can I volunteer at my local hostpital?

i was 14 when i started volunteering at the hospital (it was called candystriping because we wore red and white striped vests, lol). they didn't allow us into pediactrics or the psychiactric ward, because those areas were a lot stricter. you may even find the psych ward is way too much to handle just yet. occasionally a nurse took us up to the nursery to have a look, but we were only allowed to fold laundry with supervision. our jobs consisted mostly of delivering the food trays and feeding really old people. we also refilled ice water and a few supplies in the rooms, and folded laundry. a lot of the elderly people love seeing kids and were very kind. i made friends with a lot of the girls i volunteered with, too. like you said, it's also good to have on your resume if you want to go into the health services. just make sure you show up on time, don't miss too many times (especially without letting them know), and be helpful, and you should get great reference letters. i know a high school girl who just got accepted into nursing school, and beat out dozens of other girls because she had volunteered over a hundred hours at our hospital. good luck, oh and i'm from canada, so i hope this info applies.