1889 Foundation’s 2019-2020 annual report, “Charting a Path Toward Health Through Collaboration,” is out! Copies have been mailed to our supporters, but you can access the complete document at the button below.
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1889 Foundation is proud to present our 2018-2019 Annual Report, showing how we’re lighting the way to a healthier future.
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1889 Foundation is proud of the 2019 recipients of the Marjorie Farabaugh Nurse Practitioner Scholarships! The scholarship fund is named for Marjorie Farabaugh, the region’s first family nurse practitioner. A Carrolltown native who spent much of her career serving rural Cambria County, Farabaugh paved the way for future nurse practitioners, who increasingly fill the critical
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1889 Foundation recognizes that the need for nurse practitioners is growing in primary and specialty care, and supports education and training for these vital healthcare workers. Nurse practitioners are registered nurses who have earned at least a master’s degree and are qualified to treat patients on their own. They provide primary, acute and specialty care
E.MAP (the Employers Medical Access Partnership), which is a membership-based organization serving employers in five counties, and 1889 Foundation have awarded scholarships for 2018! E.MAP has funded these scholarships since 2009, supporting worthy recipients who are pursuing careers in a medical profession. Recently the E.MAP Scholarship Luncheon was held to congratulate the recipients and wish them
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1889 Foundation is delighted to support the next generation of nurses with scholarships! These nursing scholarship recipients are all students at Conemaugh School of Nursing, and gathered recently for a group photo. We congratulate them and wish them all the best as they continue their studies! Front – Juliann Moore, Katlyn Diehl, Alexis Novak, Andrea
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1889 Foundation is proud to be helping present Stop the Bleed, a nationwide education program now being implemented across the region with our support. First launched by the White House in 2016, the program gives people the training and equipment they need to save lives in a bleeding emergency before medical help arrives. The Department
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This year, the Conemaugh School of Nursing Alumni Association established the Dana Petrunak Conemaugh School of Nursing Alumni Association Fund at 1889 Foundation. The fund honors the memory of Dana Petrunak, a past president of the association, who passed away June 7, 2014. A scholarship will be given to a deserving student each year along
E.MAP (the Employers Medical Access Partnership) and 1889 Foundation have awarded scholarships for 2017! E.MAP, which is a membership-based organization serving employers in five counties, has funded these scholarships since 2009 — including this year’s scholarships, the awards total has reached nearly $50,000. Five students from the Conemaugh School of Nursing were the recipients. We are
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1889 Foundation has awarded the first scholarship for the Program for Surgical Technology to Harley Coffey! The scholarship was made possible by proceeds from the Program for Surgical Technology’s 50th Anniversary Celebration, which was held in November 2016. Seen above at the presentation, left to right: Patty Pavlikowski , Program Director for Surgical Technology; Sue Mann,
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