Kadlec Foundation scholarships
have helped many students
pursue their health care studies.
One of those is Rocio Garcia. To
read more about Garcia,
visit
Pacesetter
online.
THANKS TO GENEROUS
donors, Kadlec Foundation
was able to award $36,075 in
scholarships to area students
pursuing clinical health care and
health care supportive degrees
for the 2013–2014 school year.
Selection is based on financial
need, academic performance and other
pertinent career-related ambitions.
Receiving the scholarships are
Tiffany Ashbaker, Maria Chavez,
Angelica Cole, Robin De Lorenzo,
Gregory Dixon, Cijiana Duong,
Derick En’Wezoh, Matthew Gadbois,
Tara Grieves, Megan Hardman,
Nicole Hittinger, Karen Jenkins,
Lisa Lamkin, Sara Martin,
Christina Martinez, Angelina Moody,
Marisol Quezada, Kylie Rail,
Helping
students
Foundation awards $36,000
in health care scholarships
Kassandra Spohr, Magdalene Sumner,
Annie Tyynisma, Josefina Velasquez,
Cheyenne Westfall, and Alexander
Zachary.
Two additional scholarships will
be awarded: the Rita Murphy, RN,
Scholarship and the June Corrado, RN,
Nursing Scholarship. Funds for these
scholarships are made possible by gifts
from family and friends in memory of
both Rita and June.
High School Internship Award
recipients were Bethany Johnson
and Kelsey Meinert. These
awards are selected by the
hospital advisor and Richland
High School advisor from
among those students
participating in the high
school internship program and
demonstrating exceptional
commitment to pursue a health
care career.
In addition to the Foundation
scholarships, Kadlec Auxiliary awarded
three $2,000 scholarships to graduating
high school students who are Junior
Volunteers at the hospital. This year’s
recipients were Robert Bauman,
Bethany Johnson and Hannah Lentz.
Your donation to Kadlec Foundation
helps support programs such as this.
For information on how you can
donate to the Foundation, call
(509) 942-2661
.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE
$9-million
expansion of Kadlec’s Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit (NICU) got
underway in September. The project
includes enlarging the space from
3,000 square feet to 15,000 square
feet and increasing the number of
bassinets from 17 to 27. It will also
include private and semi-private
rooms, an observation area, space for
families to gather, a lactation room
and space to accommodate the most
advanced technology.
Helping kick off the expansion
was Cataleya Vargas, the tiniest baby
admitted to Kadlec’s NICU. Born at
26 weeks gestation and weighing less
than one pound, she was in the NICU
for three months.
Breaking ground for better baby care
You can help
Kadlec Foundation continues to seek
contributions to expand Kadlec’s
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Consider making a gift that will:
• Increase the number of bassinets
available to care for our region’s tiniest
patients
• Create privacy for families at a difficult
time
• Provide space for critical new
technology
For more information about the
pressing NICU needs, more details about
the expansion and how to support
the project, please contact Kadlec
Foundation at
(509) 942-2661
or
visit
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