Edward Foundation awards $36,000 in nursing scholarships
The Edward Foundation has awarded $36,000 in nursing scholarships to eight Endeavor Health Edward Hospital team members who are pursuing a degree or advanced degree in nursing. The employees were recognized at a ceremony on Feb. 20 at Edward Hospital in Naperville.
The foundation awarded $10,000 Peter Veit Scholarships to Natalia Fuks of Minooka, a patient care technician at Edward Hospital’s Plainfield Emergency Department and Jacqueline Moecher of Naperville, a clinical nurse manager in Cardiac Telemetry at Edward Hospital.
Veit gifted the foundation $120,000 after his death in 2014, in honor of the care he received from the Edward nursing staff.
The foundation also awarded $2,000 scholarships to Fuks, Moecher and six other team members:
• Sandi Darnell, RN of Naperville, North Naperville Immediate Care
• Jamie Hilgeman of Naperville, Certified Medical Assistant, Endeavor Health Center, 1220 Hobson Rd.
• Maria Huerta, RN of Naperville, Oncology, Edward Hospital
• Brittany Lewis, RN of Aurora, Employee Health, Edward Hospital
• Saundra Sobczak, RN of Plainfield, Plainfield Emergency Department
• Alexis Trubitt of Alsip, Patient Care Technician, Edward Hospital
The Edward Foundation was established in 1990 and has raised more than $61 million in its mission to support Edward Hospital’s community healthcare initiatives, invest in advanced diagnostic and treatment technology, attract world-class medical professionals and deliver the highest quality care to almost 1.7 million patients within the area it serves.
To make a donation to or for more information about the foundation, call (630) 527-3954 or visit www.edwardfoundation.org.