PROMEDICA FOSTORIA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ACCEPTING SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
FOSTORIA, OHIO, March 17, 2015 – Fostoria area students pursuing degrees in health care are encouraged to apply for scholarships through the ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital Foundation. Scholarships in amounts from $1,000 to $1,500 will be awarded for the 2015 – 2016 academic year.
The Foundation administers four scholarship funds. Established by former Fostoria physicians, nurses and their families in support of health care career education, the funds include: The J.L. Murphy Memorial Fund; J.A. Murray Memorial Scholarship Fund; G.H.W. Bruggemann Memorial Scholarship; and new in 2015 is the Ruth Nichols Sollars Nursing Education Fund. Eligibility requirements are specific to each fund based on the establishing donor’s request, and are listed on the application.
Scholarship applications are available online at www.promedica.org/givefostoria and at the ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital welcome desk/switchboard inside entrance 1. Completed applications will be accepted April 1 – 27, 2015. Past applicants may reapply. The scholarship awards will be announced in May.
In 2014, 10 local students were collectively awarded $11,000 in scholarships from the Foundation.
To learn more, call Julie Reinhart, Executive Director, ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital Foundation, at 419-436-6678 or email [email protected].
ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital Foundation is a member of Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica, a mission-based, not-for-profit healthcare organization formed in 1986. ProMedica has more than 15,000 employees and nearly 1,900 physicians – with more than 600 healthcare providers employed by ProMedica Physicians. Its 12 hospitals and more than 300 facilities offer comprehensive diagnostic, medical and surgical specialties in heart and vascular, oncology, orthopaedics, neurology, and women and pediatric services. ProMedica’s mission is to improve health and well-being, with a strong focus on wellness and clinical excellence, as well as innovative, community advocacy programs that address health-related issues such as hunger and obesity. For more information, please visit www.promedica.org.
