Yale-New Haven Hospital news release
Release date: July 2, 2009
Media contact: (203) 688-2488
NEW HAVEN — Yale-New Haven Hospital recently honored the seven winners of its minority scholarship awards. The recipients, who live in greater New Haven, and who are enrolled in a full-time course of study towards a degree in nursing or the allied health field, will receive $2,000 per year award, for a total of $8,000 during their college career. In 19 years, the hospital has awarded almost $350,000 in scholarships to minority students. To qualify, students must be a member of a minority group as defined by the federal government and enrolled in a full-time course of study towards a degree in nursing or an allied health field, which can include pharmacy, respiratory therapy or X-ray technology.
Shown in the front row (l-r) are: Eva Bryant, Hamden, who will major in nursing at Western Connecticut State University; Jenel Douglas, Ansonia, who will major in nursing at UCONN; Amanda Gonzalez, Derby, who plans to study nuclear medicine at Eastern Connecticut State University; Hemmy Gonzalez, New Haven, who will major in nursing at SCSU; Ebonie Tillery, New Haven, who will major in nursing at SCSU; Elizabeth Heng, East Haven, who will study nursing at Western Connecticut State University; back row (l-r) are: Richard D'Aquila, executive vice president and COO, YNHH; Michael White, New Haven, who will study physical therapy at Western Connecticut State University; Reginald Mayo, PhD, superintendent, New Haven Public Schools; and Paul Patton, vice president of human resources, YNHH.
Yale-New Haven Hospital is a 944-bed, not-for-profit hospital serving as the primary teaching hospital for the Yale School of Medicine. Yale-New Haven was founded as the fourth voluntary hospital in the U.S. in 1826 and today, the hospital complex includes Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital and Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital, with a combined medical staff of about 3,400 university and community physicians practicing in more than 100 specialties. Visit www.ynhh.org for additional information.
Yale-New Haven Hospital is a major supporter of initiatives and programs that impact economic development, education, housing, jobs, public health and other issues that affect people in the city of New Haven and the region. In addition the hospital has one of the most generous financial assistance programs in the nation, last year providing $87 million for the care of the poor and uninsured.
