Saint Anne’s Hospital announces scholarship programs for health care students

Feb 22, 2023

Fall River, MA – Saint Anne’s Hospital invites students who will be pursuing higher education in health care in the 2023-2024 academic year to apply for two scholarship programs.

Complete details and applications for these scholarship programs are available on the hospital’s website at saintanneshospital.org/for-professionals.

For registered nurses who are pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree: The 2023 Nursing Memorial Scholarship in memory of Darcy E. Nientimp, BSN, RN. Darcy was a Saint Anne’s Hospital ICU nurse who passed away in February 2015 at the age of 26, just six months after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Funded by donations from the community, this nursing memorial scholarship was established in 2015 to honor Darcy’s memory by helping others pursue a nursing career with passion and excellence, just as she did. Registered nurses who are pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing are eligible for this year’s awards. Application deadline: Friday, March 31. For more information, contact: SAHMail@Steward.org.

For bicultural/bilingual health care students: The Saint Anne’s Hospital Multicultural Health Committee Scholarship Program is offering six $1,000 scholarships for students who are bicultural and/or bilingual and pursuing higher education in health care or a related field. Application deadline: Tuesday, May 9. For more information, contact: 508-235-5289.

About Saint Anne’s Hospital

Founded by the Dominican Sisters of the Presentation in 1906, Saint Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts, is a full-service, acute care Catholic hospital with 211 beds and satellite locations in Dartmouth, Attleboro, Swansea, and New Bedford, Massachusetts. A member of Steward Health Care, Saint Anne’s provides nationally recognized patient- and family-centered inpatient care and outpatient clinical services to patients from surrounding Massachusetts and Rhode Island communities. Saint Anne’s key services include Center for Orthopedic Excellence; bariatric surgery; multiple robotic-assisted surgical capabilities, including orthopedic surgery, spine surgery, and general surgery; Saint Anne’s Hospital Regional Cancer Center; two ambulatory surgery centers; the Center for Pain Management; and inpatient geriatric psychiatry services. Follow us on FacebookInstagram, and LinkedIn.