Left to right: Kate Bounds, Beth Peterson – Volunteer Guild Scholarship Committee chair, Kathrin Simpson, Alan Iftiniuk – president/CEO at FHMC.
Not Pictured are Kathleen Yeung and Brooke Crawford.
The French Hospital Medical Center (FHMC) Volunteer Guild recently awarded four scholarships, totaling $2,000, to promising students, who will one day be medical professionals. The scholarship money is used for books and supplies.
Cuesta College first year nursing students Kate Bounds, Kathrin Simpson and Kathleen Yeung were awarded $500 each. In addition, Brooke Crawford, who will be attending physician’s assistant’s school in Florida, received $500. Crawford is a volunteer at FHMC.
The FHMC Volunteer Guild is made up of more than 120 volunteers. They operate the gift shop and raise money through bake, book and jewelry sales. Recognizing worthy students and furthering their careers, are one of the highlights of their outreach. Over the last five years, the guild has provided some $7500 in scholarship money.
Selected nursing student scholars must be 2nd semester, 1st year nursing students at Cuesta College in order to qualify. Noteworthy academic standing and an essay detailing how the scholarship will help the students achieve their educational and nursing goals are considered by the Volunteer Guild when selecting recipients.
French Hospital Medical Center, located in San Luis Obispo, California, is rated one of the Top 100 Hospitals in the nation and one of the Top 50 Cardiac Hospitals in the nation by Thomson Reuters. The Copeland, Forbes, and Rossi Cardiac Care Center provide the latest innovative cardiac and imaging technology on the Central Coast. The hospital’s current modernization and redesign project is an example of the commitment to meet the growing needs of the community with lifesaving advancements in medicine coupled with excellent, compassionate care. The hospital is home to the unique Hearst Cancer Resource Center offering free education, resources and support to cancer patients and their families. French is a Dignity Health member of the Central Coast which also includes Arroyo Grande Community Hospital in Arroyo Grande, CA and Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, CA. Dignity Health of the Central Coast is an integrated network of top quality hospitals, physicians from the most prestigious medical schools, and comprehensive outpatient services including primary care offices, premier ambulatory surgery centers, technologically-advanced laboratories and imaging centers and a full service home health agency; all recognized for quality, safety and service. Each hospital is supported by an active philanthropic Foundation to help meet the growing health care needs of our communities.