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From left, Natalie Park, PCMC chief financial officer; Mark Dooley, PCMC chief executive officer; Sean McAfee, PCMC chief nursing officer; Brian Bergen, SJR State Foundation director of fundraising and alumni engagement; and Rick Waters, PCMC vice president.
The St. Johns River State College Foundation recently received a $13,000 scholarship donation from Putnam Community Medical Center, bringing the hospital’s total contribution to SJR State to $150,000 since 2006.
Putnam Community annually matches funds awarded to the college from Florida Blue, providing scholarships to students enrolled in SJR State’s nursing and allied health programs. To date, 336 students have been impacted as a result of this partnership.
Hospital CEO Mark Dooley said the hospital’s partnership with the college is “an investment in the future of health care.”
“We feel it is of critical importance to provide current and future nurses and other staff, opportunities to further their professional development,” Dooley said. “This helps to ensure our community will continue to have access to high-quality health care services today and for years to come.
“To know that our contribution could help further the careers of our colleagues, as well as others interested in the important field of health care, gives us great pride. We are grateful to SJR State for their continued partnership and all that they do to support our community.”
SJR State Foundation Director of Fundraising and Alumni Engagement Brian Bergen said the college is “always grateful for our employer partners that work with us to advance their employees’ careers through education.
Hospital leadership has toured our facilities and is impressed with our nursing and allied health programs and the high quality of students we produce.”