FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 7, 2022

Saratoga Hospital Volunteer Guild Offering Scholarships

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y., Feb. 7, 2022— The Saratoga Hospital Volunteer Guild is accepting scholarship applications from high school seniors in Saratoga County interested in pursuing careers in healthcare.

This year, the Guild will offer up to five $1,500 scholarships. To be eligible, students must be entering college in the fall of 2022 and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Due to COVID-19 and a subsequent lack of volunteer opportunities, the Volunteer Guild revised the essay requirement and asks applicants to discuss how they have been impacted by the pandemic.

Applications and more information are available through local high school guidance offices, as well as online at www.saratogahospital.org/aboutus/volunteering. Application deadline is March 31, 2022.

Scholarship recipients will be contacted directly by Irma Somich, scholarship chairperson, no later than April 16, 2022.

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About Saratoga Hospital: Saratoga Hospital is the Saratoga region’s leading healthcare provider and the only acute-care facility in Saratoga County. The hospital’s multispecialty practice, Saratoga Hospital Medical Group, provides care at more than 20 locations, ensuring easy access to programs and services that can have the greatest impact on individual and community health. Saratoga Hospital has maintained Magnet designation for nursing excellence since 2004. The hospital is an affiliate of the Albany Med Health System, which also includes Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany Medical College, Columbia Memorial Health and Glens Falls Hospital. The region’s largest locally governed health system, it has 1,520 beds, more than 800 physicians and 125 outpatient locations. For more information: www.SaratogaHospital.org or www.facebook.com/SaratogaHospital.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Betsy St. Pierre
Director, Volunteer Services
Saratoga Hospital
estpierre@saratogahospital.org